Tudoriferous

It was impossible to extract Edward Woodville's life from that of his family.  So, this week the whole clan, next week Edward on his own.   Relevant Episodes: S1 - 040 William Caxton | Tudoriferous S3.38 Elizabeth Woodville - Rex Factor | Podcast on Spotify   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

Was humour in Tudor times more cruel than that of today?  We share our opinion, then change it, then change it again.   Music - "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and m...

This would be comic if it didn't have such terrible consequences.   Relevant Episodes: S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous Cameo 8 - John Sante Abbot of Abingdon | Tudoriferous Cameo 3 - Ralph Wilford | Tudoriferous   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Great name, great death.     Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website.  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing t...

What can one say about Lambert Simnel...... Nothing.  And yet we managed to drag it out for an hour and a half.  That's history for you!   Relevant Episodes S1 - 019 - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln | Tudoriferous S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous Cameo 41 - Matthew Baker | Tudoriferous Cameo 17 - Margaret Kebell | Tudoriferous   Music  "Holiday Weasel" Kevin MacLeod (incom...

The Pope's daughter.  The extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to  https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website.  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -...

He's meant to be an English papal diplomat, but why does no one tell him anything?  Don't they trust him?  And who murdered him?   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to  https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website.  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous...

Henry and Elizabeth - What was their wedding like?  Did they have a loving relationship?  In what ways, if any, did Henry rely on Elizabeth?   You'll have noticed....this is quite a short episode.   To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - T udoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Louis XII of France decides to oust Julius by using a Great Council to vote him out of office, but Julius decides to fight fire with fire. If you're as confused as we are about the Italian Wars, go to the timeline on our website.  The Italian Wars – Timeline – Tudoriferous   A special thanks to Rob this week who battled manfully with the song I gave him.  He went a bit white when he saw that the l...

The typical complicated Italian dance as all the usual suspects create leagues and swap partners.  Julius continues to act more like a prince and indulges in some highly unpopey behaviour.   Relevant Episodes S1 - 026 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 027 Emperor Maximilian Part Two | Tudoriferous     To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podc...

How did the man who persuaded the French to invade Italy and so instigated decades of warfare, manage to get himself elected to the papacy?   Related Episodes S1 -012 - Pope Alexander VI | Tudoriferous S1 - 043 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 025 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous   Music   Agnus Dei X Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attri...

Not so much about the Pope this week, more about something we've been promising since Episode One.  Brace yourself for intrigue, deception, double-dealing and money.... lots and lots of money.   Related Episodes; Cameo 43 - Felice della Rovere | Tudoriferous S1 -012 - Pope Alexander VI | Tudoriferous   For a very belated Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferou...

Another chance for us to slap you around the face with Patreon.  Hear what you're missing with these snippets of the episodes we've put out this year.  A Happy New Year to you all.   For a belated Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Something festive to listen to while you peel your sprouts and roast your spuds.  Merry Christmas everyone.   For the ultimate Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Murderer and brothel-keeper?  Then why was he standing at the end of Henry VII's deathbed?     Relevant Episodes    Cameo 23 - Hugh Denys | Tudoriferous S1 - 023 - Edmund de la Pole - 6th Earl of Suffolk | Tudoriferous Sex and Why You Shouldn't | Tudoriferous     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreo...

A man a little before our time, but one who links Joan of Arc, Jack Cade, the Pastons and Shakespeare.   Relevant Episodes - Cameo 39 - Margaret Paston | Tudoriferous S1 - 065 - John Paston - Part Two | Tudoriferous   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

The surprisingly modern soap opera of Margaret Paston and her family - the prickly husband, the useless sons and the daughters with their misguided taste in men.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to  https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website.  Tudoriferou...

A family of Scottish pirates, one of whom was the Lord High Treasurer for Scotland.  So make of that what you will. Oh, and there's a barrel of pickled heads.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to  https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous –...

The humble vegetable that prevented Europe from starving .... even if it took them a while to shake off their prejudices and actually eat it.   BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Great Irish Famine   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Not just a character from literature but a real man....or two men......or lots of men.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet mo...

There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale.  We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?

A truly extraordinary story of survival.  They set off for Florida with 610 people and 80 horses, in the end there were just four people and no horses    ...   so maybe survival isn't the word.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

What happened to the Americas after Columbus inflicted himself on the continent.....and what effect did that have on Europe?  We'll give you a clue, it worked out a lot better for one of them than the other.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

A black, former slave conquistador.  I had no idea such people existed.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

You can't keep a good man down.  Last time we killed him off and yet he rises again.  This time we try to explain some of the beliefs that sent Columbus on his trip in the first place and we look at how he has been viewed throughout history and now.   Should he get Tudorlicious?  Please vote at Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com)   If you'd like more information about Prester John,...