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    238 The Fight Back

    By David Crowther 2 years agoFeb 11, 2018 1 Comments

    In 1539, Henry became convinced that religious reform was going too far. Cromwell and Cranmer failed to see the signs and during the 1539  the act of Six Articles shocked evangelists.Read More

    236 The Burning of Derfel Gadarn

    By David Crowther 2 years agoJan 21, 2018 4 Comments

    In 1537 and 1538 the doctrinal debate intensified with the Evangelical cause appeared to advance step by step. Cromwell discredited the monastic movement by attacking the veneration of relics. The execution of JohnRead More

    HoS13 Scandinavian Scotland - Members Only

    The Norse settlements were a collection of lordships, petty kingdoms and farmer republics

    228 Mistress Anne Boleyn, Scandal of Christendom

    By David Crowther 2 years agoOct 15, 2017 4 Comments

    The start of 4 weeks of fun, debate, voting and prizes as we consider the life of Anne Boleyn and decide whether Catherine was being fair in describing Anne as theRead More

    Shedcast 17 Thomas Wyatt by Steve Cloutier - Members Only

    Thomas Wyatt - Courtier, Poet and friend of Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell - and possibly Anne's lover?

    219 Cloth of Gold

    By David Crowther 2 years agoJul 30, 2017 4 Comments

    Enter Thomas Boleyn, courtier, and the realities of being a courtier. And the field of the cloth of Gold; Henry and Wolsey’s mission to uphold the treaty of universal peace.Read More

    HoS 8 Pictland United - Members Only

    The 7th and 8th centuries saw the interplay between the Britons of Alt Clut, the Picts, Gaels and English of Bernicia. By the end of the reign of Onuist in 761, it was clear who dominated northern Britain.

    215 Hero of War

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 13, 2017 4 Comments

    In 1513 there were two English victories. One of them would have a profound effect on English history. The other one was mainly a mad dash in pursuit of aRead More

    211a The Shakespeare Controversy

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 6 Comments

    Released as a bonus Shedcast a few weeks ago, here’s Eddy McLain’s take on the Shakespeare controversy. For a number of centuries, people celebrated William Shakespeare and his works and talents.Read More

    212 Pleasure and Liberty

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 7 Comments

    Henry VIII was released by this accession to the courtly, chivalric life of the hunt, and masque, and tournaments. In this he was encouraged by by Council – while his father’s ‘peaceRead More

    HoS 4 Becoming Picts - Members Only

    The first reference to the Picts comes in 297 from a Roman text. Where did the Picts come from, and what happened to the Caledonii and Maiathai?

    210 Bloody Beast

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 4 Comments

    How Henry has been assessed by historians through the ages, and the controversies of his reign. And assessments of the man himself. The famous Holbein mural was designed to greetRead More

    209 Exploration

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    Through the 15th century, Portugal explored the African coast in search of the Indies and the fabulous wealth of the trading networks with the East – such as those ofRead More

    207 The Underworld

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 5 Comments

    While the young prince Henry built a group of aristocratic companions and longed desperately for the joust, his father drove his hatchet men Dudley and Empson ever further into the darkRead More

    HoS 1 Before the Romans Came - Members Only

    The new History of Scotland starts with the first 10,000 years!

    206 Descent to the Underworld

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 0 Comments

    Henry had found two hatchet men to replace Reginald Bray – Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley. They spread their tentacles and contacts through London and England, and used the Council LearnedRead More

    Shedcast 7 Some Visitors views of 16th century England - Members Only

    Visitors from Italy, Spain and Scotland and their thoughts of England in the 16th century

    204 Governing the Early Tudor State

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 5 Comments

    Henry made changes to the English court, administration and legal system. But many of his actions would be seen as setting a path to tyranny and avarice later in theRead More

    Shedcast 5 Mountjoy, the New Learning and a Princely Education - Members Only

    William Blount, 4th Lord Mountjoy was appointed as Prince Henry’s Socius Studiorum in 1499, when the future Henry VIII was but 8 years old. He was to have an impact onRead More

    203 The Spanish Princess

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 9 Comments

    After negotiations that would win prizes, it was finally time for Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth’s pride and joy Prince Arthur  to marry the Spanish Princess, Catherine of Aragon. CatherineRead More

    202 Scotland, Cornwall and Warbeck

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    The travels of Perkin Warbeck take him to Scotland, marriage and war; which leads to taxes, which leads to rebellion. T’was ever thus. Whether Perkin was an imposter and pretenderRead More

    201 Poyning’s Law

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    Ireland in 1495 was almost 3 societies living side by side. We take a trip to Ireland, hear about the Great Earl, and the law that became known as Poyning’sRead More

    Shedcast 3 The Great Earl and his Arm - Members Only

    The Great Earl's gesture of friendship to Black James may have led to the expression of chancing your arm

Resources

Family Trees

  • Family Trees: Succession in Henry VIII’s will November 30, 2018
  • Family Tree: The House of Tudor June 6, 2017
  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016

Maps

Articles

  • Was Edward VI’s Devise for the Succession lawful? December 7, 2018
  • Some opinions about Henry VIII July 19, 2018
  • Anne Askew, Martyr and Author June 24, 2018
  • Catherine Howard: Love letter and Confessions April 2, 2018
  • A contemporary view of the Tudor peerage in 1538/9 March 15, 2018
  • Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater March 4, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell and his reputation January 16, 2018
  • Anne Boleyn Website links October 14, 2017
  • The Incident at Grafton September 22, 2017
  • Bishop John Fisher September 15, 2017
  • Thomas More: A very brief history June 29, 2017
  • Henry VIII’s Westminster Tournament 1511 June 5, 2017
  • Medieval tournaments illustrated glossary June 5, 2017
  • St Bartholomew the Great June 3, 2017
  • Henry VIII and his Beard May 13, 2017
  • Cardinal Wolsey and the Historians May 12, 2017
  • Cardinal Wolsey: A Timeline May 12, 2017
  • The Minions of Henry VIII April 28, 2017
  • Henry VII’s hatchet men: Empson and Dudley February 25, 2017
  • Early Tudor Court February 5, 2017
  • New Learning: England’s first Humanists January 22, 2017
  • Catherine Gordon and Perkin Warbeck January 8, 2017
  • Medieval Prices and Wages December 14, 2016
  • Mountjoy, Henry VIII’s Humanist Mentor December 10, 2016
  • Henry VII and his loyal Councillors November 27, 2016
  • Henry VII and the historians October 31, 2016
  • Henry VII Character and Portraits October 31, 2016
  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016
  • The indispensable John Morton July 17, 2016

Original Sources

  • Speech of Mary I, 1554 March 15, 2019
  • Robert Kett’s Petition, 1549 September 16, 2018
  • Catherine Howard: Love letter and Confessions April 2, 2018
  • Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater March 4, 2018
  • The Six Articles, 1539 February 1, 2018
  • John Colet and the Convocation of 1512 September 3, 2017

Quiz

  • Lady Jane Grey Quiz November 4, 2018
  • Henry VIII Jumbo Quiz July 22, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell Quiz (Members) January 17, 2018
  • Queen Anne Boleyn Quiz October 20, 2017
  • Anne Boleyn Quiz – the Early Years October 13, 2017
  • The Ladybird matching quiz July 14, 2017
  • Thomas More Prize Quiz (Members) July 2, 2017
  • Thomas More Quiz (Non Members) June 29, 2017
  • Tournament Quiz June 18, 2017

Books

  • Thomas Cranmer: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch March 18, 2019
  • Thomas Cromwell: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch November 13, 2018
  • Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell March 25, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell by Tracy Borman January 15, 2018
  • Tudors by Peter Ackroyd January 8, 2018
  • Thomas More (Reputations) by John Guy June 30, 2017
  • The Creation of Anne Boleyn June 22, 2017
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