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    310a Christopher Marlowe by Philip Rowe

    By David Crowther 1 month agoMar 28, 2021 6 Comments

      Playwright and Wunderkind Christopher Marlowe and his short life, ended as mysteriously as it was lived. Philip Rowe of the History of European Theatre podcasts is here to tellRead More

    308a Roanoke by Joel Kindrick

    By David Crowther 2 months agoFeb 21, 2021 4 Comments

    In 1585, a colony was established at Roanoke, sponsored by Walter Raleigh. Find out what happens from historian and Birkenstock wearer Joel Kindrick.

    307a Renaissance Warfare by Ben Jacobs

    By David Crowther 3 months agoJan 31, 2021 5 Comments

      Ben Jacobs talks about how the demands and costs of Renaissance warfare changed the nature of Europe for ever   Wittenberg to Westphalia Podcast Ben Jacobs is the hostRead More

    The History of the Vikings by Noah Tetzner

    By David Crowther 3 years agoAug 05, 2018 0 Comments

    The History of Vikings features in depth discussions with world-class scholars from Oxford, Harvard, and Yale University, and dives into Norse Mythology and Viking history. From myths and raids, toRead More

    251a Henry VIII Abroad by Zack Twambley

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJul 08, 2018 0 Comments

    Zack returns! Yay! Zack, of the ‘When Diplomacy Fails’ Podcast,  survey’s Henry VIII’s foreign policy and weighs it up – is the word policy too complimentary? To find out moreRead More

    239a Robin Hood by Glen Longwell

    By David Crowther 3 years agoFeb 25, 2018 1 Comments

    I always wanted to look at the legends of Robin Hood and try to sort fact from fiction – and never got round to it. But Luckily here is GlenRead More

    230a The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Claire Ridgway

    By David Crowther 3 years agoFeb 03, 2018 2 Comments

    The fall of Queen Anne Boleyn and who was responsible has, as Claire Ridgway remarks, always divided historians and probably always will. Here Claire discusses some of the theories –Read More

    229a The Progress of the Tudor Court by Natalie Grueninger

    By David Crowther 4 years agoOct 25, 2017 2 Comments

    Every year Henry took his court on a progress through the English countryside. Find out why and what he did from Natalie Grueninger and check out her website On 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?

    225a Reformation by Otto and Luke

    By David Crowther 4 years agoFeb 03, 2018 15 Comments

    Otto and Luke follow up the episode 224 with their own perspective on the Reformation. It’s a father and son bonding session, ‘hey son let’s have a great time and shootRead More

    222a The Tower of London by James Holdstock

    By David Crowther 4 years agoSep 03, 2017 0 Comments

    James Holdstock is a big fan of The Tower of London; he talks about a fortress which has a history as winding, bloody, mysterious and inspiring as England’s, and is a mustRead More

    218a Witchcraft in Tudor England by Sam Hume

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJul 23, 2017 2 Comments

    The 16th and 17th centuries saw a surge in worry about witchcraft through most of Europe. Sam gives us a survey of how fear of witchcraft affected England. Sam also hasRead More

    214a The End of Roman Britain by Ed McWatt

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 13, 2017 3 Comments

    Children’s author Ed McWatt and his perspective on the Roman Brexit – Rexit you might say, and how the end of Roman Britain might have felt to those at the time.Read More

    187a Jane Shore by James Boulton

    By Cerdic 5 years agoOct 29, 2016 0 Comments

    Jane Shore lives among the list of the most famous mistresses – along with the likes of Roseamund Clifford, Alice Perrers. Like Alice, Jane lives and loved at the veryRead More

    181a Arthur by David McLain

    By Cerdic 5 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    A third guest episode by David McLain. This time about Arthur, King of the Britons… 181a Arthur by David McLain  

    167b Hundred Years’ War – Formigny and Castillon by Carl Rylett

    By Cerdic 5 years agoSep 17, 2016 3 Comments

    I found it rather difficult to cover the critical events and battles around Formigny and Casttillon in quite the same depth as I covered Agincourt, Crecy and Poitiers. Obviously, IRead More

    167a The Fall of Constantinople by Paul Vincent

    By Cerdic 5 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    The fall of Constantinople in 1453 is one of the most momentous events in world history. Sure, the power of the Roman Empire had long since faded; but here atRead More

    153a Wycliffe, Hus and Bohemia

    By Cerdic 6 years agoSep 17, 2016 7 Comments

    This week a guest episode on Wycliffe, Hus and their influence on the history of Bohemia. With many thanks to Pete Collman from the Bohemican Podcast, and Travis Dow ofRead More

    150a Grace Dieu and Henry Vth’s Proto-Royal Navy by Brandon Huebner

    By Cerdic 6 years agoFeb 03, 2018 0 Comments

    Henry Vth was the first monarch since Richard the Lion Heart to pay much attention to the English fleet. The experience of putting maybe as many as 1,500 ships ontoRead More

    141d Christopher Colombus by David McLain

    By Cerdic 6 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    No excuses really – nothing to do with English History at all. But hey, we enjoyed David's Shakespeare episode, so here's a chance for more!  Columbus  

    141c The Romans in Britain Pt 2 by Richard Norton

    By Cerdic 6 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    And here we are with the second installment of the Romans in Britain, taking us to the fall of the western Empire.  141c The Romans in Britain Pt2 by RichardRead More

    141b The Romans in Britain Pt 1 by Richard Norton

    By Cerdic 6 years agoSep 17, 2016 3 Comments

    For some reason, don't know why, my interest in English and British history starts with the Anglo Saxons. Not before. Don't ask me why – no idea. I love AncientRead More

    141a An Alternative View of Heresy by David Ford

    By Cerdic 6 years agoSep 14, 2016 17 Comments

    This is a personal view by David Ford (though spoken by me), prompted by the episode on Heresy. David talks about some of the impacts the church had in theRead More

    The Pilot of Miura by Isaac Meyers

    By Cerdic 6 years agoOct 30, 2016 2 Comments

    Hello everyone, this is David here, from what is laughingly being referred to as holiday…although hopefully with the approach of Christmas really will become holiday! I just wanted to sayRead More

    127a Britain, Jamaica and the 70s by Roifield Brown

    By Cerdic 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    A bit of a change of pace for our guest episode this week – here’s Roifield Brown, author of the ‘How Jamaica conquered the world’ podcast, with an episode aboutRead More

    117a The Poet and the Mistress by Carrie Palmer

    By Cerdic 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    This week, a guest episode by Carrie Palmer – on Chaucer and Katherine Swynford Sadly, after this there is something of a gap to come – works has happened. SoRead More

    110a Shakespeare by David McLain

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    I agree that it's a bit out of phase but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. David McClain here gives us all a fascinating hour on someRead More

    99a Stephen Guerra The Avignon Papacy

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    The Story of the early 14th Century papacy and their exile in Avignon – a guest episode from Stephen Guerra   99a Stephen Guerra Avignon Papacy  

    96a Sharyn Eastaugh The Templar Knights

    By Cerdic 8 years agoFeb 04, 2018 0 Comments

    null The Templar Knights are endlessly fascinating; a glamorous and powerful order of warrior monks, with all kinds of mystique. In a guest episode, Sharyn Eastaugh gives a potted history.Read More

    92a The Cult of Thomas of Lancaster

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 4 Comments

    Medieval man loved their saints. Remember the Anglo Saxons? Saints popping up all over the place. The Martyrdom of Thomas Beckett I suppose is reasonable,  but cult of Simon deRead More

    61a Bannockburn by Zack Twamley

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 10 Comments

    Bannockburn was a landmark defeat for the English, which signalled a long term change to the strategy Edward I had started. Zack talks about the events that led up toRead More

    52a Eleanor of Aquitaine by Melisende

    By Cerdic 9 years agoFeb 04, 2018 1 Comments

    Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the great names of the Middle Ages. Her life spanned almost all of the Angevin Empire, and her court at Poitiers became famous asRead More

    43a Aelfthryth by Melisende of Outremer

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 5 Comments

    Ælfthryth was a controversial figure. Wife of King Edgar,  mother of Æthelred the Unready – and possibly murderer of her step son, Edward? Melisende of Outremer looks at the lifeRead More

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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
  • Historical Podcasts you might like April 30, 2011
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