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Home > Tudors (Page 3)

    Shedcast 23a Thomas Cromwell Rise and Reputation - Members Only

    The extraordinary early life of an extraordinary man - and his reputation across the ages.

    237 Dissolution and Destruction

    By David Crowther 3 years agoFeb 06, 2018 0 Comments

    At the start of 1538, the end of monasticism was widely predicted, and by 1540 the larger monasteries were all gone. Along with an assault on the veneration of relicsRead More

    236 The Burning of Derfel Gadarn

    By David Crowther 3 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

    235 Pilgrimage of Grace II

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJan 14, 2018 4 Comments

    By December 1536 there were 50,000 rebels camped around Pontefract Castle while inside their leader Robert Aske composed a petition of 24 articles, to re-instate traditional religion and the Pope.Read More

    Shedcast 22 Let There be Light - Members Only

    The liberty to think rather than the duty to believe

    234 Pilgrimage of Grace I

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJan 07, 2018 13 Comments

    It is not true to say that Henry died a Catholic without the Pope. The 1530’s were a time of increasing doctrinal confusion which together with the attack on monasticismRead More

    233 Obedience

    By David Crowther 3 years agoFeb 05, 2018 0 Comments

    With Anne’s death the traditionalists breathed a heavy sign of relief. now all the bad stuff would stop – evangelical reform would be reversed, Mary would be re-instated. They had aRead More

    232 Evangelicals

    By David Crowther 3 years agoDec 11, 2017 0 Comments

    From the mid 1520s, the church authorities began to face a more serious challenge from evangelicals like Thomas Bilney and Hugh Latimer. And in 1526 and 1534, Tyndale’s New Testament in EnglishRead More

    231a English Music and the Reformation by Heather Teysko

    By David Crowther 3 years agoNov 26, 2017 3 Comments

    Heather Teysko of the Renaissance English history podcast gives a wonderful and musical introduction to the English choral tradition at the time of the Reformation.       Hello HistoryRead More

    Scandal of Christendom results and prizes

    By David Crowther 3 years agoFeb 20, 2018 2 Comments

    The Scandal of Christendom is all over! Find out who won what on the podcast, or read on. But thank you to all of you for taking part.     Read More

    231 The Scandal of Christendom Debate

    By David Crowther 3 years agoNov 12, 2017 6 Comments

    Some of the arguments about Anne Boleyn’s life and career, to help you make you make your choice and vote on the History of England Facebook page. And while you are hereRead 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

    230 The Execution of Anne Boleyn

    By David Crowther 3 years agoOct 29, 2017 2 Comments

    On May Day 1536 at Greenwich, Anne and Henry could put their worries aside. Everything was well with the world as they watched the joust. Then Henry left suddenly and wasRead More

    Shedcast 19 Who Killed Anne Boleyn? - Members Only

    Listen to the arguments, (then listen to Claire's!), vote and be entered for the prize draw

    229a The Progress of the Tudor Court by Natalie Grueninger

    By David Crowther 3 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

    229 The Reign of Queen Anne Boleyn

    By David Crowther 3 years agoOct 22, 2017 2 Comments

    We discuss what we know about Anne as Queen consort, and chart the progress of the break with a thousand years of tradition in the declaration of royal supremacy. GoRead More

    228 Mistress Anne Boleyn, Scandal of Christendom

    By David Crowther 3 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 18 Anne Boleyn Through the Ages - Members Only

    Anne Boleyn has been represented as proto-feminist and female role model, manipulative renaissance politician, innocent victim of a brutal miscarriage of justice, and many more. This week, Anne’s reputation fromRead More

    227 The Reformation Parliament

    By David Crowther 3 years agoOct 08, 2017 4 Comments

    After Wolsey’s fall was a period of stalemate; but between 1529 and 1532, Henry’s thoughts crystalised, Anne became to be openly at his side – and a new weapon joined 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?

    Shedcast 16a The Incident at Grafton - Members Only

    One story of how Anne Boleyn removed Wolsey from power

    226 The Great Wether

    By David Crowther 3 years agoOct 01, 2017 0 Comments

    In 1529 the campaign for the King’s great matter, his divorce came to a climax. Wolsey persuaded the Pope to allow a court to be held in England under Cardinals CampeggioRead More

    225a Reformation by Otto and Luke

    By David Crowther 3 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

    225 Matters Great and Personal

    By David Crowther 3 years agoSep 27, 2017 6 Comments

    The king’s Great Matter as it was to be called, outraged and divided Christendom, and has been dividing us ever since. What motivated it? Who was responsible? The debate startsRead More

    Shedcast 16 John Fisher - Members Only

    John fisher was a man of courage and integrity, who defied Henry VII to his face

    224 Deadly Poison

    By David Crowther 3 years agoSep 18, 2017 4 Comments

    In 1520 the Pope threatened an obscure Augustinian monk with excommunication. Why ? What happened next? And how did the English react?        

    Shedcast 15 Battle for the English Reformation - Members Only

    Historians' struggle for the soul of the English Reformation

    223 Venality or vitality?

    By David Crowther 3 years agoSep 10, 2017 3 Comments

    The traditional story of the English Reformation has been of a rotten, moribund, venal church, just waiting to be toppled by reformers, the pyre ignited by Luther’s teachings. But wasRead 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

    222 From Hapsburg to Valois

    By David Crowther 4 years agoAug 27, 2017 4 Comments

    The diplomacy of the early 1520s culminated at Pavia, with the ruin of French hopes – and also English as Hapsburg for a while reigned supreme. Domestic politics saw WolseyRead More

    Shedcast 14 Tudor Poison - Members Only

    Poison was viewed by Henry VIII with moral repugnance. And he over-reacted a little in 1531.

    221 The Finest Buck

    By David Crowther 4 years agoSep 27, 2018 3 Comments

    Henry had shown a hint of the man he would become in 1510 by the execution of Empson and Dudley. In 1521, the Duke of Buckingham was in his sights,Read More

    220 Disguisings

    By David Crowther 4 years agoAug 06, 2017 2 Comments

    It is in the reign of Henry VIII that we first hear of the ‘masque’ – entertainment that drew from Mummers, Mystery plays, and ‘disguisings’. We talk about Anne andRead More

    219 Cloth of Gold

    By David Crowther 4 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

    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

    218 Universal Peace

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJul 09, 2017 3 Comments

    Wolsey had tried war with France, they’d tried war by proxy, they’d tried peace. In 1518 the most remarkable of their plans – the Treaty of Universal peace where 20Read More

    Shedcast 13b Thomas More: Chancellor and Martyr - Members Only

    Saint, sinner or something more complicated?

    Shedcast 13a Thomas More: Early Life - Members Only

    More's reputation through the ages and his early life as man of the New Learning and a brilliant lawyer

    217 The Cardinal’s Hat

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJul 28, 2017 8 Comments

    Being made a Cardinal in 1515 gave Wolsey the perfect opportunity to give the vainglorious side of his nature full reign. He made full use of it. We have three topicsRead More

    Shedcast 11a The Medieval Tournament: Beginnings - Members Only

    The original melee was preparation for war. And like war, it was fought between two teams, was violent and resulted in death - and was banned by the church.

    216 Love and Marriage

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJul 02, 2017 0 Comments

    The story of a love affair – probably. In 1514 Henry married off his 18 year old sister to the gouty, siphilitic, toothless 50+ year old Louis and sent herRead More

    215 Hero of War

    By David Crowther 4 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

    Shedcast 10 Henry VIII’s Beard - Members Only

    Henry could well have been a trendsetter in the beard world - though he had a troubled relationship with his facial furniture

    214 The Road to War

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 04, 2017 1 Comments

    The path of Renaissance diplomacy was both torturous and without scruple; as Henry finds out as he thirsts for glory. Renaissance Italy There’s a bit of a geography lesson this time –Read More

    Shecast 9b Wolsey: Arbiter of Christendom - Members Only

    Wolsey's achievements, his fall from power and death

    Shedcast 9a Wolsey: Glorious Peacock - Members Only

    Wolsey and the historians, and his rise to power

    213 Background to War

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 04, 2017 1 Comments

    Historians have identified the 16th and 17th centuries as a time of revolutionary change in Europe, driven by military technology. We talk a bit about that, and about the personalitiesRead More

    211a The Shakespeare Controversy

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 04, 2017 7 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 4 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

    211 Heaven Smiles Earth Rejoices

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    The accession of Henry VIII was greeted with a huge sigh of relief and great enthusiasm. His court was to change immediately, and politics for ever. Although the Book ofRead 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

  • Bishop John Fisher’s sermon for Margaret Beaufort funeral August 1, 2020
  • 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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