Tudor History
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Elizabeth I and The Remedial Herstory Project
Listen! I’m chatting Elizabeth I with The Remedial Herstory Project. If you’re a US educator you can receive a PD certificate for listening to this podcast. Enjoy it here
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History Happy Hour
#HistoryHappyHour: The 1530s Join us on Clubhouse Friday, August 13 at 5:30pm EDT for a chat about the 1530s. I’ll be joining the Archeology History 101 Club Bring a drink Have one of your own, but it’s always fun to find a drink recipe that was popular in the decade we discuss. Have a discussion…
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Not Just The Tudors
Announcing Not Just the Tudors All Things Tudor is happy to let you know about the latest podcast announcement from History Hit and renowned historian Suzannah Lipscomb….Not Just the Tudors In the podcast Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other…
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Edward Gresham
Edward Gresham, practitioner of astrology, medicine and maker of magic was born on this day in 1565. He is known for his treatise Astrostereon and many believed his almanacs and ‘predictions’ foretold the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – to the point that he was implicated in them. His astrological almanacs were published 1603-1607. He studied at…
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Sir Francis Bryan
Sir Francis Bryan (or Bryant), an English poet and warrior, was born of a genteel family, educated at Oxford, and afterwards spent some time in travelling abroad. Thus begins the entry for Sir Francis Bryan, a lifelong friend and companion to King Henry VIII, in General Biographical Dictionary, by Alexander Chalmers, 1812–1817. Why is there…
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Lovers Who Changed History: The Love Letters of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
On turning over in my mind the contents of your last letters, I have put myself into great agony, not knowing how to interpret them, whether to my disadvantage, as you show in some places, or to my advantage, as I understand them in some others, beseeching you earnestly to let me know expressly your…
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The First Rockstar?
With the 2015 U.S. release of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, Americans were re-introduced to the lure of England’s King Henry VIII. Many of us have shared a passion for this era in history for a while, yet others learned of the intrigue and drama of this era for the first time. In Wolf Hall, Mantel…
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Who Is This?
This portrait of an unknown man hangs outside the Gallery at Hampton Court Palace. Who do you believe he is and why? Let me know. Thanks!
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How To Host a Tudor Themed Dinner Party by Alison Weir
Written by my special guest, best selling author and historian Alison Weir: My interest in Tudor England stretches back over five decades and more than twenty books, and I know there are many others with a passion for the period. So I thought it would be fun to give some hints and ideas for hosting…