Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

In this first part of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 15th March, historian and author Claire Ridgway looks at the life and career of a bishop who started out as a monk but whose conversion to the reformed faith saw him dying an awful death in the reign of Queen Mary I, before moving on to the death of a soldier, translator and diplomat in Henry VIII's reign, and the death of a Tudor earl and brother-in-law of a queen who was once known as Black Will Herbert.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/zHsl0AvXRAY   15th March 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I - John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, was deprived of his bishopric while imprisoned in Fleet Prison. He had been charged with owing over five hundred pounds in unpaid first fruits, a charge he denied. He was later burnt at the stake. He'd started his career as a Cistercian monk though!   16th March 1533, in the reign of King Henry VIII -  soldier, translator and diplomat, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, died at Calais, while serving as Deputy of Calais. He was a translator of some renown.   17th March 1570, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I - William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, soldier, courtier and landowner, died at Hampton Court, aged sixty-three. "Black Will Herbert" had served Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and was the brother-in-law of Queen Catherine Parr.   Claire's video on the burning of John Hooper - https://youtu.be/dE_mtQMSHVA   Other Tudor events on these dates:   March 15 - Henry VIII uses foul language! - https://youtu.be/z_7negTJ728   March 15 - The Lady Mary causes a stir in London - https://youtu.be/BuULiz0yXeI   March 16 - Richard Burbage, actor and friend of Shakespeare - https://youtu.be/mTvT72U5My8   March 16 - The martyrdom of two Catholic priests in York - https://youtu.be/Ai8crhFUUAQ   March 17 - Elizabeth I's Famous Tide Letter - https://youtu.be/oendk0s7eEs   March 17 - Alexander Alesius and his terrifying vision of Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/fj6N4BEMoYc

In the second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, who became Pope Leo X in 1513 and who was known as a patron of the Arts and his generosity to Jews, Christopher Bales, a Catholic priest and martyr from Elizabeth I’s reign; Richard Burbage,  an Elizabethan actor who was friends with William Shakespeare, and Arthur Bulkeley, a Tudor bishop who supported reform and the use of the Welsh language in sermons. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/IlgVzgw-GAw   11th March 1513 - Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici was proclaimed Pope Leo X.   12th March 1564 - The baptism of Roman Catholic priest and martyr Christopher Bales.   13th March 1619 - Death of Elizabethan actor, friend of William Shakespeare and theatre builder, Richard Burbage.   14th March 1553 - Death of Arthur Bulkeley, Bishop of Bangor, at his home in Bangor.   Other Tudor history events for these dates:   March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer - https://youtu.be/oFCIFbDA3Cg March 11 - The wonderful deathbed words of an Elizabethan poet - https://youtu.be/91dsiYAHuEE March 12 - The hidden remains of a treacherous monk - https://youtu.be/evs7ZvC2OoE March 12 - The death of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/KhiuvNMUiyY March 13 - A young horse causes the death of an old earl - https://youtu.be/U8HrJwKWpH0 March 13 - The hangings of conspirators Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw March 14 - A man who served 4 monarchs and kept his head - https://youtu.be/_Lrjhj8v-So March 14 - A mumbling judge causes problems - https://youtu.be/w2UTIzSv5uw  -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  

Thank you to Real Tudor Lady for the excellent question on the TV series "A Discovery of Witches" which is adapted from The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zoYQO5FQxcI Real Tudor Lady wanted to know if the School of Night, which included men such as Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), Thomas Hariot, George Chapman, Matthew Roydon and Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, really existed.    In this video, historian Claire Ridgway gives a brief overview of these men, looks at the origin of the School of Night theory, and examines whether these men were linked and whether they were part of an established group.    Here are links to Claire's videos on Marlowe and Ralegh:   February 26 – Christopher Marlowe – a rather colourful character! - https://youtu.be/QnT2Qp7RuXc June 1 - Christopher Marlowe's death and inquest - https://youtu.be/sdttnBCIIJU Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) - https://youtu.be/ISexLsnGKug  -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  

In the first part of this week in Tudor history, historian and author Claire Ridgway introduces an outspoken reformer whose works were burnt, she talks about the death of Henry VIII’s niece, Lady Margaret Douglas, and how it was surrounded by rumour, and gives an overview of the life and career of a Tudor administrator who claimed he survived in politics in such turbulent times because he “was made of the plyable willow, not of the stubborn oak”.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ztJkKmh2Odo   8th March 1569 - Death of evangelical reformer and Member of Parliament Richard Tracy at Stanway in Gloucestershire. Henry VIII and his council ordered the burning of his works in 1546.   9th March 1578 - Death of sixty-two-year-old Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, niece of Henry VIII, mother of Lord Darnley and grandmother of King James VI/I. Her death was surrounded by rumours of poisoning.   10th March 1572 - Death of nobleman and administrator William Paulet, 1st Marquis of Winchester, at his home Basing House in Hampshire. He was said to be 97 years of age. Pauley managed to serve Henry VIII and all three of his children, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and said it was down to him being "made of the plyable willow, not of the stubborn oak”.   Lady Margaret Douglas - https://youtu.be/XhLKtBDLO5c The burial of Lady Margaret Douglas - https://youtu.be/fuWfShWK-rY   Other Tudor history events for these dates:  March 8 - Henry VIII receives a leopard - https://youtu.be/SdGY8OHBS6A March 8 - Sir Nicholas Carew's sticky end - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ March 9 - Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and her most rare gifts both of mind and body - https://youtu.be/SPyMoYQ7kLQ March 9 - Mary, Queen of Scots' secretary is murdered in front of her! - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70 March 10 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford and his role in the Wars of the Roses - https://youtu.be/T1gRn3pz2AA March 10 - Henry VIII and a nasty jousting accident - https://youtu.be/EHgU6KxiVAU -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

Most history lovers know that Jane Boleyn (née Parker), Lady Rochford, was the wife of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, the sister-in-law of Queen Anne Boleyn and that she was executed with Catherine Howard in February 1542, but in this talk, historian and author Claire Ridgway shares 12 lesser-known facts about Jane...   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ZCHUZJ90_RE   Jane Boleyn - Did she help bring down Anne Boleyn? - https://youtu.be/aL2QqvKNTLA January 21 - The Act of Attainder against Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn - https://youtu.be/jxxcTAxn0_k February 9 - Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower - https://youtu.be/53HVn-dfMyk 13 February - The Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford - https://youtu.be/4nGL47QKe4k Catherine Howard's execution - What happened? - https://youtu.be/jZsmPArUBTg The George Boleyn Interviews Part 3: Was George Forced into Marrying Jane Parker? - https://youtu.be/A-CGVk70WVM   Book recommendations:   Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat by Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway  Jane Parker: The Downfall Of Two Tudor Queens? by Charlie Fenton -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

In this second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway introduces mathematician and inventor William Oughtred, tells you about the life of Thomas Wriothesley, the man known as “Call me Risley” in Hilary Mantel’s novels, and shares about Germaine Gardiner, a bishop’s nephew who was executed as a scapegoat.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/OxmJtyiWnz4   5th March 1575 - Baptism of mathematician William Oughtred at Eton College. Oughtred is responsible for developing a straight slide-rule, a gauging rod and various sundials. He also introduced the "×" symbol for multiplication and the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for the sine and cosine functions.   6th March 1547 - Former Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, lost the Great Seal of his Lord Chancellorship and was confined to his home at Ely Place for abusing his authority.    7th March 1544 - Germaine Gardiner and priest John Larke were hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch believes that Germaine was a scapegoat for the actions of his uncle and master, Bishop Stephen Gardiner.   The American Oughtred Society - http://www.oughtred.org/   Other Tudor history events for 5th, 6th and 7th March:   March 5 - Tobacco comes to Europe - https://youtu.be/D1mtHYLJtXc March 5 - Thomas Seymour and 33 counts of treason - https://youtu.be/YNPqZ5fHNh8 March 6 - The Dissolution of the Monasteries - https://youtu.be/aELw2ss-xM8 March 6 - Juan Luis Vives and the young Mary I - https://youtu.be/B18CK9M_glg  March 7 - The Pope threatens Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/Y-N3cSyx4dA March 7 - The Great Comet - https://youtu.be/acdhc-kzXnM -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

In this edition of Teasel's Tudor trivia, Teasel the dog and author and historian Claire Ridgway talk about the different fabrics that were used to make clothes during the medieval and Tudor period - linen, wool, lawn, buckram, silk, velvet, taffeta, satin, sarsenet (sarcenet), damask, cloth of gold, cloth of silver, cloth of tissue and caffa, as well as the furs, ermine and miniver.   It is highly recommended that you view this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/yaT9dPqDvrE   Videos mentioned:  Which colours did Anne Boleyn like? - https://youtu.be/AhfdKtqKxBQ What did Tudor children wear? - Part 1 – Tudor babies - https://youtu.be/wj0ONpmSt10What did Tudor children wear - Part 2 - Toddlers - https://youtu.be/A-7sJeCqeSA Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What did Tudor children wear - Part 3 - Girls and Boys - https://youtu.be/dQbI0Z1Jlv0   Further reading: The Tudor Tailor Rosalie Gilbert's Medieval Woman website - https://rosaliegilbert.com/fabricnames.html See cloth of silver at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/213111 Velvet at https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/velv/hd_velv.htm, https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-digital-exhibition/index.php/velvet/item/173-a-brief-history-of-velvet , http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/exttex16.htm   -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  

In the first part of her “This week in Tudor history” for the week beginning 1st March, historian Claire Ridgway is going to be introducing you to Thomas Tresham, grand prior of the Order of St John of Jersualem, and Anne of Denmark, James I’s queen consort, as well as talking about another unhappy marriage for Margaret Tudor, and the birth of Mary Boleyn’s son.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/1d3E0LZgREE   1st March 1559 - Death of Thomas Tresham, landowner, Catholic politician and Grand Prior of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England.   2nd March 1619 - Death of Anne of Denmark, queen consort of King James VI of Scotland/King James I of England. She died of dropsy and consumption at Hampton Court Palace aged 44.   3rd March 1528 - Margaret Tudor, widow of King James IV of Scotland and sister of King Henry VIII, married for a third time. She married Henry Stuart, Lord Methven. It was not a happy marriage.   4th March 1526 - Birth of courtier and administrator, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son of Mary Boleyn and her first husband, William Carey.   Teasel's Tudor Trivia video on St David's Day can be found at https://youtu.be/xGPFqRCnBxY Other videos on Margaret Tudor: August 6 - – Margaret Tudor’s Secret Marriage - https://youtu.be/CEE88HDbM4M  October 18 - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland - https://youtu.be/4MyX4SfN5IE  Find out more about Henry Carey in this video - https://youtu.be/gcYG4d-6QeU   Videos about other Tudor events for these dates: March 1 - George Wishart, a man with close friends and bitter enemies - https://youtu.be/EQhEftMQuCc  March 1 - Thomas Campion died and was laid to rest - https://youtu.be/PEzda2lwj9Y March 2 - Henry VIII and his motto "She has wounded my heart" - https://youtu.be/PEK-M0CLInA  March 2 - Sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian Library - https://youtu.be/cDR9V-OH7s0 March 3 - A secret marriage for Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon? - https://youtu.be/yPlUHeSNi40 March 3 - Edward IV's son dies of a heart attack in the Tower of London - https://youtu.be/vcXWPbCLJ9w March 4 - Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn star in the spectacular Chateau Vert Pageant - https://youtu.be/ChANxD0evtM March 4 - William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet - https://youtu.be/n_GKQMR2myA   -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

A big thank you to Naomi for her question regarding the executions of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. In Showtime's "The Tudors" series, it shows Jane Boleyn being executed first, but was that really the case? Author and historian Claire Ridgway looks at what really happened on 13th February 1542 and also looks at whether Catherine really saw the heads of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper on her way into the Tower, whether she practised with the block the night before her execution, and what the two women said as they addressed the crowd from the scaffold. Book recommendation: Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell, an excellent book on Catherine Howard. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/jZsmPArUBTg

In this second part of This week on Tudor history for the week beginning 22nd February, historian and author Claire Ridgway introduces a literary patron and her husband, a clergyman who ended up dying on a voyage far from home and being buried at sea, and a famous reformer whose peacemaking and pragmatic approach failed to heal rifts and please people. Oh and he ended up being dug up and posthumously tried for heresy, and burnt!   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ED-IG_znvZs   24th or 25th February 1618 - Death of Elizabeth Carey (née Spencer), Lady Hunsdon. Elizabeth was a renowned literary patron and was one of the Spencers of Althorp.   26th February 1548 - Birth of Elizabeth Carey's husband, Sir George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and grandson of Mary Boleyn.   27th February 1583 - Death of clergyman and diarist Richard Madox at sea, near Espirito Santo harbour, near Vitória, Brazil. Madox was on a trading voyage at the time and kept a diary which is a wonderful source of the lead-up to the voyage and tthe voyage itself.   28th February/1st March 1551 - Death of Martin Bucer, the famous theologian and Protestant reformer at Cambridge. As well as his reform and works, Bucer was known for his peacemaking and pragmatic approach. He had good intentions, wanting to avoid schism, but he ended up not pleasing anyone.   Claire's video on the burning of the remains of Bucer and Fagius can be viewed at  https://youtu.be/lwVXkWK3q-k More "On this day" events for 25-28 February: February 25 - The execution of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - https://youtu.be/lQ0nFNgD74s February 25 - Elizabeth I is excommunicated - https://youtu.be/sS__T7HLURM February 26 – Christopher Marlowe – a rather colourful character! - https://youtu.be/QnT2Qp7RuXc February 26 - The sad ends of loyal men - https://youtu.be/tSH2feVoYHQ February 27 - The Battle of Ancrum Moor and a legendary stone - https://youtu.be/LMEowRAmMns February 27 - The ends of three Catholics at Tyburn - https://youtu.be/zsUSrhyWnwA February 28 - Thomas Forret, a chief heretic and teacher of heresy - https://youtu.be/f3_SnmqCcmk February 28 and 29 - The fugitive wizard earl and an awful burning - https://youtu.be/UBeu4Gz9CNM   -- Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/https://twitter.com/thetudorsocietyhttps://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

Elizabeth Boleyn was, of course, the mother of Queen Anne Boleyn, aunt of Queen Catherine Howard and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I, but she's quite a shadowy historical figure.   Find out more about this Tudor lady in these 10 facts from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files website and author of several books on the Boleyns. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/CMX89l5Io9o   Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/   Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:   On This Day in Tudor History - https://amzn.to/3oceahH The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown - https://amzn.to/3m8KaSi George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat - https://amzn.to/2TdwyZr The Anne Boleyn Collection - https://amzn.to/3kiQc1T The Anne Boleyn Collection II - https://amzn.to/3o9LUwi The Anne Boleyn Collection III - https://amzn.to/3kiQc1T The Life of Anne Boleyn Colouring Books - https://amzn.to/3jkJ5Vz   Claire has also done an online history course, The Life of Anne Boleyn, for MedievalCourses.com - https://medievalcourses.com/overview/life-anne-boleyn-mc06/   You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com  https://www.tudorsociety.com https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/ https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles  https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety  https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/  

In the first part of This Week in Tudor history for the week beginning 22nd February, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about a translator killed by a broken leg, the lavish funeral of Elizabeth of York, and an earl who rose in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, but who was implicated in a murder in his final days.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/N2Iq_TO5ySE   22nd February 1571, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I - The death of translator John Bury after breaking his leg in a fall from his horse.   23rd February 1503, in the reign of King Henry VII - The lavish funeral of Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII, at Westminster Abbey. It cost £3,000!   24th February 1540, in the reign of King Henry VIII - The birth of Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, a man who went through periods of disfavour in Elizabeth I's reign, and was imprisoned five times, but who rose in favour at the end of her reign and into James I's reign, but who, in his final days, was implicated in a murder.   Other videos on these dates in Tudor history: February 22 - Marie de Guise, who avoided marrying Henry VIII! - https://youtu.be/_T0YqQX_-XM February 22 - Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII lose their baby boy - https://youtu.be/uk3mpMrm_ak February 23 - Job Throckmorton, a colourful and lucky character - https://youtu.be/URAyKk4Qodw February 23 - What happened to Henry Grey's head? - https://youtu.be/xkyb5qTHSBU February 24 - Katherine Howard, Elizabeth I's good friend - https://youtu.be/qvwXYt0kYos February 24 - The Birth of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor - https://youtu.be/-QVYrBtojOs

In this edition of Tudor Fan Q&A, historian and author Claire Ridgway answers a question about a character featured in Showtime's "The Tudors" series. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/ex2q9kL-2Nc Colleen, from California, wanted to know whether Anne Seymour (née Stanhope), wife of Edward Seymour, really had scandalous affairs with Sir Francis Bryan and her own brother-in-law, Thomas Seymour, and if Thomas really fathered one of her sons. Claire looks at the Anne Seymour of the series compared to the Anne of the contemporary sources, and shares the truth about this maligned duchess.

In this second part of “This week in Tudor history” for week beginning 15th February, historian Claire Ridgway tells us how the death of a French duke led to an awful massacre, and how the imprisoned Margaret Douglas heard of her son's murder, as well as introducing us to a countess who served all six of Henry VIII’s wives and who was close to his daughter Mary, and a noblewoman who managed to  give birth twice while imprisoned in the Tower of London.   18th February 1563 - Francis, Duke of Guise, was wounded by a Huguenot assassin at the Siege of Orléans. He died a few days later and his death was a factor in the 1572 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre.   19th February 1567 - An imprisoned Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, is informed of the murder of her son, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, King Consort of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.   20th February 1552 - Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and sister of the late Queen Catherine Parr, dies at Baynard's Castle. She was buried at Old St Paul's Cathedral in a lavish funeral.   21st February 1568 - Death of Lady Katherine Seymour (née Grey), Countess of Hertford, and sister of the late Lady Jane Grey, or Queen Jane. Katherine was under house arrest at the time for marrying Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, without Queen Elizabeth I's permission.   St Bartholomew's Day Massacre - https://youtu.be/1DmTMXr0TcQ  Edward Seymour, the Serial Secret Husband -  https://youtu.be/lYBsHD2kMw4Lady Mary Grey - https://youtu.be/amBA9_Ifjno    Other Tudor events for these dates:   February 18 - Happy Birthday Queen Mary I - https://youtu.be/67X8uA_k2cM February 18 - The Ridolfi Plot against Elizabeth I - https://youtu.be/_7WjajdaFRw February 19 - King Edward VI's Coronation Procession - https://youtu.be/UwabU2pySns February 19 - The Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse - https://youtu.be/l-Xh1-cUads February 20 - King Edward VI's Coronation - https://youtu.be/OZubBZP3-B4 February 20 - The hanging of Lady Hungerford - https://youtu.be/EjFZCHtXyfc February 21 - The Execution of St Robert Southwell - https://youtu.be/i-lJgaY975Q February 21 - Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick - https://youtu.be/VWSw1uwMvq8

In this first part of This Week in Tudor history for week beginning 15th February, Claire is going to tell you about the last monk to become Archbishop of Canterbury; the man who wrote one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation, and an earl who wept when he had to imprison Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/2ws9gUi9Kbo   15th February 1503, in the reign of King Henry VII - The death of Henry Deane, the last monk to become Archbishop of Canterbury.   16th February 1497, in the reign of King Henry VII - The birth of famous Protestant Reformer and writer of the Augsburg Confession, Philipp Melancthon, at Bretten in Germany.    17th February 1557, in the reign of Queen Mary I - The death of Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, a man who was loyal to Mary I but who wept when he had to take her half-sister, Elizabeth, to the Tower.   James William Richard’s 19th century biography "Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560" - https://archive.org/details/philipmelanchtho00richuoft   Other Tudor events for these dates:   February 15 - Dastardly Deeds in Tudor England - https://youtu.be/1NF_7RdLFDg February 15 - Galileo, the Father of Modern Science - https://youtu.be/Ba0Wa_bR7EE February 16 - Sir William Stanley is executed - https://youtu.be/S1myYUnze7o February 16 - The burial of King Henry VIII at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle - https://youtu.be/eKeNITPiQAk February 17 - Love at first sight for Mary, Queen of Scots? - https://youtu.be/dsuimqJz_sI February 17 -  Edward Seymour is made Duke of Somerset - https://youtu.be/teSMa93EF6E