Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Claire Ridgway talks about how Anne Boleyn showed Henry VIII he didn't need the pope. #anneboleyn #henryviii #reformation #englishhistory #churchofengland You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

I'm looking at a rather strange Anne Boleyn portrait this week. Find out more at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/nidd-hall-portrait-matches-1534-anne-boleyn-medal/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/update-nidd-hall-portrait-1534-anne-boleyn-medal-press-articles-not-correct/  https://youtube.com/shorts/sAaaadFm6gI

This week's Monday Martyr is Lollard Thomas Harding who was condemned to death, to be burnt at the stake, in 1532, in the reign of Henry VIII.

Did you know that Queen Anne Boleyn loved buying fabrics for her infant daughter and her nursery? Well, she did! Find out exactly what kinds of things she ordered for the future Elizabeth I. #tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudorshop

In this week's #portraittuesday, Claire looks at the 1534 "Most Happy" Anne Boleyn medal. See http://www.lucychurchill.com/anne-boleyn-moost-happi-medal-reconstruction/ for more on Lucy Churchill's reconstruction of the medal. You can see this portrait in my video: https://youtube.com/shorts/LZIETdaOZco #anneboleyn #henryviii #tudorhistory #tudorportrait You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

This week's #MondayMartyr is the Abbot of Reading who went from royal chaplain to being hanged at his abbey. #dissolution #tudorhistory #readingabbey #henryviii You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

Henry VIII's great matter, his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, caused him to break with Rome and was the beginning of the English Reformation. However, Henry chose to marry Catherine and their marriage was happy for many years. In this talk, Claire Ridgway explores how they came to be married, the early years of their marriage, and how and when it began to go wrong.

It is a myth that Anne Boleyn always wore the French hood. Let me explain...   Find out more at https://www.tudorsociety.com/anne-boleyn-gable-hood/

This week, I'm looking at an illustration from the 1534 Black Book of the Garter and how it's linked to Queen Anne Boleyn. You can see this video on YouTube at https://youtube.com/shorts/ZNVOc7Z8U3c Find out more on this Tudor portrait at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/another-contemporary-image-anne-boleyn/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/update-anne-boleyn-lady-garter-image/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-lady-garter-image-arguments/ You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway #anneboleyn #horenbout #tudorportrait

In this week's #MondayMartyr, I'm telling you about four Catholic martyrs, who were executed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. #tudorhistory You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

Find out about a special New Year's gift Anne Boleyn commissioned from Hans Holbein the Younger for Henry VIII. #holbein #tudorhistory #tudorart #henryviii You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

In this week's #portraittuesday, I look at the beautiful Anne Boleyn roundel portrait that is part of the collection at Hever Castle. You can see this portrait here... https://youtube.com/shorts/anJYaa03DBM

This week's Monday Martyr is reformer James Bainham, who was burnt at the stake at Smithfield on 30th April 1532, in the reign of King Henry VIII. #henryviii #toweroflondon #tudorhistory #reformation You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

This week's #mondaymartyr is Protestant martyr William Flower (known also as Branch) who was burnt at the stake for heresy at St Margaret's Church in Westminster, London, on this day in Tudor history, 24th April 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I. He also had his hand cut off, the punishment for his attack on a Catholic minister.

This short video is based on the livestream I did called “The Making of a King: Henry VIII’s Education and Upbringing”, in which I mentioned how Henry’s education changed when he went from spare to heir in 1502 following the death of his older brother, Arthur.   You can watch my livestream at https://youtube.com/live/6DLi_FUwWV8?feature=share   #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #TheKingIsDead #LongLiveTheKing #EnglandMonarchy #RoyalSuccession #RenaissanceHistory #DivorcedBeheadedDied #TudorDynasty #CrownSuccession