July 21 - The Isle of Wight is attacked!




Tudor History with Claire Ridgway show

Summary: On this day in Tudor history, 21st July 1545, in the reign of King Henry VIII, French forces landed on the Isle of Wight in an attempt to invade the English island.   In today's "on this day" talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares contemporary accounts of what happened - what the French forces did to the island and what the result was.    You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/hbPNbt5KcF8   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/