Summary: This day in Tudor history, 15th July 1553, was a key point in the events of summer 1553. For it was on this day that royal ships, ships that were supposed to be Queen Jane's and who were guarding the coast off East Anglia to stop Mary fleeing England or any of her supporter invading England, swapped sides and gave declared for Queen Mary. Oh dear!Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains the context, the lead-up to this day, and also what happened to make the crews of these ships swap sides. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/YtNYo8e1iqQ
