The History Brothers Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The best laid plans of the protestant reformists in the council go awry, as Edward suddenly falls terminally ill in 1553. Powerful men scramble to influence the succession, and desperately attempt to stop Mary ascending to the throne.
The Cast: Edward VI: King of England and Ireland (1547-1553), son of Henry VIII by his third wife (Jane Seymour, sister of Edward Seymour);
Mary Tudor: Edward’s half sister, and daughter of Henry VIII by his first wife;
John Dudley, earl of Warwick (1547), later Duke of Northumberland (1551), de facto ruler of England from 1550;
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533);
William Paget, private secretary to Henry VIII (1543), baron Paget (1549);
Lady Jane Grey (Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage to Guildford Dudley, the son of John Dudley), de facto queen of England from 10th July 1553 until 19th July 1553.
Corrections: Lady Jane Grey is not executed immediately by Mary as is implied at 25:51, instead she is imprisoned for treason in the tower, and when her father takes part in Wyatt’s rebellion in 1554, she is executed.
Sources: Alford, Stephen (2002), Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI Jordan, W. K. (1968), Edward VI: The Young King. The Protectorship of the Duke of Somerset Loach, Jennifer (1999), Bernard, George; Williams, Penry, eds., Edward VI MacCulloch, Diarmaid. (2002), The Boy King: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation Skidmore, Chris. (2007), Edward VI: The Lost King of England Beer, B. (1974), Northumberland: The political career of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland.
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Next series will be on the anarchy – the civil war between Stephen and Matilda.
We learn about the religious reforms of Edward VI, and the attempts by his council to solve the social issues of the day. Edward faces rebellion on many fronts: from the Prayer Book rebellion in the West Country to Kett’s rebellion in East Anglia. Join us as we discuss reform, revolt, and the fall of Edward Seymour.
The Cast: Edward VI: King of England and Ireland (1547-1553), son of Henry VIII by his third wife (Jane Seymour, sister of Edward Seymour);
Mary Tudor: Edward’s half sister, and daughter of Henry VIII by his first wife;
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford (1537), Duke of Somerset (1547), Lord Protector of England (1547 – 1549);
Thomas Seymour, brother of Edward Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley;
William Paget, private secretary to Henry VIII (1543), baron Paget (1549);
John Dudley, earl of Warwick (1547), later Duke of Northumberland (1551), de facto ruler of England from 1550;
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533);
John Russell, Earl of Bedford (1550-1555), Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset;
Robert Kett, probably a tanner, owner of the manor of Wymondham in Norfolk;
Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, Lord Chancellor until 1547.
Sources:
Alford, Stephen (2002), Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI Jordan, W. K. (1968), Edward VI: The Young King. The Protectorship of the Duke of Somerset Loach, Jennifer (1999), Bernard, George; Williams, Penry, eds., Edward VI MacCulloch, Diarmaid. (2002), The Boy King: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation Skidmore, Chris. (2007), Edward VI: The Lost King of England Beer, B. (1974), Northumberland: The political career of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland.
Corrections: Around the 4:30 mark Matthew is actually referring to Sir John Flowerdew (rather than Fitzwander) when he talks about the landowner who bribes the rioters to break down Kett’s fences instead of his.
We learn about the character of the boy king Edward VI, who will lead England and Ireland through six tumultuous years. Join us as we follow the tragic tale of a king trying to fill the shoes left by his much better known father, Henry VIII, and the kingdom he tries to rule.
The Cast: Some of the important characters, not with all their titles but with the main ones that they might have been referred by.
Edward VI: King of England and Ireland (1547-1553), son of Henry VIII by his third wife (Jane Seymour, sister of Edward Seymour).
Mary Tudor: Edward’s half sister, and daughter of Henry VIII by his first wife.
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford (1537), Duke of Somerset (1547), Lord Protector of England (1547 – 1549);
William Paget, private secretary to Henry VIII (1543), baron Paget (1549);
John Dudley, earl of Warwick (1547), later Duke of Northumberland (1551), de facto ruler of England from 1550.
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533)
Sources:
Alford, Stephen (2002), Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI Jordan, W. K. (1968), Edward VI: The Young King. The Protectorship of the Duke of Somerset Loach, Jennifer (1999), Bernard, George; Williams, Penry, eds., Edward VI MacCulloch, Diarmaid. (2002), The Boy King: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation Skidmore, Chris. (2007), Edward VI: The Lost King of England Beer, B. (1974), Northumberland: The political career of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland.
Corrections: At 24:58, Matthew meant to say Jane Seymour died 11 days after Edward’s birth, not 11 days after his death.
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