Podcast – Tudors Dynasty: Recent Episodes
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Christine Morgan, a historian and host of A Brief History has given us her feedback on Starz’s Becoming Elizabeth since its launch on Sunday, June 12th. The anticipation was palpable, and the reviews after episode one were mixed. Was the history correct? Was it wrong? Christine is not only a historian but also has tons of experience in theater. She knows the ins and outs of a good script and story.
If you have Starz, you can watch Becoming Elizabeth there; otherwise, Christine will take you on a journey through each episode after they happen.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve shared my podcast with all of you – in case you didn’t know, I supplemented my website with a podcast in February 2017. I told a lot of stories about people and events in Tudor England, and then I moved to interviewing authors and historians. THIS season, I step it ... [More]
This week I had a very special guest on the show – the very talented and wonderful, historian and professor…..Suzannah Lipscomb! Get Notified
This is Part Two in my series on the life of King Edward VI. If you missed Part One, click Here. If you would prefer to listen to this article instead of reading it, you can do so by clicking this image that will bring you to my podcast: King Henry VIII It was at ... [More]
As only the second Tudor king, Henry VIII was troubled through most of his reign by the lack of a male heir. He had sons but they never survived infancy – until the birth of his son Edward, Prince of Wales. It took three marriages and countless pregnancies, miscarriages, stillbirths and deaths before the King ... [More]
Who doesn�t love a good creepy ghost story? When Fall comes around all I want to do is watch scary movies and rehash old ghost tales. In this post I�ll give you all the creepy and scary as well as fascinating tales of horror at Tudor court and a bit of history on Halloween. I ... [More]
During my continual research of Thomas Seymour I have come across a many letters that he wrote during his diplomatic missions. I will be honest, when I first found these letters I glanced at them and my eyes instantly glazed over. Most of these letters contained what I considered a bunch of military jargon that ... [More]
Who was the wife of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk and what do we know about her? Elizabeth Stafford was the daughter of the ill-fated Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Eleanor Percy, eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland. She was born in 1497, so one can assume that she was ... [More]
Guest article by Sari Graham Anyone who has an interest in Tudors history has surely heard of the Wars of the Roses, otherwise known as The Cousins’ Wars. For many, this is a very confusing period in history, as there are multiple players on the board with multiple claims to the throne, all thanks to ... [More]
I was having a difficult time coming up with a topic for this week’s podcast. I reached out to my followers on Facebook and a couple of them mentioned that they would be interested in finding out what got me interested in The Tudor dynasty in the first place. I thought it was a fantastic ... [More]
On my Facebook page called, Tudors Dynasty, I asked my followers who they believed to be the most influential women of the Tudor era. It is because of this poll that I decided to turn this into a series of episodes about some amazing Tudor women. Before I start, let’s understand what influential truly means. ... [More]
If you missed the first two parts in “Life in Tudor England” you can find them here: Life in Tudor England (Part One)� Life in Tudor England (Part Two) Find all the episodes of the podcast at: patreon.com/tudorsdynasty/posts Medicine and Disease Whether it was a headache, stomach ache or fever there was an herbal remedy ... [More]
If you’d prefer to listen to the supplemental podcast that goes with this article you can find it here: She was the most eligible woman in all of England �- Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of the great King Henry VIII and his ill-fated second wife, Anne Boleyn. So I�ve been researching Thomas Seymour off and on ... [More]
In the previous article in this series, Part One of Life in Tudor England, I covered: Tudor Women, Marriage, Childbirth, Fairs & Markets, Entertainment, Average Life and Food. If you missed out on that one it’s okay because each of these Tudor Life articles can stand alone – so you can really read them in ... [More]
There are things that we take for granted because we’ve always had them. For instance: Plumbing, running water, cars, the internet, smartphones and the list goes on and on. Some of us even grew up without some of today’s luxuries and we survived just fine, but in Tudor England life was much more dangerous than ... [More]
As many of you may already know, King Henry VIII is my favorite monarch of the Tudor dynasty. If it wasn�t for his reign I do not believe the Tudors would be as popular as they are today. In this episode I continue on my journey to explain the Henry I have learned to love…and ... [More]
As many of you may already know, King Henry VIII is my favorite monarch of the Tudor dynasty. If it wasn’t for his reign I do not believe the Tudors would be as popular as they are today. With the creation of Showtime’s THE TUDORS, many of us were aware of the name Henry VIII ... [More]
As Henry VIII lay dying in his bedchamber in January 1547, Edward Seymour and William Paget were whispering in the gallery outside his chamber door at Westminster plotting the future. We know this is true because later Paget calls out Edward Seymour on following through on what they had discussed in the gallery that day ... [More]
We ended Part Two of the series with the death of Edward VI on the 6th of July 1553. In this, the final article in the series, we will observe the short reign (13 days, not 9) of Queen Jane and discuss her execution. If you’d prefer to listen to me discuss the topic you can do ... [More]
We ended Part One with the execution of the man who Jane lived with for 18 months – she even considered him a father-figure, Thomas Seymour. In this article we’ll look at her life after her wardship. In order to continue with the life of Lady Jane Grey we really need to look at the events ... [More]
In this series I have chosen to focus on the life of Lady Jane Grey. Recently I finished reading Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis and The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by Leanda de Lisle, as well as referencing Eric Ives’ biography on Jane. Along with my fascination of Thomas Seymour, Jane Grey’s life ... [More]
They were both female, both royal by birth and both queens in their own right, but being cousins is what caused the most havoc in the lives of these two women. I am of course speaking of Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart. It wasn’t only the fact that the cousins practiced different religions but that ... [More]
Missed the previous parts in this series? You can find the previous four articles here: Part ONE, Part TWO, Part THREE, Part FOUR written by Rebecca Larson Elizabeth, Queen of England – Elizabeth’s Ladies By mid-January 1559 Elizabeth had her household set, rightfully so, she was officially crowned Queen of England. Her group of tightly ... [More]
Miss Part Two? Click Here to Read: Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England (Part Two) Listen to Part Two Here: Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England (Part Three) The last article in this series on Elizabeth was two weeks ago because of Christmas, and since then my research and writing has been at a minimum. As I discussed ... [More]
In the last article of this series we ended with the death of Thomas Seymour in 1549, but before we move forward I’d like to step back a bit to get a bigger picture of what was to come in Elizabeth’s future. Listen to Part One Here: Read Part One Here: Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England ... [More]
Elizabeth Tudor has always been on the back-burner for me. While I love the fact that she was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn I’ve never been as interested in her reign as I have been in her father’s. My views on Queen Elizabeth of England often make me an outcast in ... [More]
Along the way I’ve discovered that Katheryn Howard had a more interesting life than I had expected – very similar to what happened when I researched Jane Seymour. Once you go back and learn about Katheryn’s childhood, and understand her relationship with men, it gives you a better idea of how she got herself into ... [More]
The last article in the series covered Katheryn’s wedding night through Easter, or end of March 1541. It was at this point in time that Katheryn began to show favor to Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. Find Part One Here Find Part Two Here Katheryn Howard – Part Three It was around the same time as ... [More]
In Part One of this series, we ended with Katheryn Howard…married, and Thomas Cromwell…executed. If you missed it, I’d recommend going back and reading or listening to it – this series is the life story of Katheryn, to grasp her as a person you’ll need to hear her whole story. Read Part One – Click ... [More]
The story of Katheryn Howard intertwines with many other notable figures of the time but none more than Anne of Cleves and Thomas Cromwell. We’ll start with Katheryn’s childhood and attempt to chronologically move through time until her execution in 1542. After writing Part One, I realized her story deserves multiple parts. Part One, will ... [More]
In this article I will be discussing one of my favorite women at Tudor court – the fearless Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset. Mary had the bravery that wasn’t often shown by a woman during this time period. She wasn’t afraid to stand up for what she thought was right. It was her ... [More]
Described by Polydore Vergil as “A woman of the utmost charm both in appearance and character” and Sir John Russell as, “the fairest of all his wives”. Eustace Chapuys described Jane as “of middle stature and no great beauty”. Jane was of a natural sweet-nature, unlike her predecessor Anne Boleyn and had also been considered ... [More]
Hello!�I have launched my second podcast! Creating these podcasts takes many hours of research and writing, not to mention the time it takes to record and edit the audio – with all that being said, I love producing these for you…I never thought I would say that. In order to continue making these podcasts and ... [More]