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Join us, Michelle and Lucy, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age. Two enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise & fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.
Recently, on Patreon, we've been looking at Russia, and particularly the life and times of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow.
To give everyone a taste of this fascinating history, and to hear from someone who really knows a lot about Russian history, we've invited Roberto from Tsar Power to tell us all about Early Modern Russia.
Why must Russian rulers be so ruthless? What makes 19th century Russian novels so rich and fascinating? And what exactly is the difference between a bow and an affectionate bow? Find out all this and more...
Hear more from Roberto on Tsar Power, The History of Saqartvelo Georgia... and Quest for Power!
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Unbelievably today is our fifth anniversary.
Five years, two hundred and six episodes on the main feed, seventy four on Patreon.
Thank you all so much for listening to us drone on about these people for all this time.
The second in a two-part series on Maximilian's wives.
This is the unloved one. Mind you, very big dowry!
(Apologies for the noises off. While we were recording there was a drive past of about fifty vintage tractors!)
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Relevant Episode - S1 - 023 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous
Caterina Sforza Part 1 | Tudoriferous on Patreon
Sigismund of Tyrol | Tudoriferous on Patreon
The first of a two-part series on Maximilian's wives.
This is the loved one. And we look at all the men she could have married..... and there are a lot of them!
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Relevant Episode - S1 - 023 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)
S1 - 021 - Philip the Fair, Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)
Charles the Bold, Part One | Tudoriferous on Patreon
Here is a man who thinks that when it comes to marriage you should keep it in the family. More exploration, more upsetting the good folk of Calicut and an elephant.
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 72 - Vasco da Gama | Tudoriferous
Cameo 71 - King Joao II of Portugal. | Tudoriferous
Listener discretion is advised. Da Gama was a terrible individual who did terrible things. That said, he's also fascinating.
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The first of three trips to Portugal.
Exploration, murder, incest, Communism and my appalling Portuguese pronunciation.
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Relevant Episodes - S1 - 025 - Ferdinand of Aragon - Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 018 - Isabella of Castile | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)
For the 200th episode of Tudoriferous, we present a full performance of "Fulgens and Lucrece" the masterpiece of the first known English playwright, Henry Medwall!
Who will Lucrece, the wise and beautiful daughter of Roman Senator Fulgens, marry? Will she choose the noble but morally dubious Cornelius, or the common but upstanding Gaius? And will their servants, the oddly-named A and B, stop making metatheatrical jokes and chasing her maid Joan for long enough to help? Be warned, we've put the explicit tag on this episode for a reason, the humour of the 1490s was sometimes rather direct...
Thank you so much to the History Podcast Players!
As well as David and Lucy from Tudoriferous, playing A and Joan respectively, this performance features the voices of:
B - Michael from Quest for Power
Fulgens - Quinn from Nobelesse Oblige
Cornelius - Simon from The History of Venice
Lucrece - Meredith from The Alexander Standard
Gaius - Roberto from Tsar Power, and The History of Saqartvelo Georgia... and Quest for Power too!
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Relevant Episodes - Medieval and Early Tudor Drama
Cameo 64 - Henry Medwall
With the death of Edward IV, Dorset's life is plunged into chaos. Will he be the power behind the throne? A despised and morally dubious rebel? An unreliable royal ally? A significant patron? Or just a quiet family man with a sideline in visiting famous prisons? Listen on to discover just how unlucky Thomas Grey can be...
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Relevant Episodes - S1 - 42 - Edward Woodville, feat. The Woodvilles
S1 - 042 - Edward Woodville- Part Two
Cameo 51 - Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent
Cameo 10 - Roger Machado
Image: Detail from an illumination from Volume 6 of the Anciennes Chroniques d'Angleterre by Jean de Wavrin (15th Century)
Almost a prince, almost a duke, almost a kingmaker, almost a rebel - this man teeters on the edge of history, but will Elizabeth Woodville's son, stepson to Edward IV and brother-in-law to Henry VII, be able to escape from the shadow of his incredibly dramatic family? Maybe if we can just work out what a Marquis actually is...
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Relevant Episodes - S1 - 42 - Edward Woodville, feat. The Woodvilles
S1 - 042 - Edward Woodville- Part Two
Cameo 51 - Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent
Image: Detail from King Edward IV and His Queen, Elizabeth Woodville at Reading Abbey, 1464 by Ernest Board (1877-1934) Copyright Reading Museum
A Life in Ten Battles.
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Relevant Episodes - S1-049 Anne de Beaujeu, Part Two | Tudoriferous
S1 049 - Anne de Beaujeu, Part Three | Tudoriferous
S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous
CATERINA SFORZA, PART FOUR | Patreon
Pietro Aretino - Part One | Patreon
Duke Francis of Brittany's loyal right-hand man or the Svengali to Francis' Trilby? He quickly came to discover that the nobility doesn't like tailors' sons.....unless they're measuring them up for a suit.
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Relevant Episodes - S1-049 Anne de Beaujeu, Part Two | Tudoriferous
S1 - 003 - Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke | Tudoriferous
We've covered all of the popes who ran the Catholic Church during Henry VII's reign (and at least one who didn't), and who better to tell us how we've done than Bry and Fry from "Pontifacts - ranking all of the Popes from Peter to Leo XIV"!
Listen on to hear why we let Sixtus IV off far too lightly, why pious men don't make good Renaissance Popes, and why Julius II was just so, so obsessed with Alexander VI.
And why didn't they listen to Burchard?
Find Pontifacts here! https://pontifacts.podbean.com/ And on many, many other podcatchers.
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Relevant Episodes of Tudoriferous - Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Pius III
Pope Julius II (though this one is mostly on the Alum trade - to get properly into Julius II's story, start here with part two)
What do you do when a regency ends? You recreate it in miniature in Bourbon, and you educate all the noble young women to follow in your footsteps....whether they like it or not!
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Relevant Episodes - S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous
Anne of Brittany, Twice Crowned Queen of France Part 2 | Patreon
Music by Maksym Malko from Pixabay
We're in The Mad War. Breton rebels are seeking sanctuary in France; French rebels are seeking sanctuary in Brittany.....and the King is trying to get himself kidnapped just to get away from his sister.
Music by Viacheslav Starostin from Pixabay
Music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay
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Relevant Episodes S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous
Louis XI of France | Patreon
The least foolish woman in France.
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Relevant Episodes S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous
Louis XI of France | Patreon
Battle Royale: French Monarchs Podcast - Regency of Madness 4/5 - Isabeau of Bavaria VS Yolande of Aragon - ft. Queens | Free Listening on Podbean App
We've been promising to do her since pretty much the beginning of the podcast......and finally, here she is.
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It turns out that our own beloved C3PO was not as squeaky clean as we'd thought.
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Wait... who?
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In our first ever special guest episode, John from the Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast tells us all about Parliament in the reign of Henry VII.
Why was parliament so full of marriage councelors? What do Eleanor of Provence and Liz Truss have in common? What did the members of the House of Commons have to fear from hordes of hungry monks? And why did Penny Mordaunt give a long parliamentary speech about chickens? You might need to cover any young listeners' ears for that one...
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John kindly shared his Bibliography for his research, which you can find here - Episode Information – Tudoriferous
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It's that strange aberration for the period.....a good pope.
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 65 - Pope Sixtus IV | Tudoriferous
S1 - 047 Pope Innocent VIII - Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 040 - Pope Julius II - Part Two | Tudoriferous
Cameo 29 - Silvestro Gigli | Tudoriferous
Cameo 28 - Giovanni Gigli | Tudoriferous
Cameo 5 - Pietro Torrigiano | Tudoriferous
Cameo 2 - Adriano Castellesi | Tudoriferous
What a nice man! Scholar, Franciscan. Lovely.
So what happened when he became Pope....and can we blame THE NEPHEWS?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 66 - Pope Pius III | Tudoriferous
S1 - 047 Pope Innocent VIII - Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 040 - Pope Julius II - Part Two | Tudoriferous
We don't have to wait for Walsingham to find out about spies. Edward IV and Henry VII both had their spy networks. But who were they, what did they do and what happened when they got caught?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 10 - Roger Machado | Tudoriferous
Conspiracy to Kill Henry VII | Tudoriferous
Cameo 49 - Alexander Symson | Tudoriferous
Notary, priest, right-hand man to Cardinal Archbishop Morton... and the first known English playwright (technically). Not bad for a lad from Southwark, especially compared to his brother.
Join us for truly hellish theatrical reviews, philosophical vices, unexpected feminism, and the most metatheatrical play you're likely to find before the 20th century...
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Mid-episode Transition Music: "Folk Round" by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Everyone has heard of Shakespeare, but what was going on in the world of drama a century before the height of the Elizabethan Stage?
What could the subjects of Henry VII go and see? Why might Ali from the Rex Factor podcast have another reason to dislike St Dunstan? How did community theatre traumatise at least two kings? Who were the most dramatic monks? And which demon should you watch out for if you start to nod off in church?
The show is about to start, so grab your anachronistic popcorn and get ready...
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This is the story of Pier and Bianca. You can see examples of their love in the beatiful frescos of Torrechiaro.
Just hope the wife doesn't find out.
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Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon
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The man closest to the King or the man who wants to bring down the dynasty? Who knows?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 6 - Sir Richard Nanfan | Tudoriferous
S1 - 021 - Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank | Tudoriferous
The last week in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds)
This one had to stand and watch as two rival candidates pushed him aside and took his country.
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The third episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
His father has thrown the crown to Ferrantino and legged it to Sicily, leaving his son to face the French.
This one isn't as bad as the last two.....up to a point!
Relevant Episode - S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part Three | Tudoriferous
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The second episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
Maybe he didn't have the artistic flair of his dad, but he did have his own certain something....unfortunately it wasn't very nice.
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The first episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
First Ferrante. Brutal but with a certain amount of artistic flair.
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Happy New Year to all our listeners.
We hope you enjoy hearing what has been happening on Patreon over the last year. Next year starts with Michelangelo, so well worth a listen.
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Relevant Episodes: Patreon Snippetty Bits 2024 | Tudoriferous
Patreon Snippetty Bits 2023 | Tudoriferous
Patreon Snippetty Bits 2022 | Tudoriferous
Join us as we rewrite early Tudor history.
Happy Christmas, everyone, and see you in the New Year for more of the same.....only better.
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The worst pope who ever poped? In Part Two we felt he was definitely in the running.
P.S. You will hear a new voice at the end of this episode. We will explain some impending changes in a special update episode. All good. But, in the meantime, meet David.
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Relevant Episodes - Early Modern Books - The Malleus Maleficarum | Tudoriferous
S1 - 016 - Isabella of Castile | Tudoriferous
The worst pope who ever poped? In Part One we didn't think so......
Relevant Episodes: Cameo 25 - Prince Djem | Tudoriferous
The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank | Tudoriferous
S1 - 040 - Pope Julius II - Part Two | Tudoriferous
S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous
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... and Elizabeth's, obviously, but that would have made for a less snappy title.
What sort of parents were Henry and Elizabeth? How did they cope with the inevitable child mortality? Does anything in Prince Henry's childhood explain.......anything?
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Relevant Episode - Valentine's Day Special - Henry and Elizabeth | Tudoriferous
Sir John Savage - Henry VII couldn't have done it without him... yes, another one.
Dr. Thomas Savage - All the attributes of a true archbishop - corrupt, malevolent and downright violent.
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Relevant Episode - S1 - 044 - Rhys ap Thomas | Tudoriferous
Cecily's family continue to be a worry for her, when they're not being downright insulting.
Wish she'd kept a diary.
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Mother of two kings, grandmother of a king and a queen, great-grandmother of Henry VIII, and so close to becoming a queen herself. It's hardly surprising she had such an eventful life.
Meet Proud Cis.
"Balloon Game" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Relevant Episode - The Irish Connection | Tudoriferous
Happy Halloween. In this episode we look at where the Devil came from, how he was used and what he looked like.
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He steals from the rich and gives to .....
well, it's debated... the poor? Or to Humphrey himself?
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He should have been the Roman Emperor, but Sultan Mehmet put a stop to that when he sacked Constantinople. So how do you pass the time when you no longer have a role in life?
Party!!!
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This is a man who must really have kissed the Blarney Stone. He committed treason twice...and yet still got away with it.
Please be aware all you ornithophobes out there - in this episode Kildare is attacked by a sparrowhawk and Michelle is attacked by woodpeckers!
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Relevant Episode - The Irish Connection | Tudoriferous
The Great Earl whom none of the English monarchs wanted, but couldn't do without.
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Relevant Episode - The Irish Connection | Tudoriferous
A prequel to Gerald Fitzgerald, this episode takes a look at why the English were in Ireland in the first place and why they hung on to it despite the lack of any discernible benefits.
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Finding out about Mandukhai was so exciting that I nearly did a little dance around the room!
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Relevant Episode - S1 - 053 - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus - Part 1A | Tudoriferous
This is where it all began. Without Henry's victory at Bosworth there would have been no Tudors and, even more alarming, no Tudoriferous.
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Catherine of Aragon's controlling and narcissistic confessor. Between him and Dona Elvira the poor girl didn't stand a chance.
Relevant Episodes - Cameo 13 - Elvira Manuel | Tudoriferous
Torn Between Two Fathers | Tudoriferous
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Created by Henry VII as his bodyguard, who were they, what did they do and what did they wear while they did it?
The Cloth of Gold picture we discuss is on our website.
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'The black trumpet'. Very good at his 'blowings and pipings'.
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Wales was central both to the Wars of the Roses and to Henry's usurpation/justified taking of the throne. We revisit some old friends - Jasper Tudor, Catherine de Valois with her dodgy coffin and Mr. Tiptoft.
Relevant Episodes - S1 - 066 - Rhys ap Thomas | Tudoriferous
S1 - 003 - Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke | Tudoriferous
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I'll make him an offer he can't refuse, bach.
Related Episodes - S1 - 003 - Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke | Tudoriferous
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We answer questions sent in by our Patreon members. So if you want to know definitively - Arthur and Catherine, did they or didn't they? - listen in.
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A life lesson in what happens if you put your trust in Dudley and Empson.
Relevant Episodes - S1 - 011 Edmund Dudley | Tudoriferous
S1 - 013 - Sir Richard Empson | Tudoriferous
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How can I appear more princely? A lion? No, old news. I know.....
Relevant Episode - Cameo 25 - Prince Djem | Tudoriferous
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Some fascinating facts about banking and money and a warning against ever lending money to men called Edward.
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Sir John Fastolf very kindly gave John Paston all his property on his death bed.
Does this prove to be a poison chalice? Tiny clue......Yes!
We were a bit scathing about John when we did Margaret's episode. Were we right or did we malign him?
Relevant Episode - Cameo 39 - Margaret Paston | Tudoriferous
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Abbot, writer, monastic reformer, Maximilian's demonologist, historian and steganographer, but not magician. Definitely not magician. Got that?
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Is it even remotely possible that Henry VII left his son over a million pounds? And if he did, surely Henry VIII couldn't have spent it all in the first few years of his reign.
A woman who was allocated three husbands....whether she liked it or not. A real 'I'm my own Grandpa' episode.
Relevant Episodes.
S1 - 029 - Ferdinand of Aragon - Part One | Tudoriferous
S1 - 030 Ferdinand of Aragon Part Two | Tudoriferous
S1 - 031 Ferdinand of Aragon Part Three | Tudoriferous
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A common or garden courtier....or a man with a secret?
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The last of the great chivalric knights....or so it's said.
We go all revisiony again!
"Evil March" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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It was impossible to extract Edward Woodville's life from that of his family. So, this week the whole clan, next week Edward on his own.
Relevant Episodes:
S1 - 040 William Caxton | Tudoriferous
S3.38 Elizabeth Woodville - Rex Factor | Podcast on Spotify
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Was humour in Tudor times more cruel than that of today? We share our opinion, then change it, then change it again.
Music - "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This would be comic if it didn't have such terrible consequences.
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Cameo 8 - John Sante Abbot of Abingdon | Tudoriferous
Cameo 3 - Ralph Wilford | Tudoriferous
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Great name, great death.
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What can one say about Lambert Simnel...... Nothing.
And yet we managed to drag it out for an hour and a half. That's history for you!
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S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous
Cameo 41 - Matthew Baker | Tudoriferous
Cameo 17 - Margaret Kebell | Tudoriferous
Music
"Holiday Weasel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The Pope's daughter. The extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman.
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He's meant to be an English papal diplomat, but why does no one tell him anything? Don't they trust him?
And who murdered him?
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Henry and Elizabeth - What was their wedding like? Did they have a loving relationship? In what ways, if any, did Henry rely on Elizabeth?
You'll have noticed....this is quite a short episode.
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Louis XII of France decides to oust Julius by using a Great Council to vote him out of office, but Julius decides to fight fire with fire.
If you're as confused as we are about the Italian Wars, go to the timeline on our website. The Italian Wars – Timeline – Tudoriferous
A special thanks to Rob this week who battled manfully with the song I gave him. He went a bit white when he saw that the lyrics were three pages long!
Relevant Episode
S1 - 025 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous
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The typical complicated Italian dance as all the usual suspects create leagues and swap partners. Julius continues to act more like a prince and indulges in some highly unpopey behaviour.
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S1 - 027 Emperor Maximilian Part Two | Tudoriferous
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How did the man who persuaded the French to invade Italy and so instigated decades of warfare, manage to get himself elected to the papacy?
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Agnus Dei X Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Not so much about the Pope this week, more about something we've been promising since Episode One. Brace yourself for intrigue, deception, double-dealing and money.... lots and lots of money.
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Another chance for us to slap you around the face with Patreon. Hear what you're missing with these snippets of the episodes we've put out this year. A Happy New Year to you all.
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Something festive to listen to while you peel your sprouts and roast your spuds. Merry Christmas everyone.
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Murderer and brothel-keeper? Then why was he standing at the end of Henry VII's deathbed?
Relevant Episodes Cameo 23 - Hugh Denys | Tudoriferous
S1 - 023 - Edmund de la Pole - 6th Earl of Suffolk | Tudoriferous
Sex and Why You Shouldn't | Tudoriferous
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A man a little before our time, but one who links Joan of Arc, Jack Cade, the Pastons and Shakespeare.
Relevant Episodes - Cameo 39 - Margaret Paston | Tudoriferous
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The surprisingly modern soap opera of Margaret Paston and her family - the prickly husband, the useless sons and the daughters with their misguided taste in men.
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A family of Scottish pirates, one of whom was the Lord High Treasurer for Scotland. So make of that what you will.
Oh, and there's a barrel of pickled heads.
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The humble vegetable that prevented Europe from starving ....
even if it took them a while to shake off their prejudices and actually eat it.
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Not just a character from literature but a real man....or two men......or lots of men.
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There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale. We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?
A truly extraordinary story of survival. They set off for Florida with 610 people and 80 horses, in the end there were just four people and no horses ... so maybe survival isn't the word.
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What happened to the Americas after Columbus inflicted himself on the continent.....and what effect did that have on Europe? We'll give you a clue, it worked out a lot better for one of them than the other.
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A black, former slave conquistador. I had no idea such people existed.
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You can't keep a good man down. Last time we killed him off and yet he rises again. This time we try to explain some of the beliefs that sent Columbus on his trip in the first place and we look at how he has been viewed throughout history and now.
Should he get Tudorlicious? Please vote at Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com)
If you'd like more information about Prester John, Gone Medieval has done an episode on him https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bm6KPghwwIpnDDf4URD3Q
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At last, someone to stand up for the rights of the native peoples. Back to Columbus next week.
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Columbus' third and fourth voyages. Within very few years of finding the Indies, the Spanish are tearing themselves apart. Columbus has an ignominious journey home followed by a lengthy stay on a paradise island.
Columbus' second voyage. Please be warned, this is a very sad subject and the episode involves some distressing scenes. Please make sure you're in the right frame of mind before listening. We felt that it was important to show the whole grim story.
We now see what happens when Columbus and his men arrive at the Indies and meet the local inhabitants....and I am sure that it is all good!
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This is the first of ten episodes on the ramifications of Columbus' voyage.
Columbus. A famous - infamous - name. A man who splits opinion ... although on this podcast we were unanimous in our opinion of him. This episode was so long we split it into two.
P.S. I later found out why Columbus called the people he met Indians. Answer in Part Four.
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Cameo 32 - William Weston | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)
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In this episode we compare and contrast the rollercoaster lives of four of the daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
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One of the many daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She could tell us so much about what it was like to be in sanctuary, the fate of the Princes in the Tower and whether Perkin Warbeck was who he said he was. She won't...but she could.
The first Englishman to lead an expedition to North America....
...I think.
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To celebrate our third anniversary we answer some questions the Listening Several have sent in. So, if you'd like to know which rodent we would like to be or which member of Take That we fancied, if any, feel free to email us and we'll tell you. But for questions about history and podcasting......listen on.
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Another necromancer....and this one is trying to murder Richard III.
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He discovered the secret of eternal life.......and then lost it!
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If Henry passed laws to make astrology illegal, why did he have a book of astrology......and a court astrologer?
To view the picture we talk about and to see all the characters we think we've managed to name, go to
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Gigli Number Two. That mixture of religion, intrigue, revenge and violence that we've come to expect from this period.
Gigli Number One. This one is a gouty embezzler with a penchant for other people's gloves.
'A stern and haughty man, odious at Court and more generally in the country.' Francis Bacon.
A brave, possibly reckless man who made French ambassadors cry. Definitely the man closest to King Henry.....definitely.
Now a widow with an unpaid dowry leaving her no right to an income and with a female heir to Burgundy. Can she keep everything together? And what if her brother decides to marry her off to someone else?
She is a bauble at court and meant to only breed and look pretty. So how does she end up being able to pull so many strings that other monarchs fear her?
Life begins for the Diabolical Duchess! The woman who terrified and angered the kings of both England and France!
As promised in Charles VIII's episodes, the bizarre tale of the would-be sultan who lived in the Vatican.
Now that he has taken the plunge, will he make it down to Naples, and, if he does, will he make it back again?
And why is everyone ganging up on him? What? What have I done?
This French, Italian, Scottish or Turkish doctor, alchemist, abbot or aviator either did something.....or he didn't.
Our attempt at a Valentine's Day Special.
How the Church viewed sex before the Reformation. Sorry. It's not very romantic. We did our best, but it's not a very romantic era.
Denys' career path is very different from one we might follow these days. Groom of the Stool and much, much more
A man who turns out to be a lot more famous than we realised when we recorded the Margaret Tudor episode. A man of hidden depths!
A taster of what is on offer in our Patreon episodes. Caterina Sforza, Anne of Brittany, Machiavelli, the Pazzi Conspiracy and Moctezuma. Enjoy.
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The men in her life keep letting Margaret down. Will her son be any different? We'll see.
Poor Margaret. James didn't want her, Husband Number Two didn't want her. We see her go from a frivolous, spoilt, young princess to a mother fighting to keep her son. An epic story.
We look at chivalry mediaeval-style - before it became sanitised and ritualistic - through the pages of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. It was not at all the book we were expecting!
A protégé of Margaret Beaufort, a man of many talents, but the highlight of his life was three glorious days spent in Hertfordshire.
For Hallowe'en this year we present for your delectation a story of bishops behaving badly ..... very badly!
There are a couple of moments in this episode when you might want to stick your fingers in your ears, but we do warn you in advance.
553 years and a day Sir John Tiptoft was executed. Why?
Warning: this episode includes some discussion on the best way to impale people.
Ah, we might have just given away why he was executed!
Humanist, classicist, intellectual, orator, music-lover.
So how did he become the most hated man in England?
Plotter, kidnapper, smuggler and, oh there was something else. What was it now?
In the episode we mention finding out about the history of punctuation. Here's a link to an episode of the very wonderful podcast History of the English Language. https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2021/07/29/episode-150-a-capital-offense/
Two things I knew about this man. He didn't move at Bosworth and he died horribly.
Find out why...and how.
In our continued futile attempt to get inside the heads of people living in the Tudor era, we look at the why relics were so revered for so long....and how it all came to an end - at least in Protestant England.
Warning: It can all get a bit grisly!
Enslaved in Grenada, given to Catherine of Aragon....but was she a slave when she got to England?
Would they have ganged up on him if he hadn't been Jewish? Did Katherine ever realise all that he'd done for her? What about that posthumous document?
We gave Tudorlicious to de Ayala....should we have done? Should we give it to de Puebla? Go to Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com) to have your say.
Still no picture of de Puebla, so here's a picture of a young Catherine of Aragon.
As the main Spanish ambassador to Henry VII's court, he lived in England for over twenty years.
De Ayala was suave, witty, socially at ease and a Christian. De Puebla was none of those things, and didn't they make him suffer for it!
There are no pictures of de Puebla, so here's a picture of a reconstruction of Henry VII's face.
Was Henry VII's court a cesspit of corruption? Was Bray on the side of the angels or was he up to his neck in bribery and extortion?
"He is having difficulty moving and can no longer see your majesty." "I don't care! He can think, that's all we need"
Cadaverous, strict, multi-talented with an inexhaustible energy. How did this man do it?
Katherine of Aragon was left in limbo following the death of Arthur, while her father, Ferdinand, and father-in-law, Henry VII wrangled over her dowry. Ferdinand kept promising the money but didn't deliver; Henry didn't seem in any hurry himself - why not? They used poor Katherine as a pawn to score points off each other.
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They seek him here, they seek him there. That damned elusive Francis Lovell never seems to be anywhere.
At last! An old favourite. This man needs no introduction. Thanks to all of you who got in touch requesting him.
Thomas's little brother. They worked as a team. They got power and wealth. So, where did it all go wrong for William?
Apologies for the noises off - rooks and the odd car - my window got stuck slightly open!
Diplomat, herald, merchant, spy. And why were all his belongings left in a cellar and not discovered until the 1970s?
Tiptoeing through the razor wire of the war of the roses and ending up on top when so many failed and died. How?!
For Valentine's Day we look at Henry's options for a second wife following the death of Elizabeth of York. Some of these prospective spouses knew nothing of his amorous intentions, others had to be bribed, and others just said no. It's not looking good for Our Henry.
We get to explore the labyrinth that is Ferdinand's mind. Do not play chess with this man. Marvel as he wraps Henry VIII around his little finger!
In Isabella of Castile's episode he came across as her useless appendage. I hope to redress the balance here and convince Michelle that there's more to him than that. Listen to find out how successful I was.
A chance to hear what happens on the other side. We offer you, as a New Year present, a selection of snippetty bits from our Patreon episodes - Isabella of Castile, Leonardo da Vinci, Pico della Mirandola, Sultan Mehmet and Caterina Sforza.
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Join us on a tour of the food you would be served at Christmas in the Reign of Henry VII.
The image used for the icon is from the Delicious History Blog, I would really like to encourage you to check her out especially this article: https://delicioushistoryblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/from-tudors-to-turducken-an-engastration-tale/
Said to have been the richest man who ever lived. He manipulated the heads of state, especially Maximilian, as if he were a thin-lipped puppeteer. Martin Luther had him in his sights as an example of unacceptable capitalism. An extraordinary life.
The man who killed the princes? Of course. Shakespeare said so ... and Shakespeare wouldn't mess around with history.
Spanish ambassador to Scotland? In England? Sorry, he did what to his rooms? Sorry, he did what in the city? Excuse me, you think I should pay the damages?!
Treason stalks the Tudor Court, even amongst the royal bodyguards. When Henry VII dies, what will happen to his son? Well, we know what happens.....but it could all have been very different.
The Hammer of the Witches. Wilhelm Kramer's book will teach you how to spot witches, how to make them confess and how to circumvent the law to make sure they are executed. Was Kramer 'senile and unhinged'?........ Probably. Was he misogynistic?....... Of course! They all were.
An exceptional, although possibly underrated, artist, who today is only remembered for one thing.
The images to go with this episode are on the website.
Maximilian's constant money worries spiral as he gets more and more into Jacob Fugger's clutches. He needs that papal crown, but the Pope won't give it to him. What to do? What to do? I know! I'll become Pope!
The Holy Roman Emperor, for what that's worth. Was he as deluded as we first thought? Why did he never have any money? And why did he side with Perkin?
Father of the People and a very busy man, but does that make him worthy of Tudorlicious?
This episode was originally released on Patreon in the spring. Due to a rethink of our Patreon schedule, we are now sending this out to everyone.
The Tudors saw the human body in a very different way to how we see it today. Discover why men are hairier than women, why women can't produce sperm and why Indian people never go anywhere.
Leaders of the Cornish rebellion. Experience with them the long, long march from Cornwall to London, wonder at that little bit of bother in Taunton, watch helpless as they walk straight into a trap.
Warning The conversation gets very dark towards the end of the episode.
A tour of the visual arts in Northern Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The images to go with this episode are on the website www.tudoriferous.wordpress.com
To celebrate our first birthday, we are starting a series of short episodes which will alternate with our full-length ones. This means that there should be an episode every week and a half!
The biggest threat to Henry's reign! A legitimate Yorkist heir with designs on the crown... pardon? Sorry, your saying he just wants his Dukedom back? Just his Dukedom? ... and the lands?
No! He is the biggest threat to my reign! Really? He just wants his Dukedom back?
Philip continues his quest to grab the crown that he has been expressly told he cannot have. But on the way he makes Henry VII a very happy man, and not many can say that.
A dutiful son? A loving husband? An all-round decent human being? The hottest thing on two legs? You can be the judge.
Bernard André contrasts nicely with Polydore Vergil. He is wildly partisan, very cavalier with the facts, unashamedly forgetful and really quite funny.
How to have strong opinions while navigating the Tudor court and the Catholic word when you can't keep your mouth closed and your pen still. Could Polydore be you finest example or your direest warning?
A short tour around the traditions and rituals of a Tudor Easter. Some still exist, some mercifully don't. Happy Easter everyone and we hope you enjoyed your puffin responsibly.
Another John de la Pole! Will he be more interesting than his father? He should be. He did lead the last battle of The Wars of the Roses.
To make sense of the Tudor world we have to look into the filthy underbelly. Join us as Syphilis is introduced and spread through Europe. Note This episode while clean in language does contain mature content.
From a childhood poverty and insecurity, used as a pawn in marriage and 4th heir to the throne, to a Queen by a coup, bringing Castile under control, attending battles and reforming the church. Arguably one of the most famous Queens of the world. Do her actions with England merit attention? Do they merit the coveted title of Tudorlicious?
Stab him? No. Beat him? No. Strangle him? No. Throw him off a cliff? No.
Then what?!
hmmmmm... I know we will get an ointment in a box that we can smear on a door.
Sorry, what?
We get to the end of Perkin Warbeck the most famous pretender to the Tudor throne. But is that fame justified? You tell us!
Round and round and round we go, will we ever find out? No one knows.
So who is Perkin Warbeck? In the first ever first parter, we attempt to map out Perkin's rise to fame as the "Suprise! I'm actually alive!" Richard Duke of York. The younger of the two princes in the tower.
With a plethora of sinister characters to choose from have we come to the correct choice?
The Popiest Pope of the Tudor Era or the poopiest? hmmmm only time will tell as we cover the rest of them... But for now, the Borja's have arrived!
Traitor, knight, general, prisoner, Earl and councilor ... we definitely can't call him lazy.
Sir Edward Poynings, possibly our most divisive episode for the listeners. A hero or a Machiavellian villain? Hmm…
The Tudor that was supposed to be king but never was. Would he have been the 2nd coming of King Arthur? Was he good enough even as a teenager to deserve the title Tudorlicious?
It's a famous name in the time of the Tudors but does this John de la Pole deserve that fame?
King Henry VII's uncle and faithful companion but was he swinging into battle from the chandelier or tripping over his feet and accidentally succeeding like Mr. Bean?
Margaret Beaufort, driven to get her son on the throne from his birth or only a decision of last resort? Dangerous political opponent or a quiet submissive lady? Dragon of a mother in law, or kind and considerate? All these questions and more answered! Have a listen.
Hello! Welcome to our first episode on Tudor era people. In our first season we are looking at those who lived during the Reign of Henry VII. Were Did they intrigue at the court? Did they rise gloriously or fall with a stratospheric cratering? Did they leave anything to the world after their death? How willing were they to die for their beliefs or convictions? What did they look like, did they leave messages in their portraits? This will be a fun, lighthearted look at the Tudor age and those who lived in it.
First up, a fun whistle stop tour of Henry VII's era to put all of our subjects in context.