Queens of England Podcast

Tudor Times survey on who historians and authors say their favourite of Henry's wives is (Tudor Times)

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Portrait of Christina of Denmark (The National Gallery)

Portrait of Anne of Cleves (Wikipedia)

The Schmalkaldic League (Wikipedia)

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46 - Jane Seymour (2): The Pacific Peacemaker Apr 23, 2017

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Coming to the throne hours after the execution of Anne Boleyn, the new queen Jane Seymour found herself in a far weaker position than that of her predecessors. That said, she was not entirely content to just be a babymaker.

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The Second Succession Act which disinherited Mary and Elizabeth (Wikipedia )

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Mary Tudor's letter of submission to Henry VIII (English History)

The Pilgrimage of Grace (History Learning Site)

Diego de Mendoza (Wikipedia)

A midwife's view of the death of Jane Seymour (Tudor Stuff)

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45 - Jane Seymour (1): The Lady from Wolf Hall Apr 10, 2017

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Jane Seymour is often held up as the anti-Anne Boleyn - the opposite to the queen that she replaced. But were they really that different?

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The Seymour Family (wikipedia )

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Portrait of Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein (Web Gallery of Art)

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CHAT: Anne Boleyn with Claire Ridgway Apr 02, 2017

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Concluding my series on Anne Boleyn, I wanted to get someone on the podcast who really got Anne Boleyn - and luckily the first person on my list who I contacted agreed to come on the show.

Claire Ridgway

Claire is a writer, blogger and all around Tudor fanatic from my homeland of England but now plies her trade in sunny Spain. In 2009, she started one of my favourite history websites on the whole web, the Anne Boleyn Files - a fantastic repository of her research and fascination with England's most controversial queen.

You can find her stuff in all these places:

Websites:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/

http://www.elizabethfiles.com/

Books:

Claire's author page on Amazon

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44 - Anne Boleyn (4): Around the Throne, the Thunder Roars Mar 26, 2017

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The fall of Anne Boleyn was as ruthless as it was swift. How did it happen? Why did it happen?

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Henry VIII's jousting accident (History Extra)

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John Skip's sermon (The Anne Boleyn Files)

The interrogation of Mark Smeaton (The Anne Boleyn Files)

Oyer and Terminer (wikipedia)

Execution of the non-Boleyn men (The Anne Boleyn Files)

Footage of Anne Boleyn's exection from The Tudors (Youtube)

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43 - Anne Boleyn (3): Mistress on the Throne Mar 12, 2017

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Often when we think about Anne Boleyn we see either the sultry mistress or the tragic victim - but people often forget that for 3 years she was a queen consort and don't judge her time on the throne on its merits. Today, we see how her reign stacks up to that of her forebears.

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Bishop Hugh Latimer (wikipedia )

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Elizabeth I using the politics of ostentation (The Elizabeth Files)

Anne Boleyn and Hampton Court Palace (On the Tudor Trail)

Venes Regrets, Venes Tous - directed by David Skinner, sung by Clare Wilkinson (Youtube)

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42 - Anne Boleyn (2): The Rise Feb 26, 2017

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The decision not to sleep with Henry set both he and Anne on a course that would lead to the ripping up the religious fabric of England. Opposition both at home and abroad delayed it all, but the prospect of a child changed everything.

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The song played at the start of the episode: Anne by Kayak (youtube)

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The Obedience of a Christian Man (wikipedia )

More on Anne's coronation procession (Anne Boleyn Files)

More on the birth of Elizabeth I (Anne Boleyn Files)

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Supplemental - Henry VIII's Love Letters to Anne Boleyn Feb 14, 2017

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As a Valentine's Day special, here are Henry VIII's surviving love letters to Anne Boleyn. Use his words with extreme caution.

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The Letters (this is not where I got them from, but this is a good online repository) - (The Anne Boleyn Files)

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41 - Anne Boleyn (1): The Birth of a Legend Feb 12, 2017

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Anne Boleyn is probably the most controversial queen in English history, with more books, films and tv shows about her than just about anyone else. Yet the secret to her success and fame started, not in England, but in the courts of Margaret of Austria and Francis I.

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