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Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place…new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I’ll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time.

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[YouTube Drop] Clocks and Timekeeping in Tudor England Sep 15, 2025

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In Tudor England, time was shifting from the rhythms of the sun and church bells to the tick of mechanical clocks. This episode explores how the Tudors measured their days, from sundials and cathedral clocks to Anne Boleyn’s gilt-bronze timepiece and Henry VIII’s spectacular astronomical clock at Hampton Court.

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[YouTube Drop] What if Henry IX had lived? Sep 14, 2025

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In 1511, Henry VIII’s son, Henry Duke of Cornwall, lived to adulthood. As King Henry IX, he married into the Spanish Netherlands and led England into a Catholic Golden Age: no Anne Boleyn, no Elizabeth I, and no English Civil War. Here’s how history might have looked if the first Tudor prince had survived.

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[YouTube Drop] 🕷️ Spiders and the Tudors: Sep 13, 2025

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It’s autumn, and the spider webs are everywhere. But in Tudor England, spiders weren’t just pests. They carried layers of meaning: omens of luck, remedies for illness, and even ties to witchcraft. In this minicast, we’ll look at how Tudors thought about spiders, their place in folklore and medicine, and why these creepy crawlies are still tied to Halloween today.

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[YouTube Drop] Anne Herbert Sep 12, 2025

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Another one from the Members Only vault from a few years ago.

Meet Anne Herbert, sister of Catherine Parr, who played her own important role in Tudor history. Serving multiple queens, becoming chief lady-in-waiting to her sister, and marrying into the powerful Herbert family, Anne stood at the heart of court life. A devoted supporter of the Reformed faith, she corresponded with leading scholars and helped shape the religious and political shifts of her time.

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Episode 307: The Howard Family Sep 10, 2025

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The Howard family rose from Bosworth’s ashes to become one of the most powerful dynasties of Tudor England, producing queens, poets, and traitors. In this episode, we trace their rise at Flodden, their heights under Anne and Catherine Howard, their dramatic falls under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, and their survival into the Stuart age.

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[YouTube Drop] Henry VIII's Last Will Sep 09, 2025

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Henry VIII’s final will was meant to control the Tudor succession, but it left a legacy of confusion. Signed with a dry stamp instead of Henry’s own hand, the will cut out the Stuart line. Yet James VI of Scotland inherited the English crown anyway. Today we’ll explore what the will said, why it was controversial, and how it shaped the future of England.

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[YouTube Drop] Elizabeth I Is Born Sep 08, 2025

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On September 7, 1533, Anne Boleyn delivered her first child, a daughter named Elizabeth. Henry VIII had planned for a son, but instead England welcomed the girl who would one day be its most famous queen. Today we look at Anne’s confinement at Greenwich, the shock of Elizabeth’s birth, and the dazzling christening that followed, where politics and family rivalries played out in full display.

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[YouTube Drop] The Coffeehouse Revolution Sep 07, 2025

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How did coffee change England forever? In this episode, we trace the rise of coffee houses from Oxford’s first shop in 1650 to London’s bustling Cornhill, where pamphlets, politics, and newspapers were brewed alongside the coffee. We’ll see why Charles II tried to ban them, how the Women’s Petition Against Coffee mocked them, and how Lloyd’s Coffee House gave birth to one of the world’s great financial institutions. Coffee houses weren’t just about caffeine. They were the birthplace of England’s public sphere.

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[YouTube Drop] How the Reformation Invented Restaurants Sep 06, 2025

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When did people first start eating out in England, and how did the Reformation play a role? This episode traces the rise of taverns, cook shops, and ordinaries in medieval and Tudor England, from the first tablecloths in Westminster to the explosion of alehouses after the monasteries closed. Discover how eating out shifted from charity to commerce, and why it mattered for more than just food.

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[YouTube Drop] Susan Bertie Sep 04, 2025

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The countess who raised a poet: Susan Bertie helped shape Aemilia Lanyer while dodging royal side-eye and surviving two widowhoods. Quick story, big ripples. Born in 1554 to Katherine Willoughby and Richard Bertie, Susan Bertie’s childhood began in Marian exile and continued in a Protestant household at Grimsthorpe under Miles Coverdale. At sixteen she married Reginald Grey, recognized as Earl of Kent in 1572; widowed in 1573, she later married soldier Sir John Wingfield, lived in the Low Countries, and returned after his death at Cadiz in 1596. Remembered as Aemilia Lanyer’s “Mistress of my youth,” Susan’s quiet patronage shaped an early woman poet.

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