Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Latest Episodes:

Episode 300: The Failure of Lady Jane Grey's coup Jul 23, 2025

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In this episode, we look at where the coup (with Lady Jane Grey as a figurehead) went so wrong. Jane had the army. Jane had the government. And yet Mary won. Why? Let's discuss!

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Bastards You’ve Never Heard Of: Hidden Children of Power and Scandal Jul 22, 2025

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In this youtube video from today, we're looking at the forgotten illegitimate children of the Tudor world, from Charles Brandon’s secret family to the rumored Tudor bloodline behind Bishop Stephen Gardiner. Let me know what you think about these YouTube drops! Leave a comment, or email help@tudorfair.com

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[YouTube Drop] Priest Hides and Hidden Secrets in Tudor Homes Jul 21, 2025

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In this video, we’re exploring the secret spaces built into Tudor houses from hidden staircases to priest holes tucked behind fireplaces. These were survival tools in an age of religious persecution and political paranoia.

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This Week in YouTube July 20 Jul 20, 2025

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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Top 5 Tudor Mistakes: Blunders That Cost Lives, Crowns, and Countries; The Doomed Dukes of Buckingham. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Dressing Anne Boleyn Jul 18, 2025

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In this Tudorcon 2024 session, dress historian Samantha Bullat dives into the surviving wardrobe accounts from the final months of Anne Boleyn’s life. From velvet and crimson to why she probably never wore a farthingale, this talk brings Anne’s clothing, and her story, to life through fabric, color, and craft.

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The Tudor Spy Game Jul 16, 2025

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Espionage in Tudor England wasn’t all Walsingham and coded letters. In this episode, we meet the undercover herald Roger Machado, the singing spy Petrus Alamire, John Dee and his angelic intelligence… and one sawyer who really shouldn’t have been sent abroad.

Related: My 2015 interview with David Skinner: https://youtu.be/VK2zFKXNvTk

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[YouTube Drop] Elizabeth's final days and death Jul 15, 2025

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Queen Elizabeth I’s final days were filled with silence, sorrow, and symbolism. In this episode, I explore her decline at Richmond Palace—her refusal to lie down, the haunting removal of her coronation ring, and the quiet gesture that confirmed her successor. From the thick white makeup she wore to maintain her image, to the lavish funeral that closed the Tudor era, this is the powerful and human end of a remarkable reign.

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[YouTube Drop] Margaret Paston: The Woman Who Fought Her Family (and Everyone Else) Jul 14, 2025

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In this mini episode, meet Margaret Paston, the 15th-century Norfolk matriarch who juggled lawsuits, sieges, and so much family drama—all while writing letters that have survived for over 500 years. We’ll look at her incredible story through her surviving correspondence: managing estates while her husband was away, getting caught in violent local feuds, and battling her in-laws in court.

It’s a snapshot of medieval life—and one woman’s fierce determination to hold it all together.

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This week in YouTube July 13 Jul 13, 2025

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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The House That Couldn’t Stop Rebelling - The Percy Family’s 200-Year War with the Crown; How the Tudors Celebrated Midsummer. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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When the Tudors Hit the Road: Royal Progresses with Carol Ann Lloyd Jul 11, 2025

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Tudor monarchs didn’t just sit on thrones—they moved with them. In this special interview, historian Carol Ann Lloyd joins me to explore the world of Tudor progresses: the royal road trips that brought the court (and the mess) to towns across England. We chat about:

Why Henry VII hit the road just months after becoming king
How nobles went bankrupt trying to impress Elizabeth I
The epic disaster of Henry VIII’s progress with Catherine Howard
Robert Dudley’s full-blown 1575 Kenilworth Proposal-palooza (mermaids! fireworks! matching portraits!)
And yes—mud, plague, and poop logistics.

It’s part political strategy, part royal flex, and 100% fascinating. Don’t miss it!

📚 Books by Carol Ann Lloyd:

👉 The Tudors by Numbers

👉 Courting the Virgin Queen

🎧 Listen to her podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/british-history-royals-rebels-and-romantics/id1516524780

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