Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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Episode 148: A Year in the Life - 1601 Jul 11, 2020

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A year in the life of Elizabethan England - this time we look at 1601. The year of Hamlet. The East India Company's first voyage. Secret correspondence with Scotland. So much good stuff happened this year. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/1601.

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Episode 147: The Tudor Home - the Kitchen Jun 27, 2020

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Looking through the rooms of the home from the 16th century - this episode looks at the history of how the kitchen changed during the 16th century. From chimneys to ovens, new technology offered new ways of cooking and preparing food, and changed the way people interacted with the kitchen. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/kitchen. Also, I'm going to start doing outtakes at the end. Because they're fun.

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Episode 146: British History, Tudor Style Jun 12, 2020

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In this episode I look at how the Tudors saw their own island's history. Bear with me through the admin - it's been a while since I did a big housekeeping. Then we look at how Brutus of Troy, monastic libraries, and 5th century travel guides to Scandinavia are all related. Show notes up at Englandcast.com/history.

Other links of interest: The 2021 Tudor Planner Crowdfunding campaign is live until June 28. Reserve your copy here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2021-tudor-planner/x/176575

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Episode 145: Madrigals for May May 18, 2020

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In this episode, I play some favorite Elizabethan Madrigals for May. I didn't want to violate any copyright laws here, so I only play 30 second snippets - for the full playlist go to englandcast.com/madrigals.

I hope this can be your soundtrack for spring!

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Episode 144: Frost Fairs on the Froze May 03, 2020

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If you're experiencing summer weather like I am, thinking about the cold winter seems a world away. But this week we're going to head back to January (you know, a simpler time before pandemics and social distancing) and talk about the times when the Thames would freeze, and life would move to the frozen open space. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/frost

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Episode 143: The Great Debasement Apr 16, 2020

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In the 1540's Henry VIII began what economists have called the greatest monetary treason ever committed against citizens. What was this con job? The Great Debasement, when coins went from containing about 92% silver to less than 30%. More money to make war on France! And Ireland! Only not. It backfired. Royally and majestically.

Get show notes at englandcast.com/money

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Episode 142: A Deep Dive into 1527 Mar 30, 2020

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About ten years ago I read One Summer by Bill Bryson, which chronicled the summer of 1927 in America. I absolutely adore Bill Bryson anyway, and this book didn't disappoint. I wanted to do something similar on this show, showcasing one year in Tudor England. Just a spotlight on one eventful year. I chose 1527 because it was 400 years before Bill Bryson's book, and also it was the year that Henry's Great Matter began, so there was a lot to talk about.

You can get full show notes, sources, etc., at englandcast.com/1527.

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Episode 141: Thomas Elyot and the Book The Governor Mar 22, 2020

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In 1531 at the height of Henry VIII's Great Matter, Thomas Elyot, who was a humanist and scholar wrote a small political science book disguised as a treatise on education, extolling the virtues of wise counsellors who would speak truth to power. In this episode we look at Elyot, and The Governor, and talk political science.

Get show notes at englandcast.com/elyot

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Episode 139: Bad (Tudor) Romance Feb 14, 2020

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It's a day to celebrate love, and romance, and all that mushy stuff. And the 16th century has its share of great love stories (fun fact: the wedding vows that we use today - to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, etc - are from Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer, and were inspired by his own secret marriage). But what about the romances that went sour? They may have started off full of hope, but then it all backfired. In this episode we take a look at a couple of Bad Tudor Romances.

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Episode 138: Arks and Floods and Prophesy, Oh My! Jan 10, 2020

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In 1524 Europe was convinced the world was ending. A prophesy foretold of a giant flood. 20,000 people fled London for higher ground. We discuss.

Remember to get your Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/Tudorcon2020

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