The Priest Who Escaped the Tower of London
In 1588, a tall, well-dressed gentleman rode through Norfolk talking about hawks with anyone who'd listen. He had a gilt-handled rapier, exc...
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Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors
Music, culture, the arts, maritime exploration - Renaissance England was an exciting place to be. So much happening! Breaks with Rome. Wars with France. And Scotland. And Spain! Twice a mont...
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Henry VIII Got Six Tries. Could His Wives Get One?
Sign up for the weekly newsletter here: https://englandcast.com/newsletter-sign-up Everyone knows Henry VIII's divorce saga. He wanted out,...
Edward VI vs. The Dragon: A Protestant Boy King Who Tried to Rewrite England's Most Elite Knighthood
In 1552, England's teenage Protestant king decided that St. George, patron saint of England, had to go. Not from one town, or one church. Fr...
Constable of the Tower, Then Its Prisoner: The Wild Life of Eleanor de Clare
Want to test the new Tudor Scrolls app? Email me at heather@englandcast.com. She was the granddaughter of a king, married off at thirteen to...
The Forgotten Welfare State: How the Dissolution of Monasteries Devastated the Poor and Sick
Before Henry VIII, if you were sick, old, or starving in England, there was a place you could go. Monasteries ran almshouses, hospitals, fre...
What If Mary Queen of Scots Was Never Executed?
Mary, Queen of Scots was executed on February 8th, 1587, on the strength of a decoded letter and a forged postscript that Elizabeth's spymas...
The Invention of You: How the Renaissance Discovered the Self
📬 Free newsletter (Tudor news, vocab, treasures, behind the scenes): https://englandcast.com/newsletter-sign-up We talk about the Renaiss...
Before Samuel Pepys, There Was This Devon Farmer Buying Velvet Shoes
A Devon farmer records buying velvet shoes and 30 gold buttons. A London astrologer hides his affairs in Latin. Shakespeare puts a soliloquy...
Body for Body: The People Who Ran the Tower of London
Did you know the very first person ever imprisoned in the Tower of London also became the first person to escape from it? He got his guards...
The Emperor Who Dropped Mary Tudor For a Better Dowry (And Changed History Forever)
In 1525, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V broke off his engagement to the young Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, and...
The Black Tudors History Forgot
**Note - I gave Cattalena's death date wrong - it's 1625 and I said 1525! So sorry!!! *** When I picture Tudor England, I used to picture......
What If Tyndale Had Never Translated the Bible? The Man Who Invented English (and Died For It)
What if one man had never existed? William Tyndale was a scholar, a fugitive, and a martyr who died in 1536 strangled at the stake for commi...
Answering the Internet's Most Googled Questions About the Tudors
Did the Tudors steal the throne? Did they brush their teeth? Did they smell? I typed "did the Tudors" into Google and answered every single...
Did Tudors Actually Swim? (The Answer Is Weirder Than You Think)
Someone asked me this from their pool. They were floating around listening to the podcast and thought, "did the people I'm obsessed with eve...
Tudor Laundresses: Three Very Different Lives Doing the Dirtiest Job at Court
What did it actually take to keep Tudor England clean? Before dawn, before the court woke up, before Henry VIII put on his famous doublet, s...
Medieval Women Couldn't Hold Power? Meet the Two Female Sheriffs Who Ran Entire Counties
Everything we think we know about women and power in the medieval world is missing a few key details. Like the fact that there were exactly...
What If Thomas More Had Just Signed? (My Hair and I Discuss)
What if Thomas More had just signed the Oath of Supremacy? He could have. Plenty of people did. Cranmer signed it. Cromwell signed it. So wh...
Spinster: The Job Title That Became an Insult
Before it was an insult, "spinster" was a job title. It meant a woman who spins thread. It appeared in tax rolls, court records, and legal d...
The Tudor Women Who Controlled Access to the Queen (And Paid the Price)
You think office politics are bad? Imagine your entire career depending on whether the queen liked how you handed her a towel.Lady in waitin...
The Tudor Legal Loophole That Gave Women Their Lives Back
The moment a Tudor woman got married, she legally ceased to exist. No property, no contracts, no rights - her entire legal identity absorbed...