Season 3 Episode 6: The Search for a New Queen
Henry is coming out of his grief, and wants a new queen. Not just any new queen though. One he is in love with. Who's pretty. Preferably you...
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Watching the Tudors
Husband and wife watch The Tudors. He knows nothing about the 16th century. She has been podcasting about Renaissance England since 2009. In this episode by episode guide he'll ask her quest...
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Season 3 episode 5: Problems With the Reformation
In this episode, Jonathan and I chat about Reginald Pole, the role of Fools, the Six Articles, and more. WatchingTheTudors.com for show note...
Watching The Tudors Season 3 Episode 4: The Death of a Queen
Season 3 Episode 4: In Which Jane Seymour Dies. We chat about Henry's title including that he's King of France, and the whiplash of the Henr...
Season 3 Episode 3: Dissension and Punishment
And we're back, talking about the Pilgrimage of Grace, the mission-based life of Cromwell, quail's eggs, and Josquin. Thanks for listening!...
Watching the Tudors Season 3 Episode 2
We're back! In Season 3 Episode 2, the Pilgrimage of Grace is heating up, Henry makes a not-so-subtle threat to Jane, Mary's back, and Brand...
Watching the Tudors Season 3 Episode 1: Civil Unrest
The Pilgrimage of Grace begins, which is distinctly lacking in grace. Also, Henry marries Jane. She pushes for him to reconcile with Mary, b...
Watching the Tudors Season 2 Episode 10
In the Season Finale of Season 2 of The Tudors, Anne loses her head. Well, has it taken from her, to be completely accurate. We break it dow...
Watching the Tudors Season 2 Episode 9: Act of Treason
In this episode we see the crescendo leading up to Anne Boleyn's beheading. The men are accused and killed, and Anne herself is awaiting exe...
Watching The Tudors Season 2 Episode 8: Lady in Waiting
In this episode Anne catches Jane on Henry's lap, Henry has a fall, and Anne loses another child. Show notes at WatchingTheTudors.com and En...
Watching The Tudors Season 2 Episode 7: Matters of State
In this episode of The Tudors, things are going downhill very quickly for Anne. Henry is becoming impatient with her, and she's picking figh...
Watching the Tudors Season 2 Episode 6
In this episode we look at the Dissolution, and why that Printing Press Scene was so, so, so wrong it makes my heart hurt. And dogs. And mon...
Watching the Tudors Season 2 Episode 5
In this episode we talk about the martyrdom of Thomas More, and why Mary Boleyn really shouldn't have married without permission. If you lik...
Episode 014: Season Two Episode Four - The Act of Succession
In this episode we talk about whether Henry really loved his daughter Mary, why Heather doesn't really think Thomas More was all that honora...
Watching The Tudors Season 2 Episode 3
In this episode, called Checkmate, we see events fly by after the excruciating wait. After years and years of waiting, Anne becomes Queen an...
Watching the Tudors Season 2 Episode 2
In Season 2 Episode 2 Brandon gets shunned, then gets unshunned, Anne goes to France, and Thomas More resigns. The Drama heats up. We break...
Watching The Tudors Season 2 Episode 1: Everything is Beautiful
In Watching The Tudors we look at the history behind the drama, and talk about what was real, what was dramatic license, and what was just m...
Episode 06: True Love
A repost of this episode from a few weeks ago - it looks like it never actually went through. Remember if you like the show to leave a ratin...
Episode 10: The Death of Wolsey
As if the title wasn't spoiler enough, this episode covers the final downfall of Wolsey, the big mistake Thomas More is making in thinking h...
Episode 09: Look to God, First
In this episode Jonathan and Heather talk about the facts behind the fiction of episode 9 of The Tudors in which Wolsey appears to be royall...
Watching the Tudors Episode 08: Truth and Justice
in this episode Jonathan and I talk about subjects like Tudor portrait propaganda, and Katherine's court performance, all while discussing e...