Hello everyone, welcome to the History of England, episode 263 for Divise.

Don't forget everyone that next week we start a Jam Bore Re. A week of podcasts taking us through the

dramatic succession crisis of 1553, day by day and the life of Lady Jane Gray. For all of you,

there is a simple poll and the chance to win a copy of the Crown of Blood and a historic

George V, 1916 English coin. For members, there is also a quiz and a separate prize draw

with a chance to win a Philip and Mary 16th century coin. Members can join both competitions by

the way because life is better for members of the History of England. And by the way,

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thehistoryofingland.co.uk and find out how it's done. So much news to give you. Don't forget

this very week. Right now, as we speak, a new series has started for members. It's a serialised

biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine. You get an episode a week of 10 to 15 minutes and then an

omnibus of all four or five episodes gathered together under one roof at the end of the month.

Good Lord. Go to thehistoryofingland.co.uk forward slash become a member this instant. Well,

wait, before you do, there's more. Eleanor was of course born in 1124. Well, when we get to 1146,

when she is, you know, just a minute, 21, 22, a second, separate, serialised biography will start

on William the Marshall in the same way. And meanwhile, the history of Scotland still continues.

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Last week then, we heard about the flowering of John Dudley's career if I can put it like that.

How, after many years and royal service and on the King's council, he came to be primus

interparees of the royal council. I have talked a little about his motivations and the controversy

about that was he driven by greed, ambition, lust for power. Oh, was he driven mainly by a sense of

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