Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast, a part of the Agora podcast network.

I am your host, Heather Tesco, and I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible

because I believe it's a pathway to understanding who we are, our place in the universe,

and being more deeply in touch with our own humanity. Today, we are diving into the turbulent

annals of the English monarchy and nobility, focusing on the tragic

stories of the Dukes of Buckingham, pivotal characters caught in the crossfire of power

and ambition. Our protagonist for today's narrative are Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham,

and his son Edward, the third Duke. Before we get started, though, your reminder

about TudorCon. I can't not do a podcast and remind you about TudorCon. So if you can't come

to Pennsylvania for TudorCon in person, we have the streaming tickets. And you can find out

all about that. You get all of the sessions will be live streamed. You can be in

the chat asking questions. It'll be monitored all that. You also get recordings of everything.

You get a digital goodie bag. You get some extra surprises that are just for TudorCon streaming folks,

some extra bonuses that'll be thrown in because when the in-person people are at the

fair and doing feasting and things like that, we need to have stuff for you guys. And so we're

working on putting together all kinds of cool events and things that will be in addition to the

regular TudorCon just for streamers. So you can find out all the details and get $10 off your ticket by entering

the code early word when you get your ticket at Englandcast.com slash TudorCon online. That's

Englandcast.com slash TudorCon online. I hope that I will see you September 8th through 10th

online. Also, my friends, welcome to the newest patrons of this

podcast, Lady Mary, Jackie, and Catitude. Thank you so much for your patronage. And as a reminder,

if you want to support this podcast and get extra episodes and other cool stuff, go to

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