[YouTube Drop] Clocks and Timekeeping in Tudor England

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Heather Teysko

History

4.6 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In Tudor England, time was shifting from the rhythms of the sun and church bells to the tick of mechanical clocks. This episode explores how the Tudors measured their days, from sundials and cathedral clocks to Anne Boleyn’s gilt-bronze timepiece and Henry VIII’s spectacular astronomical clock at Hampton Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.9	When we think about time today, it feels very fixed and precise. Your phone buzzes at exactly 7 a.m.
1:00.0	Your meeting is late if it starts at 905, and most of us can glance at a dozen different clocks before we even get out the door.
1:08.3	For the tutors, though, time was far more fluid.
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