Queens of England Podcast

The first episode of my new show, The Other Half. If you like what you hear, find the show on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice and SUBSCRIBE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2018

We round up the Tudor and Stuart Queens, and see how they match up against their Mediaeval forebears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2018

In 2018, I have a new show for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2017

In the face of invasion, Mary fled with her son to France with her husband close behind. It was deja-vu for the Stuart dynasty, but could they regain the crown for a second time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2017

In June 1688, Mary gave birth to a son. Or did she? Enquiry of the Princess of Orange into the Birth of the Prince of Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2017

A Catholic wife of a Catholic king in a virulently Protestant country, things were always going to be hard for England's first Italian queen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2017

MERCH! - Click here to check it all out! She had had a terrible start to her time as queen, but things were only about to get harder for Catherine of Braganza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2017

As a daughter of England's oldest ally, Catherine came to marry a king of a restored monarchy. Sadly, there were more than just two people in their marriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2017

There are many ways to defend someone during a crisis. For Henrietta, it was to release a cookbook Queen's Closet Opened (first two parts)Queen's Closet Opened (third part)Sir Kenelm Digby's Closet Opened Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2017

Not long after Henrietta arrived in France, the Royalist cause in England collapsed and her husband was executed. What would she do now? For the poem, go to page 169 of this book - https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9033/90333419.23.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2017

As Civil War swept across Charles's three kingdoms, Henrietta did her best to support her husband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2017

When she looked back over her life, Henrietta recognised these years as the happiest of her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2017

With violence setting in on the Continent, England sought a wife for Prince Charles who might give them an advantage in the escalating war in Germany. what they got, was an unrepentant Catholic who was determined to be an active queen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2017

After coming down south of the wall, Anne had a lot to live up to after the death of Gloriana. She may not have ruled a kingdom, but she did help define a courtly culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2017

Coming from the famed at Elsinore, Anne was greeted by cheering crowds when she finally made it safely over to Scotland. But if they were expecting some meek, placid, blushing bride, they had a nasty surprise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2017

As relations with the Habsburgs soured, Elizabeth and her councillors cast their eyes to the young brothers of the King of France: Henry, Duke of Anjou, and Francis, Duke of Alencon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2017

Terrified of leaving England without an heir, Elizabeth's councillors searched Europe to find a suitable groom. First up, were Eric of Sweden, and Archduke Charles of Austria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2017

Elizabeth I is known to history as the Virgin Queen, but that didn't mean that she couldn't have a few dalliances in her time. Today we look at her two great English favourites: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2017

With the coming to the throne of Mary I, England had an undisputed female ruler for the first time. There were many things to deal with, but key was the matter of her marriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2017

I chat with Elizabeth Norton, historian and author of tons of books on queens, about all of the six wives of Henry VIII. I also reveal who you have crowned as your favourite queen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2017

Katherine had survived the conservative plot against her, but her position was not strong upon the death of her husband. Her quick remarriage was for love - but it was handled all wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2017

The first Queen of England to have a book published in her own name, Katherine Parr used her time on the throne to try and push England towards radical religious reform. And it would nearly cost her everything.I GAVE YOU THE WRONG LINK FOR JUSTGIVING!Just Giving: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/JamesBoulton17Poll: https://apps.facebook.com/my-polls/who-is-your-favourite-wife-of-henry-viii Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2017

Katherine Parr was far from unprecedented in becoming a reluctant queen, but, if queen she must be, then she wanted to take full advantage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2017

Henry's final and most reluctant wife, Katherine Parr had quite an eventful life before becoming Queen of England Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2017

As the noose tightened around Katherine, Dereham, Culpepper and Lady Rochester, it became a free-for-all, as each attempted to save themselves by throwing the others under the bus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2017

Questions for the Elizabeth Norton interview and the move to Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2017

Henry VIII's youngest queen reached the throne thanks for her own beauty and charm, but there were skeletons in her closet which she made little effort to keep concealed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2017

Katherine came from a big fancy family and was brought up in a finishing school for girls. Where men were allowed to roam free. With wine. Unsupervised.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2017

As Henry sought to end marriage number 4, Anne of Cleves had to play her weak hand very carefully if she was to survive.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2017

After their disastrous first meeting with Anne of Cleves, Henry reluctantly embarked on his fourth marriage. Yet the proof of the pudding would be in the consumating - and there enlay the problem.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!Headboard from bed of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves (the Guardian)Some more on Thomas Cromwell (History Today) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2017

After the death of Jane Seymour, Henry and Cromwell began a pan-European search to find wife number four.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!Tudor Times survey on who historians and authors say their favourite of Henry's wives is (Tudor Times)Portrait of Christina of Denmark (The National Gallery)Portrait of Anne of Cleves (Wikipedia)The Schmalkaldic League (Wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2017

Coming to the throne hours after the execution of Anne Boleyn, the new queen Jane Seymour found herself in a far weaker position than that of her predecessors. That said, she was not entirely content to just be a babymaker.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!The Second Succession Act which disinherited Mary and Elizabeth (Wikipedia)Mary Tudor's letter of submission to Henry VIII (English History)The Pilgrimage of Grace (History Learning Site)Diego de Mendoza (Wikipedia)A midwife's view of the death of Jane Seymour (Tudor Stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2017

Jane Seymour is often held up as the anti-Anne Boleyn - the opposite to the queen that she replaced. But were they really that different?SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!The Seymour Family (wikipedia)Portrait of Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein (Web Gallery of Art) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2017

Concluding my series on Anne Boleyn, I wanted to get someone on the podcast who really got Anne Boleyn - and luckily the first person on my list who I contacted agreed to come on the show.Claire RidgwayClaire is a writer, blogger and all around Tudor fanatic from my homeland of England but now plies her trade in sunny Spain. In 2009, she started one of my favourite history websites on the whole web, the Anne Boleyn Files - a fantastic repository of her research and fascination with England's most controversial queen.You can find her stuff in all these places:Websites:https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/http://www.elizabethfiles.com/Books:Claire's author page on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2017

The fall of Anne Boleyn was as ruthless as it was swift. How did it happen? Why did it happen?SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!Henry VIII's jousting accident (History Extra)John Skip's sermon (The Anne Boleyn Files)The interrogation of Mark Smeaton (The Anne Boleyn Files)Oyer and Terminer (wikipedia)Execution of the non-Boleyn men (The Anne Boleyn Files)Footage of Anne Boleyn's exection from The Tudors (Youtube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2017

Often when we think about Anne Boleyn we see either the sultry mistress or the tragic victim - but people often forget that for 3 years she was a queen consort and don't judge her time on the throne on its merits. Today, we see how her reign stacks up to that of her forebears.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!Bishop Hugh Latimer (wikipedia)Elizabeth I using the politics of ostentation (The Elizabeth Files)Anne Boleyn and Hampton Court Palace (On the Tudor Trail)Venes Regrets, Venes Tous - directed by David Skinner, sung by Clare Wilkinson (Youtube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2017

The decision not to sleep with Henry set both he and Anne on a course that would lead to the ripping up the religious fabric of England. Opposition both at home and abroad delayed it all, but the prospect of a child changed everything.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!The song played at the start of the episode: Anne by Kayak (youtube)The Obedience of a Christian Man (wikipedia)More on Anne's coronation procession (Anne Boleyn Files)More on the birth of Elizabeth I (Anne Boleyn Files) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2017

As a Valentine's Day special, here are Henry VIII's surviving love letters to Anne Boleyn. Use his words with extreme caution.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!The Letters (this is not where I got them from, but this is a good online repository) -  (The Anne Boleyn Files) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2017

Anne Boleyn is probably the most controversial queen in English history, with more books, films and tv shows about her than just about anyone else. Yet the secret to her success and fame started, not in England, but in the courts of Margaret of Austria and Francis I.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show, click on the links below!Media links from Youtube: Natalie Dormer Claire Foy Natalie Portman Genevieve Bujold Helena Bonham Carter (warning, violent sexual assault scene depicted)Margaret of Austria (wikipedia)Queen Claude of France (wikipedia)Anne Boleyn's portrait in the National Portrait Gallery (National Portrait Gallery)Henry Percy & Anne Boleyn (English History)Thomas Wyatt (Anne Boleyn Files) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2017

A discussion of Henry VIII's first queen with fellow podcaster Heather Teysko. In my first ever Chat episode, we discuss our opinions on Katherine's reign, her family and upbringing, her reactions to her problems conceiving and Anne Boleyn.Heather TeyskoShe is producer and host of the Renaissance English History Podcast.Heather has been running this show for 8 years now, and it stands as one of the best history podcasts on English and early modern history around. From wars, royals and nobles, to fashion, beauty and culture, this show covers it all.She also has a show with her husband, watching the tv series The Tudors where they discuss the history behind the hit show.You can find her show in all these places:Website: www.englandcast.comiTunes: Renaissance English History Podcast Watching the Tudors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2017

Katherine spent the final years of her life, fighting tooth and claw to protect her marriage and the inheritance of her daughter. It would be a fight that she would ultimately lose.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!The Fall of Thomas Wolsey (English History)The fate of Bishop Fisher's cook (Wikipedia)The More (Wikipedia)The First Act of Supremacy (Wikipedia)Kimbolton Castle (kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2017

As the trial of the century loomed, Henry and Wolsey thought that they could win the argument that the king's marriage was not legal. They thought that they would not face much public opposition from Katherine. Instead, to their shock, she turned out to be a fearsome opponent.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Íñigo de Mendoza (wikipedia)Lorenzo Campeggio (wikipedia)Thomas Abel (wikipedia)Death of John the Baptist (wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2017

In his collective works on the world of Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkein created a great number of fascinating, badass characters. Sadly, all but one of them were male. All except for one: Eowyn from the Lord of the Rings.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)Videos used for the audio clipsLord of the Rings : The Two Towers. Eowyn and AragornLOTR A hutch to trammel some wild thing inLOTR Extended Edition - Eowyn/AragornFor more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links belowMap of Middle Earth (Wallpaper Cave)Rohan (wikipedia)Volsung Saga (wikipedia)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2016

Katherine of Aragon was a successful queen in almost every respect. She did everything right. Except for a couple of teeny tiny things...SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!More on Fray Diego Fernandez (History and Other Thoughts)Maria de Salinas (Wikipedia)War of the League of Cambrai (Wikipedia)Battle of the Spurs (Wikipedia)Battle of Flodden (Historic UK)Field of the Cloth of Gold (Tudor History)Evil May Day (Wikipedia)Ian McKellan's performance of Sir Thomas More's Evil May Day speech (Youtube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2016

Katherine of Aragon had one of the most powerful women in mediaeval history for a mother, and came from the great up-and-coming kingdom of Europe. Fate dealt her great cards, but things would not be easy for her once she came to England as Princess of Wales.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Spanish Medieval History (wikipedia)Map of Spanish Kingdoms (LearnNC.org)Descendants of Ferdinand and Isabella (wikipedia)The 7 Sacraments (FranciscanMedia.org)Pope Julius II, The Terrifying Pope (wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2016

It's been a crazy 18 months doing this show, and so today we wrap up Season 1 of the Queens of England podcast with a whistle stop tour of England's mediaeval queens.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Helpful list of English queens consort (wikipedia)Kids graph (me)Nationality graph (me) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2016

Elizabeth of York was a symbol of the new regime, the White Rose to Henry's Red. Although she would be subordinated to the influence of the king's mother, she would not be a passive queen.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Who is the Master of Revels (Shakespeare Online)Ferdinand and Isabella: The Catholic Monarchs (wikipedia)In a Glorious Garden Green performed by Gondwana Voices, arr. by David Hamilton (Youtube)The Hours of Elizabeth the Queen (The British Library) Henry VII and Elizabeth of York at Westminster Abbey (Westminster Abbey)Thomas More's Rueful Lamentation for Elizabeth of York (Luminarium) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2016

The world of Geroge R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series is strongly influenced by our own medieval period, and this goes for its queens as well. Today we compare the likes of Cersei Lannister and Margaery Tyrell to the queens of medieval England - see how they stack up.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!This video sums up the series up to but not including the most recent season (warning: Explicit Language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-T-652VtQk These are the Youtube videos that I used for the audio clips (warning: Explicit Language)Clip 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZALx29OnHUClip 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-I4O2UdTGQClip 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPXBok_zXcClip 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQnZ1dSg9pg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2016

Completing our run of Wars of the Roses queens, Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor marked the final union of England's great warring houses. But Elizabeth potentially could be as great a threat to Henry as she was an asset...SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesMy guest episode on Bessie Blount for the Renaissance English History Podcast. Click the links below: Link to iTunes Link to the websiteQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!Sing a Song of Sixpence performed by the Hastings College Choir (Youtube)George Neville, Duke of Bedford (Wikipedia)Treaty of Piquigny (Wikipedia) Final scene of Shakespeare's Richard III, including the final speech (MIT.edu)What is an epithalamium (wikipedia)    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2016

Anne Neville was born into great privilege and wealth, things were going great. Then everyone died. Which was bad, But she rose from the ashes of Tewkesbury to become the wife of England's most controversial king.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/QueensofEnglandPodcastShownotesQoE website (QueensOfEnglandPodcast.com)QoE Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com)QoE Podcast Twitter page (Twitter.com)For more on the topics discussed in this show click on the links below!QoE Wall of ThanksAnne Beauchamp (wikipedia)Middleham Castle (English Heritage)Anne Neville in her room, making no noise and pretending she's not there (Youtube)Edward of Middleham (wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2016