# tudor (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tudor. Page: Feed: --- ## The Tudors Were Obsessed With Troy (But Never Actually Read Homer) _2026-08-19 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ I just watched Nolan's Odyssey and went down a rabbit hole: did the Tudors even know this story? Turns out, not the way you'd think. For most of the dynasty, England's version of the Trojan War came from a completely different, largely invented medieval tradition, one that literally cut the gods out of the story. The real, translated Homer didn't arrive in English until the dynasty was basically… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD6819645568.mp3) ## Two London Historians Show Me the Tudor City Everyone Walks Right Past _2026-08-18 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ I got on a Zoom call with two Blue Badge guides from Context Travel, and by the end of it I had a list of about a dozen places in London I've never been and now desperately need to see. Sean spent almost 30 years in financial services before deciding life was too short not to spend it obsessing over history and art instead. Caroline taught history at a girls' school and specialized in Edward VI,… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD7834136019.mp3) ## [Who Would Marry Henry VIII? The Search for Wife No. 4](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/3068645) _2026-08-14 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Who would agree to become Henry VIII's fourth wife? By late 1537, Henry VIII was back on the marriage market. Catherine of Aragon had been banished, Anne Boleyn had been executed, and Jane Seymour had died shortly after giving Henry the legitimate son he had longed for. Now the 46-year-old king needed another queen. And so began an extraordinary search across Europe. In this video, I'm giving… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/3068645/tudorhistory/2026_08_14_14_43_18_61e9770e-c643-48f7-8d92-6db7b4de65c7.mp3) ## [Sir Thomas Wyatt, Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles, Duke of Orléans](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/sir-thomas-wyatt-geoffrey-chaucer) _2026-08-14 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ Medieval and Tudor Poets at the Tower ## I Stayed in a 600-Year-Old Inn Full of Secret Smuggling Tunnels _2026-08-13 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ So I recently went to England to sleep in historic places. This is the first episode of a mini series I'm calling Heather Stays in Olde Inns, because England is full of medieval places to stay, and I wanted to stay in them. First stop: The Mermaid Inn in Rye. The cellars here date back to 1156. The building you see today went up in 1420, after the French burned the whole town to the ground in 1377… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD2336861175.mp3) ## [Queen Victoria's Education at Kensington Palace](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/queen-victorias-education-at-kensington-palace) _2026-08-13 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ We might think of Queen Victoria as an elderly woman in black mourning dress, but she was only 18 when she came to the throne. Victoria spent much of her childhood at Kensington Palace . Here, a rigorous programme of education aimed to prepare her for the responsibility of ruling Britain and its Empire. Victoria believed her childhood was 'oppressive', but what was her schooling really like, and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Myles_QV_ASIL_FINAL_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## The Almost-Marriage That Could Have Erased Lady Jane Grey _2026-08-10 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ In 1513, Charles Brandon knelt in front of Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands, and lifted the ring right off her finger. Twice. The gossip reached all the way to her father, the Holy Roman Emperor, and for a minute, Henry VIII was actually pushing for his best friend to marry one of the most powerful women in Europe.It never happened. But what if it had? In this episode I dig into the… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD6885019879.mp3) ## [The Homes of Ordinary Tudors: Life Beyond the Court](https://the-tudor-history-travel-show.castos.com/episodes/the-homes-of-ordinary-tudors-life-beyond-the-court) _2026-08-08 · The Tudor Travel Guide · The Tudor History & Travel Show_ Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at the Weald & Downland Living Museum, where we explore two remarkable properties that offer a fascinating insight into sixteenth-century domestic life and architecture. If you've ever wondered what life was like beyond the royal palaces, this episode is for you. If you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor… [Listen](https://episodes.castos.com/644b7bd726c9a3-77746600/2564869/c1e-zwm3of3oxr1uqmo3g-0v40zw69uvjn-0pf3z3.mp3) ## [Podcast Twenty-Four: Frances Walsingham: The Spymaster’s Daughter](https://tonyriches.podbean.com/e/podcast-twenty-four-frances-walsingham-the-spymaster-s-daughter/) _2026-08-08 · Stories of the Tudors & Stuarts_ Frances Walsingham is the only surviving child of Queen Elizabeth’s ‘spymaster’ Sir Francis Walsingham. Better educated than most men, her father arranges her marriage to warrior poet Sir Philip Sidney. After Philip Sidney is killed in battle, Frances becomes Countess of Essex, and is banished from court after her husband Sir Robert Devereaux’s rebellion against the queen. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/imr5p8z48gzva4xi/Frances.mp3) ## [Sir Christopher Wren's Hampton Court Palace](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/sir-christopher-wrens-hampton-court) _2026-08-07 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ Head of Historic Buildings Daniel Jackson looks at one of Wren’s most famous and problematic projects: the remodelling of Hampton Court Palace. ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DpN26RNrmBAY) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [Did Mary of Guise Use Anne Boleyn's Words to Refuse Henry VIII's Proposal?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/3051251) _2026-08-06 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ One of the most famous quotations attributed to Mary of Guise is her alleged reply to Henry VIII's proposal of marriage: "I may be a big woman, but I have a very little neck." It's a wonderful story, cleverly alluding to Anne Boleyn's execution and Henry VIII's reputation. But did Mary of Guise really say those words? In this video, I investigate the evidence by examining contemporary diplomatic… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/3051251/tudorhistory/2026_08_06_13_55_02_f9504151-f043-48b1-88a3-3f30cc533ca1.mp3) ## Tracy Borman Makes Me Rethink EVERYTHING About the Boleyns _2026-08-06 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ This conversation totally rearranged some things in my brain. I sat down with Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, to talk about her new novel The House of Boleyn, and it flips the whole family on its head. Thomas Boleyn, the guy we all love to hate as the scheming dad pimping out his daughters? Tracy did the research and found basically none of that. He comes across as… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD8556122332.mp3) ## [Oliver Cromwell's Palace - Hampton Court During the Interregnum](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/oliver-cromwells-palace-hampton-court-during-the-interregnum) _2026-08-06 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ A regicide might be the last person you'd think would save a king's palace – but in Oliver Cromwell, Hampton Court found an unlikely admirer. During his time as Head of State, Cromwell's family filled Hampton Court with music, art and beauty – and even some scandalous statues – as their family home. In doing so, they saved it from the threat of demolition, and ensured its survival until Charles II… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Interregnum_FINAL_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## The Mistress Who Almost Made Henry VIII's Bastard Son His Heir _2026-08-04 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ Okay so today's episode is a blast from the past, but stick with me because it's a good one. Back in 2016 I had James Bolton from the Queens of England Podcast on to talk about Bessie Blount, and it completely changed how I think about Henry VIII's love life. Here's the thing everyone gets wrong: we've all heard "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived" a thousand times, but almost… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD3298336934.mp3) ## [Mary, Marchioness of Downshire: A Life in Miniature](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/mary-marchioness-of-downshire-a-life) _2026-07-31 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ It is often said that parents need eyes on the back of their head but Mary, Marchioness of Downshire, had them on her wrist – seven of them to be precise. ## [Charles I - The Execution of a 'Traitor' King at the Banqueting House](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/charles-i-the-execution-of-a-traitor-king-at-the-banqueting-house) _2026-07-30 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ Charles I's execution was unprecedented and shocking. He staked everything on his divine right to rule – the same concept that inspired his spectacular Rubens ceiling at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace. Ironically, this glorification of monarchy was one of the King's last sights, before he died on the scaffold. In this episode, curators Minette Butler and Dr Alden Gregory explore this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Charles_I_V3_FINAL__mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Was Henry VIII really catfished by Anne of Cleves?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/3028607) _2026-07-29 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ It's one of the most famous stories surrounding Henry VIII's fourth marriage. Hans Holbein the Younger was supposedly sent to Cleves to paint Anne's portrait, produced an image that made her look far more attractive than she really was, and Henry agreed to the marriage - only to be bitterly disappointed when he finally met Anne in person. But is that actually what happened? In this podcast, I'm… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/3028607/tudorhistory/2026_07_28_16_52_25_c2b42982-96a6-4f87-ba67-d5ac87345d52.mp3) ## The Secret That Changes Everything We Thought About "Bloody Mary" _2026-07-28 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ I'm in the UK this week, so I dug into the archive and found this gem from way back when approximately six people were watching my channel. It's an interview with Melita Thomas of Tudor Times about her book The King's Pearl, and honestly, it wrecked what I thought I knew about Mary I. We get into how Henry VIII was building Mary a whole fancy apartment at Whitehall years before Catherine Parr ever… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD3042886701.mp3) ## How Do We Actually Know What Anne Boleyn Looked Like? Art Historian Roland Hui Breaks It Down (Tudor Summit Throwback) _2026-07-27 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ This is a throwback from the very first Tudor Summit back in 2017, the little online conference that eventually grew into TudorCon. I'm digging through the archives while I'm traveling in the UK, and I found this one with art historian Roland Hui, and it's just as fascinating now as it was then. Roland walks through the six wives one by one and it's honestly wild how much detective work goes into… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD3098059631.mp3) ## [A gold 1920s wedding dress for the bride who wanted to shine](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/a-gold-1920s-wedding-dress-for-the) _2026-07-24 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ Gold lamé damask gown worn by the Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley, with tiara and shoes ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ln74cwRzUcOq) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Did Christina of Denmark REALLY Say "If I Had Two Heads..."?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/3016231) _2026-07-23 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Did Christina of Denmark really tell Henry VIII, "If I had two heads, one would be at His Majesty's disposal"? It's one of the most famous quotations associated with Henry VIII's search for a fourth wife. Christina, the young widowed Duchess of Milan, was considered as a possible bride for the Tudor king in 1538, and the story goes that she responded to Henry's interest with this wonderfully… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/3016231/tudorhistory/2026_07_23_14_12_42_1dde2218-f53f-4f9c-9f38-9106831fe09e.mp3) ## [Podcast Twenty-Three: Baroness Penelope Rich](https://tonyriches.podbean.com/e/baroness-penelope-rich-a-woman-ahead-of-her-time/) _2026-07-23 · Stories of the Tudors & Stuarts_ A Woman Ahead of Her Time Born Penelope Devereux, she was the daughter of the queen’s nemesis, Lettice Knollys, and elder sister of the ill-fated Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. Her father died in Ireland and her mother was often absent, so Penelope had to grow up fast and look after her younger brothers and sister. Her mother’s secret marriage to the queen’s favourite, Robert Dudley, did nothing… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/va5izu8b58439gut/Penelope_Podcasst654h8.mp3) ## [Tudor Prisoners at the Tower of London - Stories in Graffiti](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/tudor-prisoners-at-the-tower-of-london-stories-in-graffiti) _2026-07-23 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ The walls of the Tower of London are covered with carvings - graffiti left behind by the prisoners who were locked inside. The Tudor monarchs imprisoned hundreds of people, for treason, sedition, or simply their religious faith. In this episode, Dr Jamie Ingram visits the Beauchamp Tower, which houses some of the most impressive and well known graffiti at the Tower of London. These marks, some of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Beauchamp_ASIL_final_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## How the Tudors Decided Who Deserved to Eat _2026-07-22 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ In 1547, Parliament passed a law saying that if you refused to work, even for nothing but food, you could be branded and handed over as a slave for two years. Your children could be taken. They repealed it in two years. Not because anyone softened toward the poor, but because barely anybody would enforce it. This episode is about how England spent the sixteenth century building a welfare system… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD5403482185.mp3) ## What If Elizabeth I Had Married Robert Dudley? (The Decision That Nearly Broke Her) _2026-07-21 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ A woman is found at the bottom of a staircase in 1560. And the one person who benefits most from it is the Queen of England. This week I'm digging into one of the wildest what-ifs in Tudor history. Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, dies suddenly at Cumnor Place, right when the rumors were already swirling that Dudley meant to get rid of her so he could marry Elizabeth I. The obstacle is gone.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD5921605801.mp3) ## [Why Couldn't Henry VIII "Do It" With Anne of Cleves?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/3006844) _2026-07-21 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Did Henry VIII Have Erectile Dysfunction? The Anne of Cleves Bedroom Mystery Did Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves ever actually "do it"? Henry claimed that his marriage to Anne was never consummated because he found his new wife so unattractive that he simply couldn't bring himself to have sex with her. But what if we've spent nearly 500 years looking at the wrong person?In this video, I take a fresh… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/3006844/tudorhistory/2026_07_20_15_31_02_718abf1d-8b3e-465d-bf3f-ccc9f6e532df.mp3) ## The Priest Hunter's Nightmare: Nicholas Owen and the Hiding Places No One Could Find _2026-07-20 · Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors_ There is a Catholic saint whose actual job, canonized and everything, is patron of magic tricks. Escapologists. Illusionists. And he earned it the hard way: by spending nearly twenty years building hiding places so good that people still can't find them today, standing right next to them, with a guidebook in hand. Nicholas Owen was a small, injured, entirely unremarkable-looking carpenter. He was… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD6746551323.mp3) ## [The Revealing Tale of Queen Victoria's Early Biography](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/the-revealing-tale-of-queen-victorias) _2026-07-17 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ The Queen, her biographer and 'not one word of truth.' ## [Queen Anne - A Woman of Contradictions with Gareth Russell](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/queen-anne-a-woman-of-contradictions-with-gareth-russell) _2026-07-16 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ Queen Anne was the first Queen of Great Britain , but wasn't supposed to rule. She could be pious and shy, but was also scandelous and scheming. Today, she is perhaps best known from the award winning film, 'The Favourite '. Anne's impact is clear at Hampton Court Palace, where the ceiling of the Queen's Drawing Room is covered with a glorious homage to her reign. In this episode, join historian… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Gareth_ASIL_mixdown_v4-3_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Did Henry VIII Almost Take Anne of Cleves Back?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/2992944) _2026-07-15 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Why did so many people believe Henry VIII would remarry Anne of Cleves after Catherine Howard's fall? While researching my forthcoming event, The Rise and Fall of Catherine Howard, I noticed something fascinating. Anne of Cleves kept appearing in the primary sources surrounding Catherine Howard's downfall. By the end of 1541, Catherine Howard's marriage to Henry VIII was collapsing, and rumours… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/2992944/tudorhistory/2026_07_15_12_18_03_c9e77936-934b-4b57-beb0-af071fe45135.mp3) ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Drypu07WGK7q) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Elizabeth I's Brush with Death at Hampton Court, 1562](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/elizabeth-is-brush-with-death-at) _2026-07-10 · Tracy Borman · Royal History_ 'She is in great danger' ## [Should We Stop Diagnosing Henry VIII?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/2991832) _2026-07-05 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Was Henry VIII a narcissist? A psychopath? A sociopath? These labels are increasingly applied to England's most famous king, but after years of researching Henry VIII and reading contemporary sources, I don't think the evidence allows us to make that kind of diagnosis. In this video, I explain why I believe there's an important difference between judging Henry VIII's actions and trying to… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/2991832/tudorhistory/2026_07_15_10_35_46_c2fc2f9d-ac5e-466c-9810-c2049daa7a8d.mp3) ## [Hampton Court before Henry VIII](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/hampton-court-before-henry-viii) _2026-07-03 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ What archaeology can tell us about Hampton Court's early Tudor history ## [Benjamin Franklin's Curious Visit to Hillsborough Castle (From The Archive)](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/benjamin-franklins-curious-visit-to-hillsborough-castle-from-the-archive) _2026-07-02 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ Benjamin Franklin – Founding Father, writer, inventor – remains one of the most famous visitors to Hillsborough Castle in its history. His visit to his political foe, Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, in 1771 offers an unexpected link to the history of US independence. The two men were so completely opposed that earlier the same year, Franklin had tried to have Lord Hillsborough impeached. In… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Emma_Wills_Hill_USA250_mixdown_-_2026_version_v2.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Chirk Castle: Exploring Seven Centuries of History](https://the-tudor-history-travel-show.castos.com/episodes/chirk-castle-fortress-family-and-tudor-transformation) _2026-07-01 · The Tudor Travel Guide · The Tudor History & Travel Show_ Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at Chirk Castle, which stands on a hill overlooking the Ceiriog Valley, above the meeting point of the Rivers Dee and Ceiriog near the English border in north-east Wales. Built between 1295 and 1310 on the orders of James of Saint George for Edward I, Chirk formed part of Edward's chain of castles designed to secure… [Listen](https://episodes.castos.com/644b7bd726c9a3-77746600/2512089/c1e-xj0xmh1g79vur8nm5-ndrmg4kxa3n6-civajg.mp3) ## [Henry VIII: Not Like Other Kings](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/2991833) _2026-06-28 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ Why did Henry VIII marry so differently from other European monarchs? Most Renaissance kings married for diplomacy, alliances and dynastic advantage. Personal attraction might have mattered, but politics usually came first. Henry VIII repeatedly did the opposite. Instead of choosing the most politically advantageous bride, he often pursued the woman he personally wanted to marry, even when it… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/2991833/tudorhistory/2026_07_15_10_36_01_e8535b44-2e62-495d-bc2e-3887f7d20e22.mp3) ## [What Lies Beneath: Discoveries from excavations outside the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/what-lies-beneath-discoveries-from) _2026-06-26 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ Life, death and worship in the Tower of London, Part II ## [George III – 'Tyrant' King of the American Colonies?](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/george-iii-tyrant-king-of-the-american-colonies) _2026-06-25 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ In the Declaration of Independence, signed on 4th July 1776, King George III is cast as a 'tyrant'. How fair is this representation? In this episode, Kew Palace curator Polly Putnam is joined by Dr Rachel Herrmann, Senior Lecturer in Modern American History at Cardiff University, and Dr Robin Eagles, Editor at the History of Parliament Trust. Together, they explore George III's legacy in the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/George_III_final__mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Was Anne Boleyn Really the Love of Henry VIII's Life?](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/2991834) _2026-06-22 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ People often call Anne Boleyn the love of Henry VIII's life, but was she really? In this video, I'm taking a closer look at one of the most romanticised relationships in Tudor history and asking whether we've mistaken obsession, desire and possession for love. Henry VIII pursued Anne Boleyn for years, wrote her passionate letters, and changed the course of English history in order to marry her,… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/2991834/tudorhistory/2026_07_15_10_35_52_46fa00a3-f698-4073-9110-3644fbd7e4a3.mp3) ## [The Tragic Story of Lady Katherine Grey](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/the-tragic-story-of-lady-katherine) _2026-06-19 · Tracy Borman · Royal History_ Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, takes a look at the lesser known story and life of Katherine Grey, who like her sister was imprisoned at the Tower of London. ## [LGBTQ+ Histories at Our Palaces (From The Archive)](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/lgbtq-histories-at-our-palaces-from-the-archive) _2026-06-18 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ LGBTQ+ people have always existed in the history of our palaces, but stories of this community are often obscured or misunderstood. We've delved into the archive to bring you this special episode for Pride Month , re-connecting with stories from the LGBTQ+ community . When we explore queer histories, we gain a much fuller picture of societies in the past, from when our palaces were first built,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/2026_queer_ep_export_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [People Were Protesting Immigration in England 500 Years Ago](https://rss.com/podcasts/tudorhistory/2991835) _2026-06-16 · Tudor History with Claire Ridgway_ The history of immigration in England is far older than many people realise. Immigration in Tudor England, medieval England and even Roman Britain helped shape the nation we know today. People often talk about immigration as though it is a modern issue, but England's history tells a very different story. In this video, we explore over a thousand years of migration to England, from the Romans,… [Listen](https://content.rss.com/episodes/394644/2991835/tudorhistory/2026_07_15_10_36_25_8c34e821-8be8-4423-bea8-544f632dc66d.mp3) ## [Benjamin Franklin's curious visit to Hillsborough Castle](https://historicroyalpalaces.substack.com/p/benjamin-franklins-curious-visit) _2026-06-12 · Historic Royal Palaces · Royal History_ 'He threw me away as an orange that would yield no juice' ## [What Happened to Anne Boleyn's Family After Her Fall?](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/what-happened-to-anne-boleyns-family-after-her-fall) _2026-06-11 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ In 1533, the Boleyns seemed to have it all. Anne Boleyn was Queen, and her family were reaping the rewards of Henry VIII's favour. But it was not to last. Within three years, each member of the faction was fighting for survival as their power evaporated. In this second episode of a two-part series on the Rise and Fall of the Boleyns, Tracy Borman is joined by Gareth Russell at Hampton Court… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Boleyns_episode_2_-_final_cleaned_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Podcast Twenty-Two: Sir Walter Raleigh](https://tonyriches.podbean.com/e/podcast-twenty-two-sir-walter-raleigh/) _2026-06-04 · Stories of the Tudors & Stuarts_ This podcast continues my Elizabethan series looking at a new perspective on the history of Sir Walter Raleigh, the subject of my book Raleigh – Tudor Adventurer. I’d been planning an Elizabethan series for some time, as my aim was to tell the stories of the Tudors from Owen Tudor’s first meeting with Queen Catherine of Valois through to the death of Queen Elizabeth. I decided to show the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mduuv58kcpx744qu/Raleigh.mp3) ## [Raglan Castle: From Fortress to Palace](https://the-tudor-history-travel-show.castos.com/episodes/raglan) _2026-06-04 · The Tudor Travel Guide · The Tudor History & Travel Show_ Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at Raglan Castle in Wales. Unlike many earlier Welsh castles built primarily for war, Raglan was designed as both a fortress and a luxurious residence. Its distinctive polygonal towers, grand gatehouse, and moated Great Tower ("Yellow Tower") make it architecturally unique. Particularly interesting to Tudor… [Listen](https://episodes.castos.com/644b7bd726c9a3-77746600/2483229/c1e-39o43cwq60vhm1k3z-gpj66v88arq-lxqxi6.mp3) ## [Growing Up in the House of Boleyn](https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/the-boleyns-before-henry-viii) _2026-06-04 · Historic Royal Palaces Podcast_ The Boleyn family captivated Henry VIII – but who were they before their meteoric rise to fame? Who were the little-known women operating from Hever Castle? And was Anne's father the schemer he's made out to be? In this first episode of a new series on the Rise and Fall of the Boleyns, Chief Historian Tracy Borman is joined by Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey from Hever Castle. They explore how… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/Boleyns_Episode_1_-_Final_mixdown-v3.mp3?dest-id=85340) ## [Within the Tower Walls: Commemorating Anne Boleyn](https://the-tudor-history-travel-show.castos.com/episodes/tower) _2026-05-19 · The Tudor Travel Guide · The Tudor History & Travel Show_ In this episode of The Tudor History And Travel Show , we travel to the Tower of London, whose ancient walls imprisoned some legendary inmates, including perhaps the most famous of all, Queen Anne Boleyn. Joined by Assistant Buildings Curator, Alfred Hawkins, we explore some of the well-known, and much less well-known, nooks and crannies of this notorious fortress/palace and prison. This episode… [Listen](https://episodes.castos.com/644b7bd726c9a3-77746600/2465089/c1e-q07dxc7v7wna7g083-345971rjcqrv-wbxztc.mp3) ## [Podcast Twenty-One: Sir Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex](https://tonyriches.podbean.com/e/podcast-twenty-sir-robert-devereux-earl-of-essex/) _2026-05-16 · Stories of the Tudors & Stuarts_ Sir Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, so why does he lead a rebellion? This podcast set out some of the historical research behind the book, and includes a short excerpt from the audiobook, narrated by Nigel Peever. 🇺🇸 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09246T7ZT 🇬🇧 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09246T7ZT [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u5ii47jexhr8c5e9/Exxex.mp3) ## [The Making of Henry VII: A Welsh Beginning - Part II](https://the-tudor-history-travel-show.castos.com/episodes/the-making-of-henry-vii-a-welsh-beginning-part-ii) _2026-05-07 · The Tudor Travel Guide · The Tudor History & Travel Show_ Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at Tenby and Mill Bay. This is the second podcast episode of our two-part series, as we travel to the rugged coast of Pembrokeshire to explore the Welsh beginnings of the man who would become Henry VII. Long before the Battle of Bosworth and the founding of the Tudor dynasty, Henry’s story began in the castles, towns… [Listen](https://episodes.castos.com/644b7bd726c9a3-77746600/2456546/c1e-mo7kqb45p90fx9wmp-ndrj1dgkidxx-toggqf.mp3)