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The innocent Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, suffered a truly awful end - a botched beheading. #tudorhistory #toweroflondon Find out more at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-execution-of-margaret-pole-countess-of-salisbury/ You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway…
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I'm looking at a rather strange Anne Boleyn portrait this week.Find out more athttps://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/nidd-hall-portrait-matches-1534-anne-boleyn-medal/https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/update-nidd-hall-portrait-1534-anne-boleyn-medal-press-articles-not-correct/ https://youtube.com/shorts/sAaaadFm6gI…
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In this week's #portraittuesday, Claire looks at the 1534 "Most Happy" Anne Boleyn medal. See http://www.lucychurchill.com/anne-boleyn-moost-happi-medal-reconstruction/ for more on Lucy Churchill's reconstruction of the medal. You can see this portrait in my video: https://youtube.com/shorts/LZIETdaOZco #anneboleyn #henryviii #tudorhistory #tudorpo…
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Henry VIII's great matter, his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, caused him to break with Rome and was the beginning of the English Reformation. However, Henry chose to marry Catherine and their marriage was happy for many years. In this talk, Claire Ridgway explores how they came to be married, the early years of their…
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This week, I'm looking at an illustration from the 1534 Black Book of the Garter and how it's linked to Queen Anne Boleyn. You can see this video on YouTube at https://youtube.com/shorts/ZNVOc7Z8U3c Find out more on this Tudor portrait at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/another-contemporary-image-anne-boleyn/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/…
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This week's #mondaymartyr is Protestant martyr William Flower (known also as Branch) who was burnt at the stake for heresy at St Margaret's Church in Westminster, London, on this day in Tudor history, 24th April 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I. He also had his hand cut off, the punishment for his attack on a Catholic minister.…
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This short video is based on the livestream I did called “The Making of a King: Henry VIII’s Education and Upbringing”, in which I mentioned how Henry’s education changed when he went from spare to heir in 1502 following the death of his older brother, Arthur. You can watch my livestream at https://youtube.com/live/6DLi_FUwWV8?feature=share #HenryV…
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Today's "The Tudors in their own words" quote is from Margaret Tudor, eldest daughter of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, and sister of Henry VIII. It is from a letter written not long after Margaret had been sent to Scotland to marry King James IV of Scotland. Margaret was writing to her father. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares Marg…
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Today's "The Tudors in their own words" quote is from Elizabeth of York, wife of King Henry VII and mother of King Henry VIII. It's from a letter she wrote to Isabella I of Castile, one of the famous Catholic monarchs, and was regarding a marriage match between their children: Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, and the Infanta Catherine of Aragon, or C…
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Today's "The Tudors in their own words" quote is from Catherine Parr, sixth wife of King Henry VIII, from a letter she wrote to the king while he was campaigning in France and she was serving as regent in England. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares Catherine Parr's words. You can read the full letter online at https://englishhistory.net/tud…
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Today's "The Tudors in their own words" quote is from Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII, from a letter she wrote to Thomas Culpeper. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares Catherine's words. You can read the full letter online at https://tudorhistory.org/letters/culpepperletter.html…
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Today's Tudor quote is taken from the announcement Queen Jane Seymour sent to Henry VIII's privy council regarding the birth of her son, King Edward VI. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares Jane Seymour's words. Link to the full announcement - https://englishhistory.net/tudor/letter-of-queen-jane-seymour-to-the-privy-council-of-england-12-oct…
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Today's Tudor quote is taken from a letter Anne Boleyn wrote to her father, Thomas Boleyn, while she was on the Continent at Margaret of Austria's court. Here is the original letter: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-court-margaret-austria/ Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares a young and excited Anne Boleyn's words.…
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Today's Tudor quote is taken from Queen Elizabeth I's final speech to Parliament on 30th November 1601, her Golden Speech. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares Elizabeth I's beautiful words. You can read her full speech at https://www.tudorsociety.com/elizabeth-golden-speech-30-november-1601/By AnneBoleynFiles
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