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Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Step back into a world of intrigue, passion, and ruthless ambition — welcome to Tudor England. Join historian and bestselling author Claire Ridgway as she uncovers the riveting stories of the Tudor dynasty. From the scandalous love affairs of King Henry VIII to the tragic fall of Anne Boleyn, the fierce reign of Elizabeth I, and the lesser-known secrets of Tudor court life, this podcast brings history to life in vivid detail. Hear dramatic tales of betrayal, execution, forbidden love, and

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3:19

The Moment That Changed Anne Boleyn’s Life

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/12

Step into the winter stillness of Hever Castle with me, the beloved home of the Boleyn family, and a place that witnessed far more than festive cheer. In today’s Tudor Christmas Advent episode, I’m sharing Hever as you may never have seen it: dressed in its glowing Christmas finery and wrapped in the quiet magic of midwinter. But Hever is more than beautiful… it is the backdrop to a moment Dr Owen Emmerson and I believe changed the course of Tudor history. During the Christmas season of 1526 into

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5:50

Tudor Carols & Christmas Music

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2025/12/11

Today we’re stepping into one of the most joyful parts of a Tudor Christmas - the music. Whether your festive soundtrack is Michael Bublé or Bing Crosby, Tudor England had its own musical traditions… and many of their carols are far older than you might expect. In this episode, we explore: - How music shaped Tudor Christmas celebrations - Which carols the Tudors actually knew - Why carols were originally dances - songs performed in circles, homes, streets, and seasonal revelshe role of the

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5:38

Bells, Staves & Misrule

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/10

Today we’re stepping into one of the most colourful, energetic, and wonderfully noisy traditions of the Tudor festive season, Morris dancing. You might picture modern dancers with bells and handkerchiefs on a village green… but in Tudor England, Morris dancing was bolder, brighter, and far more theatrical. In this video, we’ll explore: - What Morris dancing really looked like in the 15th and 16th centuries - bells, ribbons, masks, mock combat, clashing staves, blackened faces, and vibrant

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4:07

Tudor Yuletide Customs

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/09

Yule Logs, Twelfth Night Cakes & the Lord of Misrule. Step into a Tudor Christmas with me! I’m historian Claire Ridgway, and today’s Advent episode looks at the real Yuletide customs of Tudor England, from the dramatic arrival of the Yule log to the playful misrule of Twelfth Night. Why did Tudor households bring home an enormous log on Christmas Eve? What role did a humble bean play in choosing the “king” of the festivities? And how did these rituals blend ancient midwinter beliefs with

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6:47

Tudor Winter Warmers

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/08

The Festive Drinks That Kept Henry VIII’s Court Merry Step into a warm Tudor hall, sit beside the glowing Yule log, and discover the festive drinks that kept Henry VIII’s England merry throughout the cold, dark days of winter. I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and for today’s instalment of my Tudor Christmas Advent series, we’re exploring the wonderful world of Tudor winter warmers, from hippocras to buttered beer, from wassail bowls to honey-rich mead. Before the feasting and

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6:35

Dragons, Masques & Royal Revelry

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/07

Dragons that spat fire.Masked dancers sweeping through palace halls. Henry VIII himself turning up in disguise… Welcome to Tudor Twelfth Night, the most spectacular, theatrical, and joyfully chaotic night of the entire Christmas season. I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and for Day 8 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series, we’re stepping into the dazzling world of masques, mumming, disguisings, pageantry and revelry at the Tudor court. You’ll discover: - What Tudor “disguisings” really

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5:41

How the Tudors Decorated for Christmas

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/06

Forget fairy lights and tinsel, Tudor Christmas decorations were deeply symbolic, richly traditional, and filled with myth and meaning. Hello, I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and welcome to Day 7 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series! Today, we’re stepping inside the Tudor home to discover how people really decorated for Christmas. In Tudor England, there were no Christmas trees, no early December decorating… In fact, a Tudor walking into your home right now would think you’d gone

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7:10

From St Nicholas to Santa Claus

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/05

Welcome to Day 6 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series! Today we’re diving into one of the most enchanting feast days of the Tudor calendar, St Nicholas’s Day, and uncovering how this 4th-century bishop eventually became the Santa Claus we know today. We’ll explore: The real St Nicholas of Myra, miracle worker and protector of children The extraordinary Boy Bishop tradition, where a child led church services from 6–28 December How Henry VII supported the custom… and why Henry VIII banned it How

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6:35

The REAL Twelve Days of Christmas

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/04

Did you know the Tudors didn’t end Christmas on 25th December… they started it? I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and in today’s episode of my Tudor Christmas Advent series, we’re walking through the true Twelve Days of Christmas, a world of church services, feasts, fasting, wine, charity, misrule, and community traditions that modern Christmas barely resembles. In this video, you’ll learn: Why Christmas Day was all about worship — not feasting Why no work (not even spinning!) was

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6:14

How the Tudors Had Fun by the Fire: Tudor Christmas Fun

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/03

What did Tudor families do at Christmas once the feasting slowed, the music quietened, and the Yule log glowed on the hearth? They played games, and some of them are still incredibly fun today. Welcome to Day 4 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series! I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and today we’re stepping into the warm, bustling world of Tudor fireside entertainment. From nobles in great halls to sailors aboard the Mary Rose, people in Tudor England filled the long winter evenings with: -

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6:51

Gifts Fit for a King or Queen: The Secret Politics of...

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/02

Did you know the Tudors didn’t give gifts at Christmas? For them, New Year’s Day was the most political, strategic, and nerve-wracking day of the entire festive season; a glittering ritual where loyalty was displayed, and favour was won (or lost). Welcome to Day 3 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series. I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and today we’re stepping inside the astonishing world of Tudor gift-giving. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why New Year’s Day was the true “gift season” -

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6:46

£13.5 Million Christmas? Inside Henry VIII’s Royal Feast

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/12/01

Welcome to Day 2 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series! Today, we’re stepping into the smoky, bustling, gloriously extravagant royal kitchens of Henry VIII to uncover the unforgettable dishes served at a Tudor Christmas feast. While Advent was a month of fasting and restraint, everything changed the moment Midnight Mass ended on Christmas Day. And nobody feasted with more splendour — or spent more money — than Henry VIII. His very first Christmas as king cost the modern equivalent of £13.5

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6:09

What Advent REALLY Meant in Tudor England

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/30

Most of us think Advent means calendars, chocolate, and switching on the Christmas playlist… But for our medieval and Tudor ancestors, Advent meant something completely different. Welcome to Day 1 of my Tudor Christmas Advent series! Today we’re stepping into the medieval and Tudor world to explore what Advent really meant, and how it prepared people for the true Christmas feast that didn’t begin until 25 December. In this episode, I cover: - Why Advent was more like a mini-Lent — a season of

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4:15

When England Apologised to the Pope

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/29

On this day in Tudor history, 30 November 1554, England did something astonishing:Parliament itself asked to be forgiven for the kingdom’s break from Rome. This was the crucial first step toward the full reconciliation I covered in my 12 November 1555 video… but today was where it truly began. In this episode, I explore: ✦ Why England couldn’t simply “return” to Rome — it had to be done legally and ceremonially ✦ The role of Cardinal Reginald Pole, papal legate and later the last Catholic

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8:36

A Beginner’s Guide to Edward VI: The Boy-king Who...

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/28

Who was Edward VI? To many, he’s the pale, serious boy in a fur-trimmed coat, a footnote between Henry VIII and Mary I. But in reality, Edward’s short reign reshaped England dramatically. In A Beginner’s Guide to Edward VI, I explore: - His sheltered childhood and intense education - The power struggle between Edward Seymour and John Dudley - The sweeping Protestant reforms that changed England’s religious identity - The rebellions that shook the kingdom - Edward’s final illness, and his

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5:42

The Tudor Princess Who Changed Britain

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2025/11/27

On this day in Tudor history, 28 November 1489, a princess was born at Westminster Palace whose life would be shaped by diplomacy, danger, and dynastic destiny.Her name was Margaret Tudor: daughter of Henry VII, sister of Henry VIII, Queen of Scots… and the woman whose descendants would one day unite the crowns of England and Scotland. Sent to Scotland at just thirteen, Margaret became queen consort to James IV, then a young widow after Flodden, and even regent for her infant son, the future

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4:36

Father of Jane Boleyn… and Henry VIII’s Scholar Courtier

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/26

On this day in Tudor history, 27 November 1556, Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, died quietly at his estate in Essex.He was a nobleman, diplomat, scholar… and the father of the famous (and infamous) Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. Morley’s life spanned the rise of the Tudor dynasty, and he moved through it with skill: from a childhood in Lady Margaret Beaufort’s household, to service under Henry VIII, to presenting beautifully translated books to the Tudor monarchs themselves. He mixed with the

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3:36

The Tudor Survivor: The Life of Robert Radcliffe

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/25

Not every Tudor courtier met a grisly end... Some outlived the danger, and shaped history doing so.On this day in 1542, Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, died quietly after a life of high-stakes politics, military glory, and fierce loyalty to Henry VIII. From disgraced heir to trusted royal insider, Radcliffe navigated the Reformation, royal marriages, rebellions, and thrived. Join me for a fascinating look at a noble who helped make Tudor England, and lived to tell the tale. Watch, like

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3:23

The Red Bull of Flodden

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/24

On this day in history, 25 November 1467, Thomas Dacre was born; a man who rose from the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border to become one of Tudor England’s most influential northern magnates. Soldier, strategist, landowner, and power-broker… his story is far richer than the brief mentions he usually gets in the history books. From a dramatic marriage to a pivotal role in one of Henry VIII’s greatest military moments, Dacre helped shape politics and warfare far from the royal court. Join me as I

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5:28

The Disaster That Killed a King and Crowned a Baby

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway ·

2025/11/23

On this day in Tudor history, 24 November 1542, England and Scotland met in one of the most chaotic and consequential clashes of the 16th century, the Battle of Solway Moss.I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and today I’m taking you to the Anglo-Scottish border to explore how a feud between Henry VIII and his nephew James V of Scotland erupted into disaster… and helped shape the future of both kingdoms. In this episode, discover: Why James V refused to meet Henry VIII How pride, politics,

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