Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors
Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I'll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Top 5 Tudor Mistakes: Blunders That Cost Lives, Crowns, and Countries; The Doomed Dukes of Buckingham. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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In this Tudorcon 2024 session, dress historian Samantha Bullat dives into the surviving wardrobe accounts from the final months of Anne Boleyn’s life. From velvet and crimson to why she probably never wore a farthingale, this talk brings Anne’s clothing, and her story, to life through fabric, color, and craft.
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Espionage in Tudor England wasn’t all Walsingham and coded letters. In this episode, we meet the undercover herald Roger Machado, the singing spy Petrus Alamire, John Dee and his angelic intelligence… and one sawyer who really shouldn’t have been sent abroad.
Related: My 2015 interview with David Skinner: https://youtu.be/VK2zFKXNvTk
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Queen Elizabeth I’s final days were filled with silence, sorrow, and symbolism. In this episode, I explore her decline at Richmond Palace—her refusal to lie down, the haunting removal of her coronation ring, and the quiet gesture that confir...
I want to make it easier for you to get my content in the way you prefer, so I’ll be releasing most of my YouTube videos here on the podcast feed as well. Let me know if you like the format!
In this mini episode, meet Margaret Paston, the 15th-century Norfolk matriarch who juggled lawsuits, sieges, and so much family drama—all while writing letters that have survived for over 500 years. We’ll look at her incredible story through her...
We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The House That Couldn’t Stop Rebelling - The Percy Family’s 200-Year War with the Crown; How the Tudors Celebrated Midsummer. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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Tudor monarchs didn’t just sit on thrones—they moved with them. In this special interview, historian Carol Ann Lloyd joins me to explore the world of Tudor progresses: the royal road trips that brought the court (and the mess) to towns across England. We chat about:
- Why Henry VII hit the road just months after becoming king
- How nobles went bankrupt trying to impress Elizabeth I
- The epic disaster of Henry VIII’s progress with Cathe...
They crowned Henry VII, flirted with rebellion, backed Shakespeare, and somehow kept their heads through centuries of chaos. This week, we’re diving into the story of the Stanley family, the ultimate survivors of Tudor and Stuart England.
Related episode on Eleanor Clifford: https://youtu.be/wkRUjLpH0a0
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Bad Tudor Bromances - When Powerful Friendships Went Very, Very Wrong; The 19-Day Spectacle - Robert Dudley’s Ultimate Gamble to Marry Elizabeth I. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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In this episode, I’m joined by historical fiction author and Tudorcon favorite Adrienne Dillard for a deep (and delightfully honest) dive into Anne Boleyn’s rise, reign, and reputation. We chat about what made Anne so compelling, how much agency she really had, the angry Tudor mob that chased her down the Strand, and why modern labels like “feminist” don’t quite fit. It’s smart, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered, just how we like ...
They made kings, married queens, and launched rebellions. The Nevilles were once the most powerful family in England—and then the Tudors made sure they vanished. In this episode, we trace their rise, their fall, and the long shadow they left behind.
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Calais, How England Took — and Lost — Its Last Foothold in France; Henry VIII’s Secret Mission to Rome –The Plot That Even Wolsey Didn’t Know About. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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Eleanor Brandon was Henry VIII’s niece, nearly kidnapped in the Pilgrimage of Grace, and eighth in line to the throne. Here’s the real story of a Tudor woman history mostly forgot.
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor Controversies That STILL Spark Debate - Jane Grey, Seymour, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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What really happened to Tom Canty after he swapped places with Edward VI in Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper?
In this conversation, I sit down with debut author Frederic Fahey to talk about his historical novel The Scoundrel’s Son, a rich and imaginative continuation of Twain’s classic tale—set in the heart of Tudor England. We chat about why Fred felt called to tell Tom’s story, the real Tudor figures who make appearances...
So there I was, minding my own business, and I thought it would be fun to type "did the Tudors have..." into Google, and see what the Internet thinks the world wonders about Tudor history.
This episode is the answer to the question you didn't know you had, and yet, here we are. I went down the Tudor Rabbit Hole so you don't have to. You're welcome.
Related episode on Sugar: https://youtu.be/1KNmCoTzzSI
Related episode on Clocks: htt...
We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Men Who Survived Henry VIII; Did Henry VIII Have More Illegitimate Children? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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Everyone knows about the Tower of London—but what about all the other places where Tudor prisoners slipped through the cracks?
In this episode, we’re diving into the boldest, weirdest, and most creative prison escapes from Tudor England that didn’t happen in the Tower. You’ll meet:
- A reformer who faked his own suicide to vanish across the sea
- An Irish lord who lowered himself out of Dublin Castle with a rope
- Catholic priests sn...
We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Witching Hour- Why Tudors Feared Waking Up at Midnight; When Women Ruled- Queen Regents of England. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!
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In this week's episode we discuss what childhood was like for Tudor children.
Check out the book recommendation - Tudor Children by Nicholas Orme
Other related podcast episodes:
Episode 24 - Pregnancy and Childbirth in Tudor England
Episode 102: Education in Tudor England
Support the 2026 Tudor Planner Indiegogo here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2026-tudor-planner/x/176575#/
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