Join us, Michelle and Lucy, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age. Two enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise & fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.
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S1 - 050 Bishop John Morton - Part One
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A brave, possibly reckless man who made French ambassadors cry. Definitely the man closest to King Henry.....definitely.Par Tudoriferous
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Hooray! It's an accountant. No, don't go away!Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 049 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 4
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Our 100th episode! We made it here? Now on to the Diabolical Duchess!Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 048 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 3
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Now a widow with an unpaid dowry leaving her no right to an income and with a female heir to Burgundy. Can she keep everything together? And what if her brother decides to marry her off to someone else?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 047 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 2
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She is a bauble at court and meant to only breed and look pretty. So how does she end up being able to pull so many strings that other monarchs fear her?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1
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Life begins for the Diabolical Duchess! The woman who terrified and angered the kings of both England and France!Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 26 - John Stuart, Duke of Albany
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Being regent of Scotland was just a small part of his life. There was so much more.Par Tudoriferous
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The Tudors loved stories about people being made to look fools. Here are two of them.Par Tudoriferous
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As promised in Charles VIII's episodes, the bizarre tale of the would-be sultan who lived in the Vatican.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 045 Charles VIII of France, Part Three
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Is Charles the luckiest man in the world, or the unluckiest?! It is very hard to tell.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 044 Charles VIII of France, Part Two
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Now that he has taken the plunge, will he make it down to Naples, and, if he does, will he make it back again? And why is everyone ganging up on him? What? What have I done?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 043 Charles VIII of France, Part One
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'A young and licentious hunchback of doubtful sanity'. What's not to love?Par Tudoriferous
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This French, Italian, Scottish or Turkish doctor, alchemist, abbot or aviator either did something.....or he didn't.Par Tudoriferous
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Sex and Why You Shouldn't
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Our attempt at a Valentine's Day Special. How the Church viewed sex before the Reformation. Sorry. It's not very romantic. We did our best, but it's not a very romantic era.Par Tudoriferous
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Denys' career path is very different from one we might follow these days. Groom of the Stool and much, much morePar Tudoriferous
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This episode links in to James IV's little hobby. Brace yourselves for this one and just be thankful you live in the 21st century!Par Tudoriferous
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A man who turns out to be a lot more famous than we realised when we recorded the Margaret Tudor episode. A man of hidden depths!Par Tudoriferous
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Patreon Snippetty Bits 2023
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A taster of what is on offer in our Patreon episodes. Caterina Sforza, Anne of Brittany, Machiavelli, the Pazzi Conspiracy and Moctezuma. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/TudoriferousPar Tudoriferous
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A merry Christmas to all our listeners and we can only apologise for this episode!Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 042 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part Two
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The men in her life keep letting Margaret down. Will her son be any different? We'll see.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 041 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part One
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Poor Margaret. James didn't want her, Husband Number Two didn't want her. We see her go from a frivolous, spoilt, young princess to a mother fighting to keep her son. An epic story.Par Tudoriferous
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Mercenary captain. A scary, drunken, jewel-encrusted man..... And he has his own song!Par Tudoriferous
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We look at chivalry mediaeval-style - before it became sanitised and ritualistic - through the pages of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. It was not at all the book we were expecting!Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 20 Sir Christopher Urswick
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A protégé of Margaret Beaufort, a man of many talents, but the highlight of his life was three glorious days spent in Hertfordshire.Par Tudoriferous
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The Horrifying Tale of Richard Hunne
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For Hallowe'en this year we present for your delectation a story of bishops behaving badly ..... very badly! There are a couple of moments in this episode when you might want to stick your fingers in your ears, but we do warn you in advance.Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 19b - Sir John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester - Part Two
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553 years and a day Sir John Tiptoft was executed. Why? Warning: this episode includes some discussion on the best way to impale people. Ah, we might have just given away why he was executed!Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 19a - John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester
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Humanist, classicist, intellectual, orator, music-lover. So how did he become the most hated man in England?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 040 William Caxton
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Plotter, kidnapper, smuggler and, oh there was something else. What was it now? In the episode we mention finding out about the history of punctuation. Here's a link to an episode of the very wonderful podcast History of the English Language. https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2021/07/29/episode-150-a-capital-offense/…
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Cameo 18 - Sir Richard Edgecombe
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Another of Henry VII's right-hand men who tried their hands at absolutely everything.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 039 Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
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Two things I knew about this man. He didn't move at Bosworth and he died horribly. Find out why...and how.Par Tudoriferous
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A short history of the abduction of women and of Margaret and her mum who said No!Par Tudoriferous
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In our continued futile attempt to get inside the heads of people living in the Tudor era, we look at the why relics were so revered for so long....and how it all came to an end - at least in Protestant England. Warning: It can all get a bit grisly!Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 16 - Catalina of Motril
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Enslaved in Granada, given to Catherine of Aragon....but was she a slave when she got to England?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 038 Dr. Rodrigo de Puebla - Part Two
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Would they have ganged up on him if he hadn't been Jewish? Did Katherine ever realise all that he'd done for her? What about that posthumous document? We gave Tudorlicious to de Ayala....should we have done? Should we give it to de Puebla? Go to Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com) to have your say. Still no picture of de Puebla, so h…
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S1 - 037 Dr. Rodrigo de Puebla - Part One
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As the main Spanish ambassador to Henry VII's court, he lived in England for over twenty years. De Ayala was suave, witty, socially at ease and a Christian. De Puebla was none of those things, and didn't they make him suffer for it! There are no pictures of de Puebla, so here's a picture of a reconstruction of Henry VII's face.…
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Cameo 15 - Mr. and Mrs. Sunnyff
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The shocking story of what it's like to be the wrong side of Dudley and Empson.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 36 - Sir Reginald Bray
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Was Henry VII's court a cesspit of corruption? Was Bray on the side of the angels or was he up to his neck in bribery and extortion?Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 14 - Lady Catherine Gordon
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The woman who married Perkin Warbeck, and then three more awful, awful men.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 35 - Bishop Richard Fox - Part 3
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"He is having difficulty moving and can no longer see your majesty." "I don't care! He can think, that's all we need"Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 35 Bishop Richard Fox - Part 2
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The man keeps going but on what fuel?!Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 35 - Bishop Richard Fox
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Cadaverous, strict, multi-talented with an inexhaustible energy. How did this man do it?Par Tudoriferous
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Was she Katherine's rock or a devious, manipulative spy?Par Tudoriferous
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Torn Between Two Fathers
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Katherine of Aragon was left in limbo following the death of Arthur, while her father, Ferdinand, and father-in-law, Henry VII wrangled over her dowry. Ferdinand kept promising the money but didn't deliver; Henry didn't seem in any hurry himself - why not? They used poor Katherine as a pawn to score points off each other. To vote for the worse fath…
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S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell,
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They seek him here, they seek him there. That damned elusive Francis Lovell never seems to be anywhere.Par Tudoriferous
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Cameo 11 - Sir Ralph Oolingham
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At last! An old favourite. This man needs no introduction. Thanks to all of you who got in touch requesting him.Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 033 - William Stanley
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Thomas's little brother. They worked as a team. They got power and wealth. So, where did it all go wrong for William? Apologies for the noises off - rooks and the odd car - my window got stuck slightly open!Par Tudoriferous
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Diplomat, herald, merchant, spy. And why were all his belongings left in a cellar and not discovered until the 1970s?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 032 - Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby Part 2
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Into the reign of Henry VII, does he continue to manage everything and stay in charge?Par Tudoriferous
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S1 - 032 - Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby
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Tiptoeing through the razor wire of the war of the roses and ending up on top when so many failed and died. How?!Par Tudoriferous
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