The Tudor Chest - The Podcast

Adam Pennington
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The Tudor Chest - The Podcast
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The Tudor Chest - The Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.

  1. Tudor Ghosts with Lizzie Goff

    4 DAYS AGO

    Tudor Ghosts with Lizzie Goff

    It's Halloween, and so it's only right that this week I explore the stories of Tudor ghosts! From Anne Boleyn to the Princes in the Tower, Margaret Pole to Walter Raleigh, I'm thrilled to welcome this weeks guest, Lizzie Goff onto the podcast to walk me through some of the most famous Tudor spooks said to be out there. Lizzie runs the popular Historical Gal Instagram and TikTok, and has spent a lot of time exploring the stories of some of histories most infamous figures and their apparitions which are said to haunt some of England’s most famous historical sites!

    52 min
  2. Anne Boleyns letter from the tower with Sandra Vasoli

    25 OCT

    Anne Boleyns letter from the tower with Sandra Vasoli

    A letter, said to have been written or dictated by Anne Boleyn, as she languished in the tower of London, awaiting execution, is one of the most famous artifacts associated with Henry VIII’s doomed second wife. My guest today, author, historian and researcher, Sandra Vasoli, has been working on and researching this letter for the past 12 years, discovering remarkable clues to assert its authenticity, and her research is far from over, she’s even bringing AI into the mix to help bring more intelligence forward. We discuss the letters provenance, what is written and Sandi shares insight into the research she is undertaking. Sandi also discusses her own views on why she believes the letter is authentic, and what she believes Anne was hoping to achieve when she wrote it.

    1 hr
  3. George Boleyn, brother and best friend of Anne Boleyn.

    21 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    George Boleyn, brother and best friend of Anne Boleyn.

    George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s as the brother of Anne Boleyn. George would famously fall alongside his sister in May 1536, but what was his own career at the court of Henry VIII like? Is there any truth in the suggestions that he was either homosexual or abused his wife? Well today, I reveal all, as I examine the life and death of a man who was unquestionably innocent of the charges that cost him his head.

    31 min
  4. The Sisters who would be Queen with Leanda Dr Lisle

    17 OCT

    The Sisters who would be Queen with Leanda Dr Lisle

    Jane, Katherine and Mary Grey were the three sisters who, via their mother, were royal princesses of the house of Tudor. Jane, the eldest, is of course famous as the nine days queen, with her life ending on the executioners scaffold, the stories of her younger sisters are far less well known, despite their prominence at the royal court and the dramas that both women would go through. Today, I am pleased to welcome historian and author Leanda de Lisle onto the show for a discussion all about these three, fascinating sisters. What were their early days like, who did they marry, and why did these marriages result in both sisters spending time in prison?

    1h 7m
  5. Eustace Chapuys, Imperial Ambassador and window to the court of Henry VIII.

    14 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Eustace Chapuys, Imperial Ambassador and window to the court of Henry VIII.

    Eustace Chapuys was a key diplomat who served Charles V as Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545. Due to the extraordinarily long time in this post, Chapuys is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence from the court of King Henry VIII. A firm supporter of Katherine of Aragon and Princess Mary, he was famously a staunch opponent of Anne Boleyn, often simply referring to her as the concubine, but what was Chapuys wider story? Where did he come from, how did he end up in England and can all of his insight and intelligence be taken as fact?

    22 min
  6. Bess of Hardwick - A Tudor Businesswoman

    9 OCT

    Bess of Hardwick - A Tudor Businesswoman

    She goes by many names, Elizabeth Cavendish, Elizabeth Talbot, the Countess of Shrewsbury, but is perhaps best known as Bess of Hardwick. Although not born to great wealth or even a great name, she would become one of the most significant women of Elizabeth I’s reign, and would also count two prominent claimants to the throne as members of her family, but who actually was Bess of Hardwick? How did she become such a key figure in the reign of Elizabeth I, and what exactly where the business ventures she took on, that in many respects broke the mould for a woman of the time?

    26 min
  7. Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, the father who destroyed his daughter.

    7 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, the father who destroyed his daughter.

    Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk and 3rd Marquess of Dorset was the father of Lady Jane Grey, the teenager who in the summer of 1553 reigned as Queen of England for thirteen days. His marriage to Frances Brandon, a niece of King Henry VIII ensured that Henry Grey and his children were key parts of the Tudor dynasty, but Henry Grey’s reputation, like his wife's, is the subject of controversy. What is undeniable is that Jane Grey’s own story did not have to end as it did, and that responsibility for her execution can convincingly land at Henry Grey’s feet, so who was Henry Grey? What other ties did he have to the Tudor dynasty, what was his early life like and what is the story behind his mummified head, which reappeared in the 19th century?

    25 min
  8. 1502, the year that shook the the Tudor throne, with Dr Sarah Morris

    2 OCT

    1502, the year that shook the the Tudor throne, with Dr Sarah Morris

    In 1502 the Tudor throne was rocked by a series of catastrophes which greatly troubled the security of King Henry VII’s grip on power. To help quash further unrest, he and his queen, Elizabeth of York embarked on a long progress through the south west of England and the south east of Wales. Today I am pleased to welcome my friend and business partner, Dr Sarah Morris onto the show for a discussion about this progress. Sarah will walk us through what a progress actually was, what impact it would have on the local area, what the significance of the places we are visiting were to Henry VII, plus much more!

    1h 7m
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The Tudor Chest - The Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.

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  • Creator
    Adam Pennington
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    113
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Tudor Chest
  • Show Website
    The Tudor Chest - The Podcast
  • Provider
    The Tudor Chest

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