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HMS Gloucester - the accident which nearly killed a Prince?
On 6th May 1682, HMS Gloucester struck a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk and sank. 250 men lost their lives. The ship had been carrying a very important person, the king's brother James, Duke of York. Some people even think he was to blame! The ship was rediscovered in 2007 and has been described as "the single most significant historic maritime discovery since the raising of the Mary Rose in 1982" ( Claire Jowitt, University of East Anglia) .
Links to more information
* https://stuarts.exeter.ac.uk/education/moments/exclusion-crisis/
* https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/hms-gloucester-shipwreck-history-james-ii
* https://www.gloucestershipwreck.co.uk/exhibition
* https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/10/hms-gloucester-wreck-of-royal-navy-warship-sunk-in-1682-identified-off-norfolk-coast
Book Mentioned: Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester. A true restoration tragedy by Nigel Pickford, published by History Press
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Anne Boleyn: how did it all go wrong?
When Anne Boleyn was arrested on 2nd May and taken to the Tower of London, this was the beginning of a carefully orchestrated scheme to bring down the Queen of England. Everything done was in careful balance of public and private. In this discussion I give extra insight into why Anne was not taken in through traitors' gate and why she had a private execution, and why both of these things were done for reasons which suited Henry VIII!
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Links to other videos you may enjoy: Anne Boleyn & Catherine Howard: The Executed Cousins with Gareth Russell
The Downfall of Anne Boleyn Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLupSRT2NxLH4_y4OgUlXSzcVcEX-mtKEK
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Shakespeare, and my visit to Rowden Abbey
This week:
Dressing up at Sudeley Castle • Shakespeare and Stratford • My visit to Rowden Abbey
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Secrets of the Churchill War Rooms
This year Churchill War Room celebrates 40 years of being open to the public as part of Imperial War Museums. At this must-see historic site, visitors can walk in the footsteps of Winston Churchill and glimpse what life would have been like during the tense days and nights of the Second World War. With the launch of the new multi-media guide later this year, visitors will be able to see and hear the incredible stories of the men and women who worked down in this secret underground bunker.
In this interview with the museum's curator, Kate Clements, takes us into the war period, what work was done here, what were conditions like and how much of what we can see today is as it was when the rooms were closed for the final time.
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Spares who became Heirs
In this episode I’m covering the spares whose lines leapfrogged into the direct line due to the unexpected death of their elder sibling. I’ll be discussing Empress Matilda and King Stephen, Richard the Lionheart, Henry VIII, Charles I, George V, who became heirs on the deaths of William Aethling, Henry the Young King, Arthur Tudor Prince of Wales, Henry Frederick Prince of Wales, and Prince Albert Victor, respectively.
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Links to other videos you may enjoy:
Prince Arthur - https://youtube.com/live/dqXXpxdqslg?feature=share
King Henry IX? - https://youtube.com/live/L0hWlVdkaFc
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Prince Arthur Tudor
Prince Arthur, prince of Wales and heir to Henry VII's throne, died on 2nd April 1502. In this Tea Time History Chat Live we are going to do a virtual visit to his final resting places; Tickenhill Palace/Manor, Bewdley and Worcester Cathedral.
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Dissolution of the Monasteries Series with Prof James Clark - Episode 1 -
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