Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, 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. Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom,
It's time to shift our perspective. For so many previous episodes, the Ottomans have been a lurking threat, a subject of many, many failed attempts at crusades, and a constant reminder that Christendom was completely incapable of getting their act together. So why didn't the Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II, take advantage of Western European disunity and triumphantly conquer the Christian kingdoms? I mean, he'd like to, I'm sure. He just has to deal with these other borders first. And his family. And the religious establishment. And the popular preachers. And the soldiers. And his family, again.…
Alexander is more and more under Cesare's thumb. Is his son making him do things that a pope should never even consider or is that Pope Julius stirring? Whichever it is, Cesare's very expensive hobby is emptying the papal treasury. Last time we did Alexander he wasn't Tudorlicious. Will that all change this time around? Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episode - Lucrezia Borgia - Part Two | Tudoriferous on Patreon
In this episode, after many promises, we actually meet Savonarola. Despite much provocation, Alexander's reaction to him is really quite surprising. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episode - Cameo 67 - Johannes Burchard | Tudoriferous
Charles VIII invades Italy.....again. What will Alexander do? Stand up to him with the full weight of the Church behind him? Or will he cower in a fortress like a gibbering wreck? Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episode: Search : Pope Julius Part Two | Tudoriferous Search : king frederick of naples | Tudoriferous Search : king ferrantino of naples | Tudoriferous Search : charles viii part two | Tudoriferous Who Killed Juan Borja | Tudoriferous Search :…
Our first attempt at Alexander wasn't as in depth as we would now do, so I wanted to give him another go. How did this man, whom many would have said was utterly unsuited to the religious life at all, become pope - apart from the obvious? Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - Search : king ferrante of naples | Tudoriferous Search : king alfonso of naples | Tudoriferous Search : prince djem | Tudoriferous Search : pope sixtus | Tudoriferous Search :…
The man who really put the cat among the pigeons. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon
Last week we saw how Juana's husband and father made her life a misery. In Part Three her son joins in. The images can be found on Tudoriferous | Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon
Last week we saw how Juana's husband made her life a misery. In Part Two Dad joins in. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1 - 025 Ferdinand of Aragon Part Two | Tudoriferous S1 - 019 - Philip the Fair Part 2 | Tudoriferous Cameo 47 - Germaine de Foix | Tudoriferous Torn between two fathers | Tudoriferous Cameo 13 - Elvira Manuel | Tudoriferous
Grab your tissues! It's Juana! In the first episode of three we look at Juana's life with her husband, Philip the Handsome. Please be aware that there are upsetting scenes of gaslighting. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1 - 025 - Ferdinand of Aragon - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 018 - Isabella of Castile | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 019 - Philip the Fair, Part 1 | Tudoriferous
Recently, on Patreon, we've been looking at Russia, and particularly the life and times of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow. To give everyone a taste of this fascinating history, and to hear from someone who really knows a lot about Russian history, we've invited Roberto from Tsar Power to tell us all about Early Modern Russia. Why must Russian rulers be so ruthless? What makes 19th century Russian novels so rich and fascinating? And what exactly is the difference between a bow and an affectionate bow? Find out all this and more... Hear more from Roberto on Tsar Power, The History of…
Unbelievably today is our fifth anniversary. Five years, two hundred and six episodes on the main feed, seventy four on Patreon. Thank you all so much for listening to us drone on about these people for all this time.
The second in a two-part series on Maximilian's wives. This is the unloved one. Mind you, very big dowry! (Apologies for the noises off. While we were recording there was a drive past of about fifty vintage tractors!) Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episode - S1 - 023 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous Caterina Sforza Part 1 | Tudoriferous on Patreon Sigismund of Tyrol | Tudoriferous on Patreon
The first of a two-part series on Maximilian's wives. This is the loved one. And we look at all the men she could have married..... and there are a lot of them! Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episode - S1 - 023 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 021 - Philip the Fair, Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Charles the Bold, Part One | Tudoriferous on Patreon
Here is a man who thinks that when it comes to marriage you should keep it in the family. More exploration, more upsetting the good folk of Calicut and an elephant. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - Cameo 72 - Vasco da Gama | Tudoriferous Cameo 71 - King Joao II of Portugal. | Tudoriferous
Listener discretion is advised. Da Gama was a terrible individual who did terrible things. That said, he's also fascinating. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon
The first of three trips to Portugal. Exploration, murder, incest, Communism and my appalling Portuguese pronunciation. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1 - 025 - Ferdinand of Aragon - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 018 - Isabella of Castile | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)
For the 200th episode of Tudoriferous, we present a full performance of "Fulgens and Lucrece" the masterpiece of the first known English playwright, Henry Medwall! Who will Lucrece, the wise and beautiful daughter of Roman Senator Fulgens, marry? Will she choose the noble but morally dubious Cornelius, or the common but upstanding Gaius? And will their servants, the oddly-named A and B, stop making metatheatrical jokes and chasing her maid Joan for long enough to help? Be warned, we've put the explicit tag on this episode for a reason, the humour of the 1490s was sometimes rather direct...…
With the death of Edward IV, Dorset's life is plunged into chaos. Will he be the power behind the throne? A despised and morally dubious rebel? An unreliable royal ally? A significant patron? Or just a quiet family man with a sideline in visiting famous prisons? Listen on to discover just how unlucky Thomas Grey can be... You can find images and a full bibliography on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes…
Almost a prince, almost a duke, almost a kingmaker, almost a rebel - this man teeters on the edge of history, but will Elizabeth Woodville's son, stepson to Edward IV and brother-in-law to Henry VII, be able to escape from the shadow of his incredibly dramatic family? Maybe if we can just work out what a Marquis actually is... You can find images and a full bibliography on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant…
A Life in Ten Battles. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1-049 Anne de Beaujeu, Part Two | Tudoriferous S1 049 - Anne de Beaujeu, Part Three | Tudoriferous S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous CATERINA SFORZA, PART FOUR | Patreon Pietro Aretino - Part One | Patreon
Duke Francis of Brittany's loyal right-hand man or the Svengali to Francis' Trilby? He quickly came to discover that the nobility doesn't like tailors' sons.....unless they're measuring them up for a suit. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1-049 Anne de Beaujeu, Part Two | Tudoriferous S1 - 003 - Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke | Tudoriferous
We've covered all of the popes who ran the Catholic Church during Henry VII's reign (and at least one who didn't), and who better to tell us how we've done than Bry and Fry from "Pontifacts - ranking all of the Popes from Peter to Leo XIV"! Listen on to hear why we let Sixtus IV off far too lightly, why pious men don't make good Renaissance Popes, and why Julius II was just so, so obsessed with Alexander VI. And why didn't they listen to Burchard? Find Pontifacts here! https://pontifacts.podbean.com/ And on many, many other podcatchers. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to…
What do you do when a regency ends? You recreate it in miniature in Bourbon, and you educate all the noble young women to follow in your footsteps....whether they like it or not! Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous Anne of Brittany, Twice Crowned Queen of France Part 2 | Patreon Music by Maksym Malko from Pixabay
We're in The Mad War. Breton rebels are seeking sanctuary in France; French rebels are seeking sanctuary in Brittany.....and the King is trying to get himself kidnapped just to get away from his sister. Music by Viacheslav Starostin from Pixabay Music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay See the cast of characters on Episode Information – Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 022 -…
The least foolish woman in France. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 022 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous Louis XI of France | Patreon Battle Royale: French Monarchs Podcast - Regency of Madness 4/5 - Isabeau of Bavaria VS Yolande of Aragon - ft. Queens | Free Listening on Podbean App
We've been promising to do her since pretty much the beginning of the podcast......and finally, here she is. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon
It turns out that our own beloved C3PO was not as squeaky clean as we'd thought. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon
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In our first ever special guest episode, John from the Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast tells us all about Parliament in the reign of Henry VII. Why was parliament so full of marriage councelors? What do Eleanor of Provence and Liz Truss have in common? What did the members of the House of Commons have to fear from hordes of hungry monks? And why did Penny Mordaunt give a long parliamentary speech about chickens? You might need to cover any young listeners' ears for that one... Find the Prime Time - Prime Ministers Podcast here: https://shows.acast.com/prime-time, and in all of the usual…
It's that strange aberration for the period.....a good pope. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Episodes - Cameo 65 - Pope Sixtus IV | Tudoriferous S1 - 047 Pope Innocent VIII - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 040 - Pope Julius II - Part Two | Tudoriferous Cameo 29 - Silvestro Gigli | Tudoriferous Cameo 28 - Giovanni Gigli | Tudoriferous Cameo 5 - Pietro Torrigiano | Tudoriferous Cameo 2 - Adriano Castellesi | Tudoriferous
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Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, 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. Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom,
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