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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, posterity and rise & fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.
Episodes
Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
21 min
It turns out that our own beloved C3PO was not as squeaky clean as we'd thought.
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Apr 1, 2026
Apr 1, 2026
56 min
Wait... who?
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Mar 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2026
1hr 13 min
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 podcatchers.
John kindly shared his Bibliography for his research, which you can find here - Episode Information – Tudoriferous
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Mar 21, 2026
Mar 21, 2026
43 min
It's that strange aberration for the period.....a good pope.
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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
Mar 14, 2026
Mar 14, 2026
53 min
What a nice man! Scholar, Franciscan. Lovely.
So what happened when he became Pope....and can we blame THE NEPHEWS?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 66 - Pope Pius III | Tudoriferous
Mar 7, 2026
Mar 7, 2026
42 min
We don't have to wait for Walsingham to find out about spies. Edward IV and Henry VII both had their spy networks. But who were they, what did they do and what happened when they got caught?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 10 - Roger Machado | Tudoriferous
Feb 28, 2026
Feb 28, 2026
1hr 26 min
Notary, priest, right-hand man to Cardinal Archbishop Morton... and the first known English playwright (technically). Not bad for a lad from Southwark, especially compared to his brother.
Join us for truly hellish theatrical reviews, philosophical vices, unexpected feminism, and the most metatheatrical play you're likely to find before the 20th century...
You can find a full bibliography on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous
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Mid-episode Transition Music: "Folk Round" by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
1hr 27 min
Everyone has heard of Shakespeare, but what was going on in the world of drama a century before the height of the Elizabethan Stage?
What could the subjects of Henry VII go and see? Why might Ali from the Rex Factor podcast have another reason to dislike St Dunstan? How did community theatre traumatise at least two kings? Who were the most dramatic monks? And which demon should you watch out for if you start to nod off in church?
The show is about to start, so grab your anachronistic popcorn and get ready...
You can find images and a full bibliography on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous
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Feb 14, 2026
Feb 14, 2026
31 min
This is the story of Pier and Bianca. You can see examples of their love in the beatiful frescos of Torrechiaro.
Just hope the wife doesn't find out.
You can find the images on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous
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Music -
Warm Memories - Emotional Inspiring Piano by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon
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Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
1hr 47 min
The man closest to the King or the man who wants to bring down the dynasty? Who knows?
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Relevant Episodes - Cameo 6 - Sir Richard Nanfan | Tudoriferous
Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
20 min
The last week in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds)
This one had to stand and watch as two rival candidates pushed him aside and took his country.
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Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
31 min
The third episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
His father has thrown the crown to Ferrantino and legged it to Sicily, leaving his son to face the French.
This one isn't as bad as the last two.....up to a point!
Relevant Episode - S1 - 035 Charles VIII of France, Part Three | Tudoriferous
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Jan 17, 2026
Jan 17, 2026
41 min
The second episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
Maybe he didn't have the artistic flair of his dad, but he did have his own certain something....unfortunately it wasn't very nice.
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Jan 10, 2026
Jan 10, 2026
1hr 22 min
The first episode in our series A Month in Naples (Not as Nice as it Sounds).
First Ferrante. Brutal but with a certain amount of artistic flair.
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Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
42 min
Happy New Year to all our listeners.
We hope you enjoy hearing what has been happening on Patreon over the last year. Next year starts with Michelangelo, so well worth a listen.
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Relevant Episodes: Patreon Snippetty Bits 2024 | Tudoriferous