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S1 045 - Gerald Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Kildare - Part One

The Great Earl whom none of the English monarchs wanted, but couldn't do without.

 

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The Irish Connection

A prequel to Gerald Fitzgerald, this episode takes a look at why the English were in Ireland in the first place and why they hung on to it despite the lack of any discernible benefits.

 

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Cameo 55 - Mandukhai the Wise

Finding out about Mandukhai was so exciting that I nearly did a little dance around the room!

 

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The Archaeology of Bosworth Field

This is where it all began.  Without Henry's victory at Bosworth there would have been no Tudors and, even more alarming, no Tudoriferous.

 

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Cameo 54 - Friar Diego Fernandez

Catherine of Aragon's controlling and narcissistic confessor.  Between him and Dona Elvira the poor girl didn't stand a chance.

 

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Torn Between Two Fathers | Tudoriferous

 

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The Yeomen of the Guard

Created by Henry VII as his bodyguard, who were they, what did they do and what did they wear while they did it?

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Cameo 53 - John Blanke

'The black trumpet'.  Very good at his 'blowings and pipings'.

 

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Cameo 52 - Bartholemew Chasseneuz

The French lawyer and his most notorious case.

The Welsh Connection

Wales was central both to the Wars of the Roses and to Henry's usurpation/justified taking of the throne.  We revisit some old friends - Jasper Tudor, Catherine de Valois with her dodgy coffin and Mr. Tiptoft.

 

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S1 - 003 - Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke | Tudoriferous

 

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S1 - 044 - Rhys ap Thomas

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse, bach.

 

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4th Anniversary Episode - Q and As.

We answer questions sent in by our Patreon members.  So if you want to know definitively - Arthur and Catherine, did they or didn't they? - listen in.

 

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Cameo 51 - Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent

A life lesson in what happens if you put your trust in Dudley and Empson.

 

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S1 - 013 - Sir Richard Empson | Tudoriferous

 

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Cameo 50 - Lorenzo's Giraffe

How can I appear more princely?  A lion?  No, old news.  I know.....

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The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank

Some fascinating facts about banking and money and a warning against ever lending money to men called Edward.

 

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Cameo 49 - Alexander Symson

It's Symson, Alexander Symson.  Master spy.