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Sex and Why You Shouldn't

Our attempt at a Valentine's Day Special. 

How the Church viewed sex before the Reformation.  Sorry.  It's not very romantic.  We did our best, but it's not a very romantic era.

 

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Cameo 23 - Hugh Denys

Denys' career path is very different from one we might follow these days.  Groom of the Stool and much, much more.

 

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Dentistry

This episode links in to James IV's little hobby.  Brace yourselves for this one and just be thankful you live in the 21st century!

 

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Cameo 22 - Gavin Douglas

A man who turns out to be a lot more famous than we realised when we recorded the Margaret Tudor episode.  A man of hidden depths!

 

Related Episodes

S1 - 041 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part One | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

Cameo 26 - John Stuart, Duke of Albany | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

 

 

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Patreon Snippetty Bits 2023

A taster of what is on offer in our Patreon episodes.  Caterina Sforza, Anne of Brittany, Machiavelli, the Pazzi Conspiracy and Moctezuma.  Enjoy.

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Christmas Quiz 2023

A merry Christmas to all our listeners and we can only apologise for this episode!

 

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S1 - 034 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part Two

The men in her life keep letting Margaret down.  Will her son be any different?  We'll see.

 

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S1 - 034 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part One

Poor Margaret.  James didn't want her, Husband Number Two didn't want her.  We see her go from a frivolous, spoilt, young princess to a mother fighting to keep her son.  An epic story.

 

Related Episodes

Cameo 22 - Gavin Douglas | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

Cameo 26 - John Stuart, Duke of Albany | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

Dentistry | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

 

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Cameo 21 - Martin Schwartz

Mercenary captain.  A scary, drunken, jewel-encrusted man..... And he has his own song!

 

Related Episodes

S1 - 019 - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

 

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Early Modern Books - Le Morte d’Arthur

We look at chivalry mediaeval-style - before it became sanitised and ritualistic - through the pages of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.  It was not at all the book we were expecting!

Relevant Episodes

Early Modern Books - The Malleus Maleficarum | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

Early Modern Books - Henry VII's Book of Astrology | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

 

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Cameo 20 Sir Christopher Urswick

A protégé of Margaret Beaufort, a man of many talents, but the highlight of his life was three glorious days spent in Hertfordshire.

 

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The Horrifying Tale of Richard Hunne

For Hallowe'en this year we present for your delectation a story of bishops behaving badly ..... very badly!

There are a couple of moments in this episode when you might want to stick your fingers in your ears, but we do warn you in advance.

 

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Cameo 19b - Sir John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester - Part Two

553 years and a day Sir John Tiptoft was executed.  Why?

Warning: this episode includes some discussion on the best way to impale people.

Ah, we might have just given away why he was executed!

 

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Cameo 19a - John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester

Humanist, classicist, intellectual, orator, music-lover.

So how did he become the most hated man in England?

 

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S1 - 033 William Caxton

Plotter, kidnapper, smuggler and, oh there was something else.  What was it now?

In the episode we mention finding out about the history of punctuation.  Here's a link to an episode of the very wonderful podcast History of the English Language.  https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2021/07/29/episode-150-a-capital-offense/

 

Related Episodes

S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)

S1 - 62 - Edward Woodville, feat. The Woodvilles | Tudoriferous

 

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