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Join us, Michelle and Lucy, for a diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age. Two amateur Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten

Tudoriferous


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Cameo 48 - Trithemius

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 55:16


    Abbot, writer, monastic reformer, Maximilian's demonologist, historian and steganographer, but not magician.  Definitely not magician.  Got that?   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast

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    Henry's Millions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 35:02


    Is it even remotely possible that Henry VII left his son over a million pounds?  And if he did, surely Henry VIII couldn't have spent it all in the first few years of his reign.

    Cameo 47 - Germaine de Foix

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 25:23


    A woman who was allocated three husbands....whether she liked it or not.  A real 'I'm my own Grandpa' episode.   Relevant Episodes.    S1 - 029 - Ferdinand of Aragon - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 030 Ferdinand of Aragon Part Two | Tudoriferous S1 - 031 Ferdinand of Aragon Part Three | Tudoriferous   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 46 - Sir Roland de Velville

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 21:54


    A common or garden courtier....or a man with a secret?   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 063 - Edward Woodville- Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 75:44


    The last of the great chivalric knights....or so it's said. We go all revisiony again!   "Evil March" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 62 - Edward Woodville, feat. The Woodvilles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 99:04


    It was impossible to extract Edward Woodville's life from that of his family.  So, this week the whole clan, next week Edward on his own.   Relevant Episodes: S1 - 040 William Caxton | Tudoriferous S3.38 Elizabeth Woodville - Rex Factor | Podcast on Spotify   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

    April Fool - Brunelleschi's Prank

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 31:11


    Was humour in Tudor times more cruel than that of today?  We share our opinion, then change it, then change it again.   Music - "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 45 - The Stafford Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 22:47


    This would be comic if it didn't have such terrible consequences.   Relevant Episodes: S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous Cameo 8 - John Sante Abbot of Abingdon | Tudoriferous Cameo 3 - Ralph Wilford | Tudoriferous   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 44 - Marmaduke Constable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 16:40


    Great name, great death.     Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 061 Lambert Simnel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 103:28


    What can one say about Lambert Simnel...... Nothing.  And yet we managed to drag it out for an hour and a half.  That's history for you!   Relevant Episodes S1 - 019 - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln | Tudoriferous S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous Cameo 41 - Matthew Baker | Tudoriferous Cameo 17 - Margaret Kebell | Tudoriferous   Music  "Holiday Weasel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon    

    Cameo 43 - Felice della Rovere

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 109:34


    The Pope's daughter.  The extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 42 - Cardinal Christopher Bainbridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 71:24


    He's meant to be an English papal diplomat, but why does no one tell him anything?  Don't they trust him?  And who murdered him?   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

    Valentine's Day Special - Henry and Elizabeth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 37:43


    Henry and Elizabeth - What was their wedding like?  Did they have a loving relationship?  In what ways, if any, did Henry rely on Elizabeth?   You'll have noticed....this is quite a short episode.   To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 060 - Pope Julius II - Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 116:19


    Louis XII of France decides to oust Julius by using a Great Council to vote him out of office, but Julius decides to fight fire with fire.   A special thanks to Rob this week who battled manfully with the song I gave him.  He went a bit white when he saw that the lyrics were three pages long!   Relevant Episode S1 - 025 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous     To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 059 - Pope Julius II - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 120:38


    The typical complicated Italian dance as all the usual suspects create leagues and swap partners.  Julius continues to act more like a prince and indulges in some highly unpopey behaviour.   Relevant Episodes S1 - 026 Emperor Maximilian - Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 027 Emperor Maximilian Part Two | Tudoriferous     To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 058 - Pope Julius II - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 107:03


    How did the man who persuaded the French to invade Italy and so instigated decades of warfare manage to get himself elected to the papacy?   Related Episodes S1 -012 - Pope Alexander VI | Tudoriferous S1 - 043 Charles VIII of France, Part One | Tudoriferous S1 - 025 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous     To join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 057 - Pope Julius II - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 60:59


    Not so much about the Pope this week, more about something we've been promising since Episode One.  Brace yourself for intrigue, deception, double-dealing and money.... lots and lots of money.   For a very belated Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Patreon Snippetty Bits 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 38:30


    Another chance for us to slap you around the face with Patreon.  Hear what you're missing with these snippets of the episodes we've put out this year.  A Happy New Year to you all.   For a belated Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Christmas Quiz 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 56:06


    Something festive to listen to while you peel your sprouts and roast your spuds.  Merry Christmas everyone.   For the ultimate Christmas present join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 41 - Matthew Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 29:20


    Murderer and brothel-keeper?  Then why was he standing at the end of Henry VII's deathbed?     Relevant Episodes   Cameo 23 - Hugh Denys | Tudoriferous S1 - 023 - Edmund de la Pole - 6th Earl of Suffolk | Tudoriferous Sex and Why You Shouldn't | Tudoriferous     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 40 - Sir John Fastolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 67:36


    A man a little before our time, but one who links Joan of Arc, Jack Cade, the Pastons and Shakespeare.   Relevant Episodes - Cameo 39 - Margaret Paston | Tudoriferous   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 39 - Margaret Paston

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 85:58


    The surprisingly modern soap opera of Margaret Paston and her family - the prickly husband, the useless sons and the daughters with their misguided taste in men.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com Bigger versions of her cameo pictures can be found on our website. Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 38 - The Barton Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 29:00


    A family of Scottish pirates, one of whom was the Lord High Treasurer for Scotland.  So make of that what you will. Oh, and there's a barrel of pickled heads.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com   Relevant Episodes https://tudoriferous.podbean.com/e/cameo-12-john https://tudoriferous.podbean.com/e/s1-041-margaret-tudor-queen-of-scotland-part-one    Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

    1492 and All That - The Potato

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 50:30


    The humble vegetable that prevented Europe from starving .... even if it took them a while to shake off their prejudices and actually eat it.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 37 - Faust

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 25:30


    Not just a character from literature but a real man....or two men......or lots of men.   Many thanks to Luna Cherry who has offered to make pictures for all our cameo episodes.  To see more of her work go to https://luzmarmexico.myportfolio.com   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

    Hallowe'en Special - The Devil in the Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 28:48


    There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale.  We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?

    Cameo 36 - 1492 And All That - Esteban

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 105:43


    A truly extraordinary story of survival.  They set off for Florida with 610 people and 80 horses, in the end there were just four people and no horses    ...   so maybe survival isn't the word.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    1492 And All That - After 1492

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 106:07


    What happened to the Americas after Columbus inflicted himself on the continent.....and what effect did that have on Europe?  We'll give you a clue, it worked out a lot better for one of them than the other.

    Cameo 35 - 1492 And All That - Juan Garrido

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 17:17


    A black, former slave conquistador.  I had no idea such people existed.

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    S1 - 056 - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 75:08


    You can't keep a good man down.  Last time we killed him off and yet he rises again.  This time we try to explain some of the beliefs that sent Columbus on his trip in the first place and we look at how he has been viewed throughout history and now.   Should he get Tudorlicious?  Please vote at Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com)   If you'd like more information about Prester John, Gone Medieval has done an episode on him https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bm6KPghwwIpnDDf4URD3Q   Related Episodes Cameo 34 - 1492 And All That - Bartolomé de las Casas. | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 007 - John Cabot | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 34 - 1492 And All That - Bartolomé de las Casas.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 71:55


    At last, someone to stand up for the rights of the native peoples.  Back to Columbus next week.     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 055 - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 89:38


    Columbus' third and fourth voyages.  Within very few years of finding the Indies, the Spanish are tearing themselves apart.  Columbus has an ignominious journey home followed by a lengthy stay on a paradise island.

    S1 - 054 - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 110:30


    Columbus' second voyage.  Please be warned, this is a very sad subject and the episode involves some distressing scenes.  Please make sure you're in the right frame of mind before listening.  We felt that it was important to show the whole grim story.

    S1 - 053b - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus - Part 1B

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 98:11


    We now see what happens when Columbus and his men arrive at the Indies and meet the local inhabitants....and I am sure that it is all good!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 053 - 1492 And All That - Christopher Columbus - Part 1A

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 63:17


    This is the first of ten episodes on the ramifications of Columbus' voyage. Columbus.  A famous - infamous - name.  A man who splits opinion ... although on this podcast we were unanimous in our opinion of him.  This episode was so long we split it into two. P.S. I later found out why Columbus called the people he met Indians.  Answer in Part Four.   Related Episodes S1 - 007 - John Cabot | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Cameo 32 - William Weston | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon  

    Cameo 33 - The Other York Princesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 51:51


    In this episode we compare and contrast the rollercoaster lives of four of the daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.   Related Episodes S1 - 052 Cecily of York | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    S1 - 052 Cecily of York

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 106:08


    One of the many daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.  She could tell us so much about what it was like to be in sanctuary, the fate of the Princes in the Tower and whether Perkin Warbeck was who he said he was.  She won't...but she could.   Related Episodes S1 - 002 Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 32 - William Weston

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 30:12


    The first Englishman to lead an expedition to North America.... ...I think.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Q & As

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 94:10


    To celebrate our third anniversary we answer some questions the Listening Several have sent in.  So, if you'd like to know which rodent we would like to be or which member of Take That we fancied, if any, feel free to email us and we'll tell you.  But for questions about history and podcasting......listen on.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 31 - Thomas Nandyke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 32:49


    Another necromancer....and this one is trying to murder Richard III.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Cameo 30 - Thomas Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 22:34


    He discovered the secret of eternal life.......and then lost it!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

    Early Modern Books - Henry VII's Book of Astrology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 62:06


    If Henry passed laws to make astrology illegal, why did he have a book of astrology......and a court astrologer? To view the picture we talk about and to see all the characters we think we've managed to name, go to Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com)

    Cameo 29 - Silvestro Gigli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 18:57


    Gigli Number Two.  That mixture of religion, intrigue, revenge and violence that we've come to expect from this period.

    Cameo 28 - Giovanni Gigli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 27:22


    Gigli Number One.  This one is a gouty embezzler with a penchant for other people's gloves.

    S1 - 051 Bishop John Morton - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 92:51


    'A stern and haughty man, odious at Court and more generally in the country.'  Francis Bacon.

    S1 - 050 Bishop John Morton - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 77:19


    A brave, possibly reckless man who made French ambassadors cry. Definitely the man closest to King Henry.....definitely.

    Cameo 27 - Sir John Heron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 49:52


    Hooray!  It's an accountant.  No, don't go away!

    S1 - 048 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 90:27


    Our 100th episode! We made it here? Now on to the Diabolical Duchess!

    S1 - 047 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 70:40


    Now a widow with an unpaid dowry leaving her no right to an income and with a female heir to Burgundy. Can she keep everything together? And what if her brother decides to marry her off to someone else?

    S1 - 047 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 76:28


    She is a bauble at court and meant to only breed and look pretty. So how does she end up being able to pull so many strings that other monarchs fear her?

    S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 111:17


    Life begins for the Diabolical Duchess! The woman who terrified and angered the kings of both England and France! 

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