Podcasts about leeds castle

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 19:30

A woman who stole £260 of condoms and lube from a shop in Maidstone has avoided being sent to prison. Jodie Young admitted taking 28 items from the pharmacy on King Street. Hear from our reporter Sean McPolin who was in court. Also in today's podcast, people living in part of Maidstone have spoken about being evacuated from their homes following a bomb scare. P&O ferry services from Dover remain suspended three-and-a-half weeks after the company suddenly sacked all of their staff. People trying to cross the Channel for an Easter getaway are still affected by delays on the M20. Meantime, we've been hearing from one of Kent's biggest tourist attractions on how it's impacting them. Hear from the CEO of Leeds Castle near Maidstone. We've also been chatting to Tudor Price from the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce. Figures seen by the KentOnline Podcast show almost 250 people in Kent fell victim to romance fraud last year. Victims were conned out of 2.9 million pounds - with most of them women between their 40s and 70s. Ed McConnell has spoken to a private investigator. And in football, it's set to be a crucial Easter weekend for Gillingham with just four games of the season left. They're back in the league one relegation zone on goal difference - hear from Jack Tucker who scored the equaliser on Saturday.

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Podcast: Rules change to speed up the rollout of Covid booster jabs as cases continue to rise

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 21:10

The rules on booking coronavirus booster jabs have changed in a bid to speed up the rollout as cases continue to rise. NHS England's updating its website so anyone who had their second dose six months ago can book, even without an invitation. Hear from Kent GP Dr Julian Spinks on the pressures they're currently under. Also in today's podcast, Kent Test results are out today. The results will determine which children can apply for a place at a grammar school in the county for next September. Education expert and former headteacher Peter Read gives us his thoughts on the results and the system. A little boy from Kings Hill who was abused by his birth parents features in a new book to mark National Adoption Week. Tony Hudgell's inspirational story is told in Bravely Being Me which has been put together by charity Aoption UK. His mum Paula has spoken about their adoption journey and the difference he's made to their lives. And, Maidstone has got its own version of Monopoly. Leeds Castle takes the Mayfair square - and there's even a spot for our sister newspaper, Kent Messenger.

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Podcast: A young woman from Margate has suffered a miscarriage after being attacked after the Euro2020 final

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 16:59

A young woman has spoken of the moment she was attacked following the Euro2020 final - leading to a miscarriage. Beth Newman, 18, was punched and kicked by a group of other women after leaving a pub in Margate. She spent four days in hospital and suffered seizures. Also in today's podcast, nightclub bosses in Kent say they have been left in the dark about vaccine passports. The Prime Minister is suggesting they're introduced at the end of September for anyone wanting to go to a club. You can also hear from our reporter who has been back to a club for the first time in 16 months. There are calls for Operation Brock on the M20 to be removed as quickly as possible. The Ashford MP has been speaking about it in the Commons. FareShare have been telling us about their new campaign to help feed children over the summer holidays. And, bosses at Leeds Castle near Maidstone have been paying tribute to Pickles the swan who has died at the grand old age of 30.

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Podcast: Owners of Adventure Kidz soft play centre in Aylesford say staff are being verbally abused on a daily basis

The Circuit Magazine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 14:58

The owners of a soft play centre that has only just been able to reopen say staff are being verbally abused on a daily basis. Adventure Kidz in Aylesford welcomed back customers last week after being closed for almost an entire year. Hear from Andrew Moody who says he's already fed up with how his workforce are being treated by parents. Also in today's podcast - there's more reaction to Dominic Cummings claims about the government's response to Covid. Hear from a former special advisor who has been speaking to our political editor. A week long operation to crack down on county lines gangs has seen a number of arrests in Kent. And hear from the Leeds Castle swan (yes really) who is celebrating his 30th birthday.

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The Inner Circle - The Secret to Success in Executive Protection | Simeon Rosset

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 29:49 Transcription Available

There are many moving parts propping up the lifestyle of a Private family, included in this are PAs, butlers, drivers, nannies, and chefs. At any given time, there is no shortage of people surrounding the Principal. But how important are they to the protection team? The truth of the matter is that these lower profile people are often the most important personalities in the Principal's inner circle. And importantly, they can greatly assist you in your job! Not only that, but your success as a protector will, in part, be determined by the relationships you can foster with the Principal's household staff. By nurturing these relationships, you're going to be privy to so much more information and it's going to come to you in a more timely and useful manner. Today, we are talking to Simeon Rosset, founder of the Rosset Butler school about that dynamic that exists between executive protection and the house team, including the pivotal role that butlers serve. We'll be discussing: Who the butler is, where they fit into the hierarchy, and what their exact role and remit is? How to take advantage of a challenging work schedule and use it as an opportunity to build a mutually beneficial relationship. How to forge mutual respect and effective communication between all the different links in the chain. And if you still think the butler is just the guy who pours the drinks, then this episode has tons more eye-opening information that you most definitely need to hear. As our guest, Simeon Rosset, puts it “Apart you're good. But together, you can just do so much more!” As always, drop us a comment or leave us a review to let us know your thoughts. More about Simeon Rosset Simeon's career begun more than 20 years ago at Leeds Castle where he worked as Head Butler. Since then, he has gone on to work as an exclusive international Butler working in castles, shooting estates, super yachts and palaces across Europe, while serving “A” list celebrities, royalty, Dukes and Duchesses, and oil company tycoons and bankers. Simeon is now the owner and Head Butler at Rosset Bespoke Butlers and Rosset Bespoke Butler School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-rosset-5447432b/ (Simeon Rosset) http://www.rossetbespokebutlers.com/ (Rosset Bespoke Butlers) More about the Circuit The Circuit team is: Phelim Rowe Elijah Shaw Shaun West Jon Moss Connect with Us: https://circuit-magazine.com/ (Circuit Magazine) https://mailchi.mp/the-bba.org.uk/bba-connect (BBA Connect) https://the-bba.org.uk/ (British Bodyguard Association)

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Tea Time with Lindz: Tamara Wilder

Tea Time With Lindz: A Podcast about Creatives

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 0:01

Tamara Wilder is an actress performer who trained at The Royal School of Speech and Drama. Whilst pursuing acting Tamara has created an Award Winning Entertainment Company, Blackwatch Entertainment, www.blackwacthentertainment.co.uk. BWE devised and wrote the scripted drama elements for Channel 5's Celebrity Murder Mystery- which reached over 2.5 million people.Blackwatch Entertainment has also created and hosted over 700 virtual shows for the UK & international markets as well as looking to develop a digital fully interactive product using AR/VRSome os Tamara’s other credits include: Santander Commercial with Jessica Ennis and films for Channel 4 & ITV . Stage work includes roles for live immersive theatre shows for John Lewis, Microsoft, Hush Mayfair, Fox TV, HQ Theatres, Mercedes, Roche, Charlotte Tilbury & Leeds Castle.Follow Tamara on Twitter @tamarawilder and on Instagram @tamarawilder-actor Follow BWE on Twitter and Instagram @blackwatchents

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Occam's Razor #42- Great British Ghosts-with author John Fraser

Occams Razor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 56:49

Jim is joined by well-respected author and paranormal researcher John Fraser, author of the book Poltergeists- A new investigation into destructive haunting. In this episode, we take a look at famous and not so famous UK ghosts, including discussion on the anniversary ghosts of Goodwin Sands, roadside spectres on Blue Bell Hill, black dogs at Leeds Castle, and notorious London pub spirits. Send us your videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-w7tivtd7uSu8NDOHpF-A? Listen to us at https://www.thepodcastradio.co.uk/post/occam-s-razor Visit us at https://wordpress.com/home/occamsrazorpodcastmedia.wordpress.com Cheers!

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One of the nicest people in wild swimming

Swim Wild Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 54:42

Welcome to Swim Wild podcast. This week my guest is Ella Foote. In the UK, and beyond, Ella is well known in the wild swimming community, for her work as a freelance journalist, including with Outdoor Swimmer Magazine and with her company Dip Advisor. She is one of the nicest people in wild swimming and it was my pleasure to finally speak to her for the podcast. There is a lot in what we talk about, and you might want to find more information about lots of it, so here are some useful links to get you started Jubilee River, Bray Lake, hypothermia, cold water shock, after drop, Suzanna Swims, Viv Rickman, Alice Goodridge, Fenwick Ridley, Dart 10k, Bantham Swoosh, How to Beat Pain, Gilly McArthur, Dartmoor, Sarah Thomas, Jini Reddy, Leeds Castle, Dip a Day December

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106. Charles Spencer; Historic Monarchs, Worldwide News Reporting and the Ghosts of Althorp

The Big Travel Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 41:04

Earl Spencer, best-selling author and historian, has a superb talent for bringing history to life. His new book, The White Ship, explores England’s worst ever maritime and royal disaster, a tragedy that changed the course of European history forever. From childhood trips to an unknown Ibiza, friskings at the iron curtain-era Russian border to covering everything from Cannes to Cairo as an NBC news reporter, the late Princess Diana’s younger brother has fascinating travel tales not least those starting in Althorp, the grand estate the Spencer family have called home since 1508. On this episode we cover: The 900-year-old tragedy that shaped British history The inspiration behind his new book, The White Ship Henry I and 19 years of civil war The perils of being intoxicated whilst driving Sea wolves, sea elephants and sea goats Drunken oafs chasing away monks His Queens of England speech at Leeds Castle that inspired the book Henry I, a great king overshadowed by other Henrys Stellar reviews of the book Taking a flash point in an interesting Monarch’s reign The family homestead of Althorp, in the family since 1508 The stately homes of Britain contributing to national heritage His imposing and rather terrifying figure of a grandfather The stately home that was burnt down for one scene in a Hollywood movie The 98% income tax scuppering many stately homes Sleeping in the nursery with flickering candles and the sound of night watchmen Like being in a museum with a very scary man in charge! The rumoured ghosts in Althorp The ancient sound of people being killed in the former weaponry room (!) Travelling to over 30 countries as an NBC News reporter From Islam in Malaysia to the Cannes Film Festival The privilege of being paid to travel the world The terrible hotel fire he reported on in Cairo The man living in a small cage in Hong Kong Interviewing Mel Gibson in Cannes Don’t mention the diet to the King of Tonga Lisa’s Dad and the Queen of Tonga Lisa’s podcast for India and Pamela Hicks (India was Princess Diana’s bridesmaid Meeting Captain Cook’s tortoise Lisa remembering the whole of Tonga being on a diet People thinking you want your own food when travelling Baked beans in Fiji, fish and chips in Tonga Moving to Johannesburg and exploring Soweto and Swaziland The Scottish man apologizing for slavery Porpoises by the sea making for a better school run than Northampton The Peter Ustinov journey that inspired a trip behind the iron curtain Being frisked at the Finnish-Russian border His step father ‘being treated better in Nazi Germany’ Visiting Paris with his father and sisters in the late 70s His mother taking them to a tiny unknown island called Ibiza Returning to Normandy to research the book The conflict of development and over tourism Canada having the most cleverly persevered places Civilised wilderness at the lakes north of Toronto Covid being terrible, but has it addressed over tourism..? The joys of teenage interrailing to Istanbul, Dubrovnik… Being kicked out of the carriage somewhere in Romania Passing fields of Oxen ploughing fields How the discomfort of travel can create the most memorable times Sleeping in a Graveyard in Northern Spain Supertramp, the soundtrack to the foothills of Kashmir and the children who had never seen a Walkman

Rocket Man

Sideways

Play Episode Play 56 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 27:56

This week Martin tells us what he has in common with Elton John, what distracted him when attending his gig in the beautiful grounds of Leeds Castle, and we pick our way through the nostalgia of our parent's drinks cabinets. I also sing a song.

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Episode 234 - Plantagenet Queens - Joan of Navarre - Part 02

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 39:27

Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (c. 1368 – 10 June 1437) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Duke John IV, and later Queen of England by marriage to King Henry IV. She served as regent of Brittany from 1399 until 1403 during the minority of her son. She also served as regent of England during the absence of her stepson, Henry V, in 1415. Four years later he imprisoned her and confiscated her money and land. Joan was released in 1422, shortly before Henry V's death. Joan was a daughter of King Charles II of Navarre and Joan of France. On 2 October 1386, Joan married her first husband, John IV, Duke of Brittany (known in traditional English sources as John V).[4] She was his third wife and the only one with whom he had children. John IV died on 1 November 1399 and was succeeded by his and Joan's son, John V. Her son being still a minor, she was made his guardian and the regent of Brittany during his minority. Not long after, King Henry IV of England proposed to marry her. The marriage proposal was given out of mutual personal preference rather than a dynastic marriage. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, affection developed between Joan and Henry while he resided at the Breton court during his banishment from England. Joan gave a favorable reply to the proposal, but stated that she could not go through with it until she had set the affairs of Brittany in order and arranged for the security of the duchy and her children. Joan knew that it would not be possible for her to continue as regent of Brittany after having married the king of England, nor would she be able to take her sons with her to England. A papal dispensation was necessary for the marriage, which was obtained in 1402. She negotiated with the duke of Burgundy to make him guardian of her sons and regent of Brittany. Finally, she surrendered the custody of her sons and her power as regent of Brittany to the duke of Burgundy, who swore to respect the Breton rights and law, and departed for England with her daughters. Joan of Navarre's arms as queen consort On 7 February 1403, Joan married Henry IV at Winchester Cathedral. On the 26th, she held her formal entry to London, where she was crowned queen of England. Queen Joan was described as beautiful, gracious and majestic, but also as greedy and stingy, and was accused of accepting bribes. Reportedly, she did not have a good impression of England, as a Breton ship was attacked outside the English coast just after her wedding. She preferred the company of her Breton entourage, which caused offence to such a degree that her Breton courtiers were exiled by order of Parliament, a ban the king did not think he could oppose given his sensitive relation to the Parliament at the time. Joan and Henry had no children, but she is recorded as having had a good relationship with Henry's children from his first marriage, often taking the side of the future Henry V, in his quarrels with his father. Her daughters returned to France three years after their arrival on the order of their brother, her son. In 1413, her second spouse died, succeeded by her stepson Henry V. Joan had a very good relationship with Henry, who even entrusted her with regency during his absence in France in 1415. Upon his return, however, he brought her son Arthur of Brittany with him as a prisoner. Joan unsuccessfully tried to have him released. This apparently damaged her relationship with Henry. In 1419, she was accused of having hired two magicians to use witchcraft to poison the King. Her large fortune was confiscated and she was imprisoned at Pevensey Castle in Sussex and later at Leeds Castle in Kent. She was released upon the order of Henry V in 1422, six weeks before he died. After her release, her fortune was returned to her, and she lived the rest of her life quietly and comfortably with her own court at Nottingham Castle, through Henry V's reign and into that of his son, Henry VI. She died at Havering-atte-Bower in Essex. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 233 - Plantagenet Queens - Joan of Navarre - Part 01

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 31:55

Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (c. 1368 – 10 June 1437) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Duke John IV, and later Queen of England by marriage to King Henry IV. She served as regent of Brittany from 1399 until 1403 during the minority of her son. She also served as regent of England during the absence of her stepson, Henry V, in 1415. Four years later he imprisoned her and confiscated her money and land. Joan was released in 1422, shortly before Henry V's death. Joan was a daughter of King Charles II of Navarre and Joan of France. On 2 October 1386, Joan married her first husband, John IV, Duke of Brittany (known in traditional English sources as John V).[4] She was his third wife and the only one with whom he had children. John IV died on 1 November 1399 and was succeeded by his and Joan's son, John V. Her son being still a minor, she was made his guardian and the regent of Brittany during his minority. Not long after, King Henry IV of England proposed to marry her. The marriage proposal was given out of mutual personal preference rather than a dynastic marriage. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, affection developed between Joan and Henry while he resided at the Breton court during his banishment from England. Joan gave a favorable reply to the proposal, but stated that she could not go through with it until she had set the affairs of Brittany in order and arranged for the security of the duchy and her children. Joan knew that it would not be possible for her to continue as regent of Brittany after having married the king of England, nor would she be able to take her sons with her to England. A papal dispensation was necessary for the marriage, which was obtained in 1402. She negotiated with the duke of Burgundy to make him guardian of her sons and regent of Brittany. Finally, she surrendered the custody of her sons and her power as regent of Brittany to the duke of Burgundy, who swore to respect the Breton rights and law, and departed for England with her daughters. Joan of Navarre's arms as queen consort On 7 February 1403, Joan married Henry IV at Winchester Cathedral. On the 26th, she held her formal entry to London, where she was crowned queen of England. Queen Joan was described as beautiful, gracious and majestic, but also as greedy and stingy, and was accused of accepting bribes. Reportedly, she did not have a good impression of England, as a Breton ship was attacked outside the English coast just after her wedding. She preferred the company of her Breton entourage, which caused offence to such a degree that her Breton courtiers were exiled by order of Parliament, a ban the king did not think he could oppose given his sensitive relation to the Parliament at the time. Joan and Henry had no children, but she is recorded as having had a good relationship with Henry's children from his first marriage, often taking the side of the future Henry V, in his quarrels with his father. Her daughters returned to France three years after their arrival on the order of their brother, her son. In 1413, her second spouse died, succeeded by her stepson Henry V. Joan had a very good relationship with Henry, who even entrusted her with regency during his absence in France in 1415. Upon his return, however, he brought her son Arthur of Brittany with him as a prisoner. Joan unsuccessfully tried to have him released. This apparently damaged her relationship with Henry. In 1419, she was accused of having hired two magicians to use witchcraft to poison the King. Her large fortune was confiscated and she was imprisoned at Pevensey Castle in Sussex and later at Leeds Castle in Kent. She was released upon the order of Henry V in 1422, six weeks before he died. After her release, her fortune was returned to her, and she lived the rest of her life quietly and comfortably with her own court at Nottingham Castle, through Henry V's reign and into that of his son, Henry VI. She died at Havering-atte-Bower in Essex. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 232 - Plantagenet Queens - Isabella of Valois - Part 03

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 30:35

Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen consort of England as the second spouse of King Richard II. Her parents were King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. She married the king at the age of six and was widowed three years later. She later married Charles, Duke of Orléans, dying in childbirth at the age of nineteen. Isabella's younger sister, Catherine, was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422, married to Henry V and mother of Henry VI. Isabella lived during a period of political tension between France and England known as the Hundred Years War, the situation made worse by the mental instability of her father. On 31 October 1396, almost the age of seven, Isabella married the widower King Richard II of England in a move for peace with France. The fact that she was a child was discussed during the negotiations, but Richard replied that each day would rectify that problem, that it was an advantage as he would then be able to shape her in accordance with his ideal, and that he was young enough to wait. Isabella herself told the English envoys that she was happy to be Queen of England, because she had been told that this would make her a great lady. She is described as pretty, and reportedly practised in order to be able to perform her role as queen. King Richard travelled to Paris to fetch her, where the wedding was celebrated with grand festivities at the French royal court, before they continued to the English enclave of Calais, where the formal wedding ceremony was performed on 31 October. After the wedding, Queen Isabella followed Richard to England, where she was placed in Windsor Castle with her own court under the supervision of her appointed governess and chief lady-in-waiting Lady de Coucy (later replaced by Lady Mortimer). She was formally crowned Queen of England in Westminster in London the following year, 1397. Although the union was political and an arranged marriage, Richard II and the child Isabella developed a mutually respectful relationship: Richard regularly visited her in Windsor, where he treated her with respect and entertained her and her ladies-in-waiting with humorous conversation, and Isabella reportedly enjoyed and looked forward to his visits. By May 1399, the Queen had been moved to Portchester Castle for protection while Richard went on a military campaign in Ireland. During the following rebellion against Richard, Isabella was moved by the Duke of York first to Wallingford Castle and then to Leeds Castle. When on his return to England Richard II was imprisoned and died in custody, Queen Isabella was ordered by the new King Henry IV to move out of Windsor Castle and to settle in the Bishop of Salisbury's Thames-side Sonning Palace in formal house arrest. In 1400, the deposed king was killed, and the French court requested that Isabella return to France. King Henry IV initially refused, deciding Queen Isabella should marry his son, the future Henry V of England, but she refused. Knowing her spouse was dead, she went into mourning, ignoring Henry IV's demands. In August 1401, he let her go back to France, but kept her dowry. In 1406, Henry IV repeated his suggestion that Isabella marry his son, but it was refused by the French court. On 29 June 1406, Queen Isabella, aged 16, married her cousin, Charles, Duke of Orléans, aged 11. She died in childbirth at the age of 19. Her surviving daughter, Joan, married John II of Alençon in 1424. Isabella's body was interred in Blois, in the abbey of St Laumer, where it was later discovered in 1624, curiously wrapped in bands of linen plated over with quicksilver. It was then transferred to the church of the Celestines in Paris. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 231 - Plantagenet Queens - Isabella of Valois - Part 02

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 45:26

Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen consort of England as the second spouse of King Richard II. Her parents were King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. She married the king at the age of six and was widowed three years later. She later married Charles, Duke of Orléans, dying in childbirth at the age of nineteen. Isabella's younger sister, Catherine, was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422, married to Henry V and mother of Henry VI. Isabella lived during a period of political tension between France and England known as the Hundred Years War, the situation made worse by the mental instability of her father. On 31 October 1396, almost the age of seven, Isabella married the widower King Richard II of England in a move for peace with France. The fact that she was a child was discussed during the negotiations, but Richard replied that each day would rectify that problem, that it was an advantage as he would then be able to shape her in accordance with his ideal, and that he was young enough to wait. Isabella herself told the English envoys that she was happy to be Queen of England, because she had been told that this would make her a great lady. She is described as pretty, and reportedly practised in order to be able to perform her role as queen. King Richard travelled to Paris to fetch her, where the wedding was celebrated with grand festivities at the French royal court, before they continued to the English enclave of Calais, where the formal wedding ceremony was performed on 31 October. After the wedding, Queen Isabella followed Richard to England, where she was placed in Windsor Castle with her own court under the supervision of her appointed governess and chief lady-in-waiting Lady de Coucy (later replaced by Lady Mortimer). She was formally crowned Queen of England in Westminster in London the following year, 1397. Although the union was political and an arranged marriage, Richard II and the child Isabella developed a mutually respectful relationship: Richard regularly visited her in Windsor, where he treated her with respect and entertained her and her ladies-in-waiting with humorous conversation, and Isabella reportedly enjoyed and looked forward to his visits. By May 1399, the Queen had been moved to Portchester Castle for protection while Richard went on a military campaign in Ireland. During the following rebellion against Richard, Isabella was moved by the Duke of York first to Wallingford Castle and then to Leeds Castle. When on his return to England Richard II was imprisoned and died in custody, Queen Isabella was ordered by the new King Henry IV to move out of Windsor Castle and to settle in the Bishop of Salisbury's Thames-side Sonning Palace in formal house arrest. In 1400, the deposed king was killed, and the French court requested that Isabella return to France. King Henry IV initially refused, deciding Queen Isabella should marry his son, the future Henry V of England, but she refused. Knowing her spouse was dead, she went into mourning, ignoring Henry IV's demands. In August 1401, he let her go back to France, but kept her dowry. In 1406, Henry IV repeated his suggestion that Isabella marry his son, but it was refused by the French court. On 29 June 1406, Queen Isabella, aged 16, married her cousin, Charles, Duke of Orléans, aged 11. She died in childbirth at the age of 19. Her surviving daughter, Joan, married John II of Alençon in 1424. Isabella's body was interred in Blois, in the abbey of St Laumer, where it was later discovered in 1624, curiously wrapped in bands of linen plated over with quicksilver. It was then transferred to the church of the Celestines in Paris. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 230 - Plantagenet Queens - Isabella of Valois - Part 01

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 43:04

Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen consort of England as the second spouse of King Richard II. Her parents were King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. She married the king at the age of six and was widowed three years later. She later married Charles, Duke of Orléans, dying in childbirth at the age of nineteen. Isabella's younger sister, Catherine, was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422, married to Henry V and mother of Henry VI. Isabella lived during a period of political tension between France and England known as the Hundred Years War, the situation made worse by the mental instability of her father. On 31 October 1396, almost the age of seven, Isabella married the widower King Richard II of England in a move for peace with France. The fact that she was a child was discussed during the negotiations, but Richard replied that each day would rectify that problem, that it was an advantage as he would then be able to shape her in accordance with his ideal, and that he was young enough to wait. Isabella herself told the English envoys that she was happy to be Queen of England, because she had been told that this would make her a great lady. She is described as pretty, and reportedly practised in order to be able to perform her role as queen. King Richard travelled to Paris to fetch her, where the wedding was celebrated with grand festivities at the French royal court, before they continued to the English enclave of Calais, where the formal wedding ceremony was performed on 31 October. After the wedding, Queen Isabella followed Richard to England, where she was placed in Windsor Castle with her own court under the supervision of her appointed governess and chief lady-in-waiting Lady de Coucy (later replaced by Lady Mortimer). She was formally crowned Queen of England in Westminster in London the following year, 1397. Although the union was political and an arranged marriage, Richard II and the child Isabella developed a mutually respectful relationship: Richard regularly visited her in Windsor, where he treated her with respect and entertained her and her ladies-in-waiting with humorous conversation, and Isabella reportedly enjoyed and looked forward to his visits. By May 1399, the Queen had been moved to Portchester Castle for protection while Richard went on a military campaign in Ireland. During the following rebellion against Richard, Isabella was moved by the Duke of York first to Wallingford Castle and then to Leeds Castle. When on his return to England Richard II was imprisoned and died in custody, Queen Isabella was ordered by the new King Henry IV to move out of Windsor Castle and to settle in the Bishop of Salisbury's Thames-side Sonning Palace in formal house arrest. In 1400, the deposed king was killed, and the French court requested that Isabella return to France. King Henry IV initially refused, deciding Queen Isabella should marry his son, the future Henry V of England, but she refused. Knowing her spouse was dead, she went into mourning, ignoring Henry IV's demands. In August 1401, he let her go back to France, but kept her dowry. In 1406, Henry IV repeated his suggestion that Isabella marry his son, but it was refused by the French court. On 29 June 1406, Queen Isabella, aged 16, married her cousin, Charles, Duke of Orléans, aged 11. She died in childbirth at the age of 19. Her surviving daughter, Joan, married John II of Alençon in 1424. Isabella's body was interred in Blois, in the abbey of St Laumer, where it was later discovered in 1624, curiously wrapped in bands of linen plated over with quicksilver. It was then transferred to the church of the Celestines in Paris. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 235 - Plantagenet Queens - Joan of Navarre - Part 03

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 40:19

Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (c. 1368 – 10 June 1437) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Duke John IV, and later Queen of England by marriage to King Henry IV. She served as regent of Brittany from 1399 until 1403 during the minority of her son. She also served as regent of England during the absence of her stepson, Henry V, in 1415. Four years later he imprisoned her and confiscated her money and land. Joan was released in 1422, shortly before Henry V's death. Joan was a daughter of King Charles II of Navarre and Joan of France. On 2 October 1386, Joan married her first husband, John IV, Duke of Brittany (known in traditional English sources as John V).[4] She was his third wife and the only one with whom he had children. John IV died on 1 November 1399 and was succeeded by his and Joan's son, John V. Her son being still a minor, she was made his guardian and the regent of Brittany during his minority. Not long after, King Henry IV of England proposed to marry her. The marriage proposal was given out of mutual personal preference rather than a dynastic marriage. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, affection developed between Joan and Henry while he resided at the Breton court during his banishment from England. Joan gave a favorable reply to the proposal, but stated that she could not go through with it until she had set the affairs of Brittany in order and arranged for the security of the duchy and her children. Joan knew that it would not be possible for her to continue as regent of Brittany after having married the king of England, nor would she be able to take her sons with her to England. A papal dispensation was necessary for the marriage, which was obtained in 1402. She negotiated with the duke of Burgundy to make him guardian of her sons and regent of Brittany. Finally, she surrendered the custody of her sons and her power as regent of Brittany to the duke of Burgundy, who swore to respect the Breton rights and law, and departed for England with her daughters. Joan of Navarre's arms as queen consort On 7 February 1403, Joan married Henry IV at Winchester Cathedral. On the 26th, she held her formal entry to London, where she was crowned queen of England. Queen Joan was described as beautiful, gracious and majestic, but also as greedy and stingy, and was accused of accepting bribes. Reportedly, she did not have a good impression of England, as a Breton ship was attacked outside the English coast just after her wedding. She preferred the company of her Breton entourage, which caused offence to such a degree that her Breton courtiers were exiled by order of Parliament, a ban the king did not think he could oppose given his sensitive relation to the Parliament at the time. Joan and Henry had no children, but she is recorded as having had a good relationship with Henry's children from his first marriage, often taking the side of the future Henry V, in his quarrels with his father. Her daughters returned to France three years after their arrival on the order of their brother, her son. In 1413, her second spouse died, succeeded by her stepson Henry V. Joan had a very good relationship with Henry, who even entrusted her with regency during his absence in France in 1415. Upon his return, however, he brought her son Arthur of Brittany with him as a prisoner. Joan unsuccessfully tried to have him released. This apparently damaged her relationship with Henry. In 1419, she was accused of having hired two magicians to use witchcraft to poison the King. Her large fortune was confiscated and she was imprisoned at Pevensey Castle in Sussex and later at Leeds Castle in Kent. She was released upon the order of Henry V in 1422, six weeks before he died. After her release, her fortune was returned to her, and she lived the rest of her life quietly and comfortably with her own court at Nottingham Castle, through Henry V's reign and into that of his son, Henry VI. She died at Havering-atte-Bower in Essex. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

Episode 76 - History of Leeds Castle

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 45:24

Leeds Castle, east of Maidstone in Kent, is one of the most spectacular of later medieval fortresses, with three islands in a lake formed by damming the river Len. The castle passed into royal possession in 1272 and Edward I strengthened it considerably in the 1280s. From then until Tudor times it formed part of the queens' dower. It has been heavily restored. Maiden's Tower is Tudor and the main building part of an extensive early 19th-cent. reconstruction. The castle is much used for conferences. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsplantagenet/support

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Room for all of us – LE031

Swim Wild Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 38:30

This week’s podcast guest has got a wildly different relationship with wild swimming than me. While this was a challenge for me as an interviewer, I think it is great. The wild/open/outdoor swimming community is large. And diverse. And that’s a good thing. Instead of debating what the differences might be between wild swimming, open water swimming and outdoor swimming, I’m far more interested in what the similarities are. Whether the cold isn’t your thing but measuring the distance and time of each swim is. Whether you swim all year round or have a shorter season. Whether you prefer a lake, river or ocean. If you swim alone or as part of a group. Whatever stroke you choose. How much you faff. How much of it is physical, social, emotional or spiritual. To me, none of those differences are big enough to overshadow the main thing that unites us – that we all swim in water that is not an indoor pool, by choice, because it brings us joy – whatever that means for each of us. It is fascinating listening to Lucy and hearing about the journey she has been on to become a triathlete. How she has embraced the swim element of that, and now undertakes swim events outside of triathlon. There is room for all versions of this story, and to my mind, no hierarchy in our world of swimming outside. No version that is purer than another. No way of doing it that makes one swimmer’s story superior to another. Every swimmer I’ve interviewed has talked about inclusivity and lack of judgement in our community. For me, that should be one of the most fundamental principles that we uphold as non-negotiable as we go about our version of swimming outside. Things we talk about Coach from 4performance, Havering tri club, Blenheim Palace, TriFarm, Borham, swim the Solent with Aspire, arctic circle swim blog, Jubilee river swim, Lakesman Tri, Leeds Castle, Beth French, Brutal Extreme Tri, Follow Lucy on social media - Paddle Pedal Pace Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

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Episode 5: 1926 to 1939 - Olive, Lady Baillie reinvents Leeds Castle as a celebrity retreat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 14:34

This episode is dedicated to the remarkable last private owner of Leeds Castle, Olive, Lady Baillie, and the sophisticated mid-20th Century style she brought to “the loveliest castle in the world”, as the historian Lord Conway called it. Although she avoided public attention, you will certainly have heard of the many famous weekend guests she welcomed here: Hollywood stars, royalty and some of the greatest politicians of the day.

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Episode 4: 1520 - Henry VIII at Leeds Castle en route to the Field of Cloth of Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 16:41

Henry VIII is in peak condition, he’s 29, sporty, good looking, charming, musical, and possibly still in a loving relationship with Catherine of Aragon. They descend on one of their treasured homes, Leeds Castle, with a party of 5,000 to prepare for a landmark event in 16th Century European politics: the first momentous meeting between Henry and the equally dashing King of France, Francis 1st, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold near Calais. It’s a masterpiece in event planning by Henry’s Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

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Episode 1: 1066 to 1278 - The Normans at Leeds Castle

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 13:10

In this first episode, you are invited to travel back to the time of William the Conqueror and Domesday and learn how major conflicts left their mark on the Leeds estate: Normans versus Anglo-Saxons, Stephen versus Matilda, the Crown versus the Barons, and Henry I versus a plateful of lampreys.

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Episode 2: 1278 to 1290 - Eleanor of Castile transforms Leeds Castle into a queenly paradise

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 20:34

It’s the remarkable and often overlooked Eleanor of Castile who’s the star of this episode, not her famously ruthless husband, Edward I. She not only transformed a standard Norman motte and bailey structure into the elegant castle we know today; she brought some much-needed civilisation to the English court and established a precedent for women (ok, queens) to become major property owners in their own right.

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Episode 3: 1321 - The Great Siege of Leeds Castle