Tudor, I Hardly Know Her

WE'RE BACK! The dark version of Forrest Gump was named Richard Rich. We discuss this man's insane escapades in Henry VIII's court, trying to figure out what he actually cared about and whether he had any real religious beliefs.  Find on Facebook, Twitter @tudorknowher, and Instagram

We get spooky with a special Halloween episode and chat about some creepy occurrences. 

Today we talk about the government system in the Tudor times, which really is not much different from today's surprisingly.

On the heels of our visit to the Renaissance Faire, we discuss what jousts and tournaments entailed for the Tudors.

Not all English involvement with the Middle East were crusades. Some Tudor monarchs realized that getting involved with the Ottoman and Saffavid empires led to money (and also screwed the Spanish).

History knows her as the Nine Days Queen, but we know her as the inventor of BDSM (probably).

It did.  We discuss how exactly little England managed to defend itself from the powerful Armada. Also we decide on a new podcast.    

We celebrate 100 episodes of Tudor, I Hardly Know her by discussing the impact of the Tudors. 

We finally sit down to learn about Thomas More, who had a good run of it until Henry cut off his head.

Apparently the rest of the world had some stuff going on yoo during the Tudor reign, so we chat about that and flat earthers.

Today we talk about the awesome Bess of Hardwick, who hosted a great late-night game show and also survived the Tudor reign. 

Today, in one of our more serious episodes, we discuss the lives of black Tudors.

We talk about the martyr Anne Askew (the topic may have been slightly repeated, but the jokes are all new!)  

Catherine of Aragon had an adventurous childhood. Don't worry, she experienced a lot of sad stuff, too.

You asked and we delivered. We sat down to watch the first episodes of The Spanish Princess, and boy do we have some thoughts. 

Emily got to see Six The Musical in Chicago, and, spoilers, it was so amazing. Hoping Henry the Baeth makes an appearance in the extended version.   P.S. make sure to listen to the end for fun treats.

Henry VIII, International Man of Mystery, had quite a few wives. But he almost had more! Or at least different wives. So who were these women who narrowly escaped what was sure to be an unhappy marriage? 

Love 'em or Cleve 'em. The 1540s had some serious gossip going on about Anne of Cleves, and some modern historians are just adding to the crazy. 

Jeff and Garrett offer their thoughts on popular Anne Boleyn theories and questions, including whether she did have that extra finger and if she really loved Henry. 

Anne Boleyn's life may have ended with the swing of a sword, but her ladies still had to deal with the details of her burial, which Henry so kindly ignored. Plus, what became of that famous "B" necklace?