The Tudor History & Travel Show

In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, we travel to the Cotswolds. An area made rich by its wool trade in the medieval times, wool merchants would often fund the construction and renovation of churches in their communities as a way to display their wealth and status. The churches became known as "wool churches."  

Joined by our guide, Dr Samantha Harper, we take a tour around two of the most prominent of these wool churches: St. John the Baptist in Cirencester and St Mary's Church in Fairford.

This episode features exclusive material that was previously only available only to those in my membership, now shared to all as part of this special commemoration, published on the anniversary of Henry VII's death. 

To see a gallery of images associated with the places we discuss in this episode, head to the associated show notes page here.

Some useful links, mentioned in this episode, are below:

To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here

To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here. 

England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jones

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Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Dr Samantha Harper

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Chapters

(00:00:21) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:03:33) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:05:34) - Tudor History and Travel
(00:06:03) - Exploring the Chamber Books
(00:07:40) - Henry VII's visits to the Cotswolds
(00:09:06) - The Cathedral of Cirencester, the Cotswolds
(00:11:29) - Henry VII and Cirencester
(00:13:42) - Henry IV's 1502 Progress
(00:16:33) - Henry VII and the reasons for travelling to Wales
(00:21:04) - Henry VII's Chapel in Cirencester Church
(00:31:17) - Cirencester Church
(00:36:25) - Beautiful church in Fairford, Gloucestershire
(00:39:36) - The porch of Cirencester Church, Swindon
(00:42:26) - John Tame's Tomb, Leicester
(00:48:40) - The 15th century carving on the chancel screen
(00:51:37) - Henry VIII's coronation in the Great Church
(00:59:51) - Ways to Read a Church
(01:02:32) - Tudor History, History and Travel

Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, as Sarah travels to Norwich in Norfolk to go on the trail of Elizabeth I, as she arrives at the city during the pinnacle of her 1578 progress. Our expert guide in this episode is historian, Aidan Norrie, whose special interest is in Elizabeth, her iconography and Elizabethan pageants.

This episode features exclusive material that was previously only available only to those in my membership, now shared to all as part of this special commemoration, published on the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth I.

To watch the video recording of this podcast, click here. 

In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via www.thetudortravelguide.com.

We were recently included in the UK's top 25 history and culture podcasts - find out more here.

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Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Aidan Norrie

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at Lamphey Palace and Pembroke Castle. This is the first podcast episode of our two-part series, as we travel to the rugged coast of Pembrokeshire to explore the Welsh beginnings of the man who would become Henry VII. Long before the Battle of Bosworth and the founding of the Tudor dynasty, Henry’s story began in the castles, towns and landscapes of southwest Wales – in places deeply connected to his family and his Welsh ancestry.

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We were recently included in the UK's top 25 history and culture podcasts - find out more here.

 

Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guests: Nathen Amin, Terry John and Gareth Mills 

Chapters

(00:00:22) - Tudor History & Travel: Following Henry VII in Wales
(00:04:59) - July Tour
(00:07:14) - Tudor 10B
(00:08:50) - Henry VII in Pembroke
(00:09:54) - The Story of Henry and the Tudors
(00:13:07) - Who was Henry Tudor?
(00:15:11) - The Death of Edmund Tudor
(00:17:59) - Henry of Richmond
(00:21:18) - The Tudors
(00:27:11) - Owen Tudor
(00:32:19) - The Making of the Tudor Invasion of Wales
(00:39:17) - Tudor History Podcast
(00:40:33) - The Story of Lamphy Palace
(00:41:38) - Lamphy Palace, Pembrokeshire
(00:46:51) - Lamphy Palace, Gloucester
(00:48:49) - The gatehouse and the outer courtyard
(00:51:23) - The Great Hall of the Church
(00:52:35) - Henry the First in Wales
(00:56:06) - Inside the bishop's main hall
(00:57:47) - The Bishop's Palace, Strasbourg
(01:01:24) - Edmund's Death in the Castle
(01:02:33) - The Life of Margaret
(01:03:37) - Henry VII's bedroom at Harrow Castle
(01:06:45) - The ghost of Robert Devereaux
(01:11:00) - The Black Monk haunts the palace
(01:15:09) - The story of Henry IV and Pembroke Castle
(01:17:11) - A Taste of Henry the First
(01:20:06) - Return to Pembroke Castle
(01:21:03) - Pembroke Castle
(01:22:40) - The story of Pembroke Castle in Wales
(01:30:50) - Pembroke Castle, the birthplace of the Tudors
(01:36:47) - Henry Tudor was born in this castle
(01:38:21) - Jasper Tudor
(01:40:50) - Henry Tudor's escape from Pembroke Castle
(01:43:19) - Exploring Pembroke Castle's cave
(01:45:28) - The medieval castle of Pembroke, Wales
(01:47:21) - Diving into Pembroke Castle's cave
(01:50:20) - How close did the Herberts get to taking Pembro
(01:52:07) - Henry Tudor's early years
(01:53:14) - The Long Road to Bosworth

Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast episode, recorded at Peterborough Cathedral in Cambridgeshire. The final episode in my three-part series to commemorate Katherine of Aragon, we discover beautiful Peterborough Cathedral, the site of Katherine's grave. Katherine is remembered there not just as Henry VIII’s discarded wife, but as a dignified, resilient woman who stood by her faith and status to the very end. 

 

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We were recently included in the UK's top 25 history and culture podcasts - find out more here.

 

Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Reverend Canon Tim Alban Jones

Chapters

(00:00:21) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:03:55) - The Life of Catherine of Aragon
(00:05:59) - The Dean of the Cathedral
(00:06:34) - The journey of Catherine the Great from Peterborough Abbey to the cathedral
(00:09:17) - The life of an abbot in the Tudor era
(00:11:20) - Catherine the Great's burial in Peterborough Abbey
(00:12:50) - The funeral procession of Catherine of Aragon
(00:14:28) - The Day Catherine the died
(00:15:13) - The cathedral in Leicester
(00:17:45) - The Life of Catherine of Aragon
(00:23:33) - Inside the Norman Church of St Peter and Paul
(00:25:54) - Robert Scarlet the gravedigger
(00:29:05) - Inside St Peter's Abbey, Cornwall
(00:30:31) - Peterborough Cathedral, the Victorian restoration
(00:34:09) - Baldacchino Pearson in Peterborough
(00:35:46) - The Burial of Catherine the Queen
(00:39:36) - The royal funeral of Catherine of Aragon
(00:45:38) - Catherine's funeral in the cathedral
(00:47:46) - Catherine's Tomb, St. Peter's Cathedral, London
(00:51:38) - Peterborough Abbey, the original building
(00:56:23) - Catherine of Aragon festival
(00:58:30) - Peterborough Cathedral's Tudor Banquet
(01:00:35) - Catherine of Aragon
(01:03:42) - The Tudor History and Travel Podcast

Here is a show notes page accompanying this episode, recorded at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire.  We discover this incredible building - a former medieval stronghold that became Katherine of Aragon's final residence. Stripped of her title, separated from her daughter, Mary, and pressured to accept the annulment of her marriage, Katherine lived under strict supervision at Kimbolton and it was here, on 7 January 1536, that Katherine died, still believing herself to be England’s rightful queen.

 

If you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via www.thetudortravelguide.com.

 

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We were recently included in the UK's top 25 history and culture podcasts - find out more here.

 

Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Andrew Bamford

Chapters

(00:00:20) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:04:41) - The Life of Catherine of Aragon
(00:06:17) - Meet the people of Kimbolton
(00:09:25) - Catherine's lodgings at Kimbolton Castle
(00:15:34) - Why Catherine was brought to Kimbolton
(00:16:58) - The Crisis of Catherine of Aragon
(00:25:26) - Catherine the Great and the Right to Queen
(00:28:02) - The best light in the apartment
(00:29:37) - Kimbolton Castle, Buckinghamshire
(00:33:32) - Two staunch supporters of Catherine the Great
(00:35:24) - The King's Visit to Catherine the Queen
(00:41:23) - The Great Hall of Port Collis
(00:43:39) - The Castle of Bamborough, Catherine's Chambers
(00:47:44) - The Queen's Room, Kimbolton
(00:49:35) - The Life of Catherine of Castile
(00:57:33) - The Life of Catherine the Queen
(00:59:03) - Walking through the chapel at Kimbolton
(01:02:07) - The Catherine of Aragon Chapel
(01:08:56) - Visit Kimbolton Castle
(01:12:14) - The Tudor History and Travel Podcast