The Tudor History & Travel Show

If you are someone who loves to pack your bags and hit the road to see your Tudor history and want loads of inspiration and top tips for travelling and visiting historic locations here in the UK, then this show is for you.

Each month, I will be teaming up with Philippa Brewell from 'British History Tours' to answer your most pressing travel-related questions, hearing from a guest about their favourite historic place to stay (or take rest and refreshment) and a couple of highlights of Tudor-themed events, both online and in-person, for you to book into your calendar.

In this first episode of ‘The Tudor History & Travel Show: Travel Essentials’ Philippa and I talk about what to consider when thinking about the best time to travel to England; Natalie Grueninger and I chat about her recommended place to stay in Suffolk, plus a couple of not-to-be-missed events coming up in January / February 2021.

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To see the show notes, with the links mentioned in this episode, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3qtGzjA

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.

This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor History & Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.

You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

with guests:

Philippa Brewell from British History Tours

Natalie Grueninger from On the Tudor Trail

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

In this month's episode of The Tudor Travel Show: Extra! Sarah is in conversation with Professor Simon Thurley, a pre-eminent architectural historian, specialising in Britain's built environment. Sarah talks to Simon about the Boleyn properties of the early sixteenth century when the family was at the height of its power. She also explores with Simon the delights of his most recent book on Tudor buildings: Houses of Power.

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LINKS:

For Simon's up-and-coming Gresham lecture on the Cecils on 4 November 2020, click here to book your place.

To buy The Royal Palaces of Tudor England, click here for Amazon UK and here for Amazon US.

To buy Houses of Power online click here for Amazon UK and here for Amazon US. To buy a signed copy click here.

For Simon's website: 'Royal Palaces' 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.

This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.

You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Music by Jon Sayles

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

PART FOUR: Edinburgh Castle with Donal Ferrie and 'An Audience with Marie Stuart'

This month sees the launch of a special celebration of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, here, on The Tudor Travel Show. Throughout September, I will be publishing one episode a week, as I follow 'In the Footsteps' of this legendary Scottish queen, visiting some of the most historic locations associated with her time in Scotland. Along the way, I will be meeting up with local guides, (many are members of the Marie Stuart Society), who will share their knowledge and passion for Mary and her story.

In this week's episode, I travel back to Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. In the first half of the episode, I visit the castle with our guide for today, Donal Ferrie. Join me as we get a private viewing of Mary's bed chamber and the closet in which she gave birth to her son, James. To see more images of the castle, join my private FB group, which accompanies this podcast, The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road.

In the second half of the show, I am granted a private audience with Marie Stuart herself. As a friendly English Ambassador, I put some challenging questions to the Scots queen. Tune in to hear her reflections on the dramatic events crashing through her life. It turned out to be an 'interesting' conversation!

Thank you to all those listeners who support my work by becoming a patron of the show. I am deeply grateful as it helps me to continue to create great content.

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Thank you!

Other links:

For more information on The Tudor Travel Guide's 'In the Footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots' tour next June, click here.

For up-to-date visitor information on Edinburgh Castle, follow this link.

For more details on becoming a member of Historic Environment Scotland, follow this link.

To learn more about Helen Cuinn, follow this link.

To join the Marie Stuart Society, follow this link.

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.

This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.

You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Donal Ferrie and Helen Cuinn

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Last year, The Tudor Travel Show covered the archaeological excavations going on to locate the original position of the now lost palace of Collyweston, in Northamptonshire. In this month's episode, we revisit Collyweston, the Midlands home of Margaret Beaufort, to hear from Rachel Delman, Lecturer in History at York University, about how the palace appeared and was used by Margaret in its hey-day. There is an abbreviated transcript of this chat available on the blog.

In the second half of the episode, Sarah chats with Alden Gregory, Curator of Historic Buildings at Historic Royal Palaces about what turns out to be a fascinating subject: Tudor tents! Alden has been involved in the recreation of part of a royal, Tudor tent, due to be included in the 'Gold and Glory' exhibition at Hampton Court to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Field of Cloth of Gold. Learn about these mini-palaces and how they were used by the Tudor court.

(Please note that this was recorded just as lockdown was getting underway in the UK and so the exhibition has had to be delayed until later - hopefully!)

Finally, The Tudor Travel Guide news desk returns with all the latest April news from the sixteenth-century. On this occasion, our roving reporter is live at Greenwich Palace, where Anne Boleyn has just been presented as queen on East Eve, 12 April 1533....

Thank you to all those listeners who support my work by becoming a patron of the show. I am deeply grateful as it helps me to continue to create great content.

If you have enjoyed this particular episode and you prefer to make a one-off contribution, you can do so via my PayPal.me tip jar, Just click here.

Thank you!

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.

This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.

You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Music by Jon Sayles

'Trusted News': Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Newsreader: Chris Rew and Reporter: Sarah Morris

In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, Sarah talks to Lawrence Hendra, Director of Research at The Philip Mould Gallery, as they explore some of the highlights of the gallery's up-and-coming exhibition: 'Love's Labour's Found'. The exhibition, which opens on 21 April 2021, brings into focus the advances that have been made in 'reading' Tudor portraiture in recent times. So, why not join Sarah as, together, we tour the gallery and learn to decode four fabulous paintings of the period. To read my blog associated with this podcast, and to see some of the images we discuss in this episode, please 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.

This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. It is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor History & Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.

You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

with guest:

Lawrence Hendra

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions