Tudor, I Hardly Know Her
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Tudor, I Hardly Know Her
A comedy podcast about the Tudors and 1500s shenanigans. It's educational, we swear. But mostly funny. Hosted by Emily Simpson and Garrett Kaser. Produced by Jeffrey Simpson.
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Ep. 110 Vagabonds: the Poor People of Tudors
This episode, we cover the life of the poor in Tudor times.
The ridiculous punishments given to them.
Which would you rather lose, a finge...
Ep. 109 The Dread Pirate Sir Francis Bryan: The Vicar of Hell
Today we discuss the Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, the Vicar of Hell, and the pirate (but not that kind) Sir Francis Bryan.
Also hear Em...
Ep. 108 G'day, Katherine Willoughby
Today we get to talk about the Duchess of Suffolk herself, Katherine Willoughby! (not to be confused with a wallaby)
Also hear Emily give her t...
Ep. 107 Slippery Dick: Richard Rich Continued
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 fig...
Ep. 106 Boo-dor I Hardly Know Her
We get spooky with a special Halloween episode and chat about some creepy occurrences.
Ep. 105 War & Codpieces
Today we talk about the government system in the Tudor times, which really is not much different from today's surprisingly.
Ep. 104 Joust Kidding
On the heels of our visit to the Renaissance Faire, we discuss what jousts and tournaments entailed for the Tudors.
Ep. 103 EVERYTHING is Islam!
Not all English involvement with the Middle East were crusades. Some Tudor monarchs realized that getting involved with the Ottoman and Saffavid empir...
Ep. 102 Fifty Shades of Lady Jane Gray
History knows her as the Nine Days Queen, but we know her as the inventor of BDSM (probably).
Ep. 101 This Armada Can't Sink
It did.
We discuss how exactly little England managed to defend itself from the powerful Armada. Also we decide on a new podcast.
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Ep. 100 Return of Henry the Baeighth
We celebrate 100 episodes of Tudor, I Hardly Know her by discussing the impact of the Tudors.
Ep. 99 That's A-More-ay
We finally sit down to learn about Thomas More, who had a good run of it until Henry cut off his head.
Ep. 98 Where in the World is Henry Tu-dor-ego
Apparently the rest of the world had some stuff going on yoo during the Tudor reign, so we chat about that and flat earthers.
Ep. 97 I'm Bess Hardwick, Welcome to @Midnight
Today we talk about the awesome Bess of Hardwick, who hosted a great late-night game show and also survived the Tudor reign.
Ep. 96 Black Tudors
Today, in one of our more serious episodes, we discuss the lives of black Tudors.
Ep. 95 You're Busy Askew-ing Each Other
We talk about the martyr Anne Askew (the topic may have been slightly repeated, but the jokes are all new!)
Ep. 94 There Once was a Girl from Alhambra
Catherine of Aragon had an adventurous childhood. Don't worry, she experienced a lot of sad stuff, too.
Ep. 93 The Spanish Princess has a Siesta Fiesta
You asked and we delivered. We sat down to watch the first episodes of The Spanish Princess, and boy do we have some thoughts.
Ep. 92 Histor-Remix: Six the Musical
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.
Ep. 91 The Days of Our Wives
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 narr...
Ep. 90 People Magazine, 1540: Anne of Cleves
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....
Ep. 89 We Have a Henry Rex
Jeff and Garrett offer their thoughts on popular Anne Boleyn theories and questions, including whether she did have that extra finger and if she reall...
Ep. 88 Anne Boleyn: Dead and Lovin' It
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 ig...
Ep. 87 Anne Boleyn, Woman of the World
We continue our Anne Boleyn month but talking about Anne's youth in the courts of some of the most fascinating women of these time.
Ep. 86 The Great Other Boleyn Girl Special
We finally sit down to discuss The Other Boleyn Girl. What did Garrett and Jeff think? Why was Phillipa Gregory so free with history? How on earth was...
Ep. 85 Variety Hour, Part II
We discuss a variety of Tudor topics, including Tudor myths and folklore.
Ep. 84 Anne of the Thousand Henrys
Anne Boleyn certainly had a thing for men named Henry.
We chat about Henry Percy, Anne Boleyn’s one-time-love-interest.
Ep. 83 Mary, Queen of Scots (again) (The Movie Though)
We’re back!
Once again, we discuss Mary, Queen of Scots. But this time, we talk about the movie! Hear what Emily thought of the story, costume,...
Ep. 82 Dudles Love Triangle-Pickle
Tonight, on Unsolved Mysteries: we discuss Amy Robsart’s unfortunate and mysterious death. Was Robert involved? Did Queen Elizabeth have her romantic...
Ep. 81 The Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, Or, in Which Elizabeth Yeets Mary, Queen of Scots
We chat about the very long imprisonment and eventual trial of the very unfortunate Queen of Scotland, Mary.
Ep. 80 Henry VII’s Rockin’ New Years’ Coronation
We chat about what Henry VII’s grand coronation looked like, and of course some religious discussion is sprinkled in with a brief history of the royal...
Ep. 79 Soul Food: Tudor Halloween and Funerals
We celebrate Halloween by discussing how the Tudors celebrated Halloween and what a funeral would have looked like.
Ep. 78 PROPAGANDA!
We talk about how the Tudors used propaganda to their advantage. There’s a fun chat at the start about history and history education.
Jump to 1...
Ep. 77 The Tudor Menace: Catherine’s Widowhood
Catherine of Aragon had so much opportunity - daughter of a warrior queen, engaged to a future king. And then men continuously let her down. Men suck....
Ep. 76 You’ve Got Mail
We chat about all those love letters Henry sent to Anne Boleyn while trying to convince her that she would seriously be his ONLY mistress, babe, I swe...
Ep. 75 Suddenly, Tudors: Buckinghamsteinburgson
We explore alternate show titles and discuss the Duke of Buckingham, the one guy Henry VIII executed who probably deserved it.
Ep. 74 The Scottish do the Cupid Shuffle
We celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Flodden by recapping how Katherine of Aragon kicked Scottish ass, plus the battle that caused an over-dr...
Ep. 73 Will Somers: Time Traveler
Today we talk about the clearly time-traveling fool Will Somers and (because seriously the only way to survive that court was to know ahead of time wh...
Ep. 72 Stool Servants and Secrets
We chat about the roles servants played in the Tudor palaces and how things were actully pretty nice for them.
Ep. 71 The Gang Conquers America
We chat about Elizabeth’s efforts to take over the world. And of course we discuss the new Mary Queen of Scots trailer.