In episode 120 of the Renaissance English History Podcast we went on a virtual tour of Cambridge together.
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If you are planning a trip, or you’re stuck in traffic on the 210 freeway and want to wish it away, you can come to Cambridge with me. In this hour-long tour we’ll journey from London King’s Cross to Cambridge city center. We’ll talk about the history, explore the market, visit several of the oldest colleges, see Anglo Saxon churches, go punting along the river, wander around the Backs, and generally have a blast.
If you’re looking for more information before your trip to Cambridge, this is a perfect primer on Cambridge history. If you’re in Cambridge and want to go on a walk along King’s Parade, that would be great, too. If you want a deeper knowledge of Cambridge’s history, and want ideas of how to plan a perfect day out, this would also be helpful. A special concentration on the history and music.
Credits:
Make Ye Joy To God All the Earth
Byrd, performed by The Cardinall’s Musick on Byrd, the Great Service
Verbum bonum et suave
Dulces exuviae
Performed by Alamire and David Skinner from the album The Spy’s Choirbook
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1sqzJ8hNiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBaXTP6PEYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOMxICCwG_k
Maps:
http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/visitors/camcentremap.pdf
http://www.mapaplan.com/travel-map/cambridge-england-city-top-tourist-attractions-printable-street-plan/cambridge-top-tourist-attractions-map.htm
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Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast, the original Tudor history podcast, started in 2009. She's been writing about history online for over 25 years, since her first site on Colonial American history became number one in history on Yahoo in 1998. In 2019 she created Tudorcon, which is now a yearly event, in addition to writing books, and running TudorFair.com - a whimsical Tudor Merch shop.
She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 30 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history (how exciting when she got to interview Alison for the first time!). In addition to history, she is passionate about travel, and has lived in 3 countries and 4 states (not counting her perpetual state of confusion), and her family (who help her host her YouTube channel occasionally).
