The news cycle is fast, and it’s hard to keep up with our favorite interests and topics! That’s why once a week I make up this post with the top stories that have caught my attention.
Relics of the Spanish Armada found off the coast of Ireland
Severe winter storms led to the discovery of relics from the Spanish Armada (who sailed home via Ireland) off the Irish coast.
“A number of cannons from the merchant vessel La Juliana have been found in sands off Streedagh in Co Sligo since timbers from the exposed wreck began washing ashore in April.”
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/relics-from-spanish-armada-discovered-in-sligo-1.2253088
From Henry VIII to Harry and Meghan: How the royals’ rules on divorce have evolved
Henry VIII’s desire to divorce his first wife was central to his reign. He tried but failed to gain the pope’s approval to annul his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, then broke with the Catholic Church. He eventually married six times and divorced twice.
http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/from-henry-viii-to-harry-and-meghan-how-the-royals/collection_5bbe51f7-ff42-5d15-a60f-7e587654f74b.html#2
From Mary Tudor to Elizabeth II, the Ruthless Power of England’s Queens
The British monarchy has been for centuries one of the most daringly progressive institutions in the western world—in its empowerment of its queens from Mary Tudor to Elizabeth II. The first woman to achieve that authority remains one of the least acknowledged (and most maligned) people to claim the English throne, Mary Tudor, whose story has always been far eclipsed by that of the half-sister who succeeded her, Elizabeth I, the dubiously titled Virgin Queen.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/from-mary-tudor-to-elizabeth-ii-the-ruthless-power-of-englands-queens
Lady Chapel
It is the burial place of fifteen kings and queens including Elizabeth I, Mary I, Mary Queen of Scots and what is thought to be the remains of Edward V and Richard Duke of York, the Princes in the Tower.
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/history/lady-chapel/
The ‘lawe of nations’: how diplomatic immunity protected an Elizabethan assassin
Dealing with hostile foreign agents under diplomatic cover. Elizabeth I faced just such situation in 1584, when the Spanish ambassador in London, Don Bernardino de Mendoza, was implicated in the Throckmorton Plot to assassinate her.
https://theconversation.com/the-lawe-of-nations-how-diplomatic-immunity-protected-an-elizabethan-assassin-96998
Travel
Visit the Priory of St. John (an order that was founded in the 11th century to care for pilgrims making a journey to Jerusalem) in Clerkenwell with the Tudor Travel Guide, Sarah Morris, in her newest blog post.
https://thetudortravelguide.com/2019/07/25/the-priory-of-st-john/
Property
Sheriff Hutton Castle is for sale for £1.1 million
From Medievalists.net “The beautiful ruins of a 14th century castle in northern England have gone up for sale. Sheriff Hutton Castle was built by the powerful Neville family around the year 1382, and at times belonged to Warwick the Kingmaker, King Richard III, and King Henry VIII. Richard often stayed at this castle before ascending to the English throne.”
Read the entire article: on Medievalists.net
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).
