Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for October 2.
Today in 1452 Richard Plantagenet, the future Richard III, was born. He was the last Plantagenet king, usurping his brother’s throne in 1483 because he claimed that his brother, Edward VI’s children, were illegitimate because of a previous secret marriage precontract before Edward married his wife Elizabeth Woodville.
Richard was born to Richard, the third Duke of York, and his wife Cecily Neville. While he only ruled for 2 years before being killed by Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth, even his detractors say that he was a fair monarch, and tried to bring justice to areas of the country that were still lawless thanks to the ongoing Wars of the Roses. Of course, he likely also killed his nephews (though of course it hasn’t been proven, and lots of people still argue about it) but so much of the information that we get about him is through the lens of Tudor propaganda, it’s hard to get a really clear picture of Richard.
That’s your Tudor Minute for today. Remember you can dive deeper into life in 16th century England through the Renaissance English History Podcast at englandcast.com.
Episode Link: the ReConsider Podcast on Reconsidering Richard III
https://www.englandcast.com/2016/10/reconsider-richard-iii-and-book-giveaway/
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).
