Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 17.
Today in 1555 Richard Carew was born in Cornwall. He would become an antiquarian, translator, and poet.
This is from the BBC: Carew trained as a lawyer, held most county offices and was a Member of Parliament. He spent his lifetime collecting noteworthy facts about Cornwall, publishing the first part of his Survey  in 1602. The Survey describes the Cornish landscape, mining, farming, fishing, communications and recreations including hurling. Among many interesting vignettes are West Cornwall’s matmakers – women and children – who sold their wares in London. The rest of Carew’s survey tours the nine Cornish hundreds noting natural features, curiosities, towns and gentlemen’s estates.
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
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Episode 82: Tudor Chroniclers
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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 20 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history.