Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 30.
Today in 1541 Henry VIII and Catherine Howard left for their progress to the North. Henry wanted to meet with his nephew, James V of Scotland, and also show just how fully the rebels from the Pilgrimage of Grace a few years earlier had been put down. The meeting with James never took place, much to Henry’s chagrin as James stood up Henry.
And this is also the trip where Henry’s fifth wife distracted herself on the trip by meeting in secret with a certain Thomas Culpepper. Jane Boleyn helped them arrange secret meetings along the way, and they were almost discovered at one point. Later on in the autumn Henry would learn of Catherine’s infidelities, and she was executed within several months, in early 1542. But for now, in every way except the meeting with the Scottish King, it appeared that the Progress was a success.
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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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).
