Today in 1619 Anne of Denmark died. She was Queen of England, married to James I, and when she came to England she immediately began supporting artists and culture. She is remembered for supporting Inigo Jones, and the Banqueting Hall at Whitehall Palace.
Interestingly, it was her voyage from Denmark that inadvertently led to one of the biggest witch hunts in history, as she faced a terrible storm, and James was convinced that it had been caused by witches. He instigated a large hunt for witches, which led to many women being killed, and suspicion and arrests throughout Scotland.Â
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 where there is an episode on Anne of Denmark, as well as one on James and Witchcraft.
Suggested links:
Episode 059: Tudor Times on Anne of Denmark
James I and Witchcraft
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).
