This is a history podcast and a story podcast rolled into one. It’s a secret history of the Elizabethan court set in 1565. Everyone thinks they know the truth of Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth, but we’re going to tell you what we think really happened. The central characters are all based on real people from the court. After we read the story section, we’ll take a dive into history behind the episode. Fun!
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 69, 'Ere’
Philadelphia declares Mary I a loathsome Queen, Jessica and Gage ponder which step-child Catherine Parr loved best, and decide it's relative.
2/3/2024 • 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 68, 'boyar’
Jessica & Gage are shocked to learn a 16th century monarch may have had more wives that Henry VIII--Tsar Ivan had either six or eight wives, depending who/how you count! Philadelphia opines that of course the Tsar tried to entice Elizabeth I to wed.
1/27/2024 • 14 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 67, 'vizard ’
Philadelphia relishes the thrill of wearing a vizard to a party so she can free her wicked tongue--Jessica and Gage find the mask a bit creepy!
1/20/2024 • 11 minutes, 42 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 66, ’candle waster’
Philadelphia disdains a candle waster, but Jessica and Gage are more sympathetic, sometimes night-time is the right-time
1/13/2024 • 6 minutes, 58 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 65, ’elengeness’
Philadelphia laments the elengeness of love, while Jessica and Gage enjoy how it inspired the musical 'Six'.
1/6/2024 • 10 minutes, 52 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 63, ’Dastard’
Philadelphia snubs all men who are dastards while Jessica and Gage recall the villain-Dick Dastardly.
12/30/2023 • 8 minutes, 28 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 63, ’Motley’
Philadelphia, Jessica and Gage love a comedian, but what does Philadelphia think of 'Mötley Crüe?
12/23/2023 • 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 62, ’brachet’
Philadelphia, Jessica and Gage all love a 'brachet', but Jessica and Gage are shocked by Arthur's bad boy antics in Le Morte d'Arthur.
12/16/2023 • 8 minutes, 56 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 61 ’angel’
Philadelphia scares the devil out of hell and Jessica and Gage learn Elizabeth I healed subjects with her hands.
12/9/2023 • 8 minutes
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 60 ’fancy monger’
Philadelphia, Jessica & Gage consider that 'monger' is now primarily negative, 'warmonger', 'hate monger' but in the 16th century that was not so!
12/2/2023 • 11 minutes, 49 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 59 ’bedazzled’
Philadelphia, Jessica & Gage are astonished that a woman with as much self-control as Elizabeth 1 can become bedazzled by the young and charming Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex.
11/25/2023 • 10 minutes, 39 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 58 ’hurly burly’
Philadelphia is piqued that her kinswomen boldly married without the permission of Queen Elizabeth. Jessica and Gage enjoy the 'hurly burly'.
11/18/2023 • 8 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 57 ’bethought’
Philadelphia, Jessica & Gage discuss the bathroom humor and sense of fun Martin Marprelate brought to his criticisms of the Church of England.
11/11/2023 • 10 minutes, 19 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 56 ’contumely’
Philadelphia, Jessica & Gage listen to three versions of 'to be or not be' by Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Lester and Andrew Scott, and also their use of our word of the week in that most famous of speeches. Let us know which one you enjoy most!
11/4/2023 • 14 minutes, 23 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 55 ’sally forth’
Philadelphia decides she must do what she must do and 'sally forth' when her castle is attacked by Mary I's men. Jessica and Gage try to convince Philadelphia that her grandmother, Mary Boleyn, had a tryst with Henry VIII.
10/28/2023 • 10 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 54 ’muckinder’
Philadelphia is piqued by a snotty 'muckinder'. Jessica and Gage think a 'muckinder' is still a useful accessory.
10/21/2023 • 8 minutes, 2 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 53, ’Dump’
Philadelphia is cross when Jessica and Gage poke fun at the word, 'dump'. 'Sigh No More' is a 16th century dump, but does R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts' classify as a modern dump?
10/14/2023 • 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 51 ’flibbertigibbet’
Philadelphia relishes meeting anyone who is a charming flibbertigibbet. Jessica and Gage discuss how this charming word fits into the tragedy, 'King Lear'.
10/7/2023 • 7 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 51 ’madding’
Philadelphia's word this week 'madding' is not to be confused with maddening! Jessica and Gage talk about the use of this word in the 16th century pamphlet defending the rights of women by Jane Anger.
10/1/2023 • 8 minutes, 43 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 50 ’minkins’
Philadelphia finds Londoners to be absolute minkins! Jessica and Gage talk about how minkins is used in 'The Prodigal Son', a play attributed to Shakespeare.
9/23/2023 • 7 minutes, 56 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 49 ’coney-catching’
Philadelphia warns London visitors to keep an eye out for 'coney-catchers,' while Jessica and Gage talk about Robert Greene's views on corruption and why he should be remembered for more than his famous insult to Shakeaspeare.
9/16/2023 • 6 minutes, 47 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week Episode 48, ’jangling’
Philadelphia dissaproves of 'jangling' courtiers, while Jessica and Gage consider why Elizabeth I decided to, or not to, use the word 'jangling' when she admonished parliament for considering her successor.
9/9/2023 • 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 47 ’mumping’
Philadelphia's word this week, 'mumping', is used in a letter read by Olivia Coleman found here: https://youtu.be/4pIrkEsh7Vo?si=UV5ToiXZLenRwAvF. Jessica, Gage and Philadelphia disagree about whether or not Olivia should be so funny as she reads.
9/2/2023 • 9 minutes, 55 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 46 ’noddle’
Philadelphia's word this week,'noddle' is something every tudorphile uses well! Jessica and Gage learn that 'The Taming of the Shrew' has and induction with a character named Christopher Sly.
8/26/2023 • 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 45. ’avouch’
Philadelphia's word this week, 'avouch', is something that it is almost impossible to do in the 16th century. Jessica and Gage talk about Shakespeare's MacBeth.
8/19/2023 • 8 minutes, 5 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 44, ’filch’
Philadelphia's word this week,'filch' is something she says she would never do. Jessica and Gage talk about the amazing Mary Sidney. Listen in!
8/12/2023 • 8 minutes, 47 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 43, ’neat’s tongue’
Philadelphia's word this week, 'neat's tongue', names one of Philadelphia's favorite foods. Jessica and Gage talk about Shakespeare's skill with an insult.
8/5/2023 • 6 minutes, 45 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 42, ’Unheedy’
Philadelphia's word this week, 'unheedy', leads her to realize how upsetting 'A Midsummer's Night Dream' truly is. Jessica and Gage are amazed at Philadelphia's interpretation of the play.
7/29/2023 • 9 minutes, 12 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week ’disport’
Philadelphia recovers from an evening of disport while Jessica and Gage consider Elizabeth I's use of the word of the week in her famous Tilbury speech.
7/22/2023 • 10 minutes, 20 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week Episode 40, ’mickle’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'mickle'. Philadelphia is distressed at the very idea of having a mickle of pox. Jessica and Gage laugh at the use of 'mickle' in Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors.
7/15/2023 • 7 minutes, 27 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Word of the week episode 39, ’baggage’
Philadelphia does not want to have to call anyone 'baggage'. Jessica and Gage consider what comedy is, in the play, 'A Chaste Maid in Cheapside.'
7/8/2023 • 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week Episode 38, ’kicky wicky’
Philadelphia relishes when her favorite calls her 'kicky wicky'. Jessica and Gage consider the very brief performance history of "All's Well That Ends Well', is it because Helen claims the man?
7/1/2023 • 8 minutes, 26 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week Episode 37, ’stain’
Philadelphia explains that 'stain' is a very serious word, and may result in damnation. Jessica and Gage consider the seven deadly sins.
6/24/2023 • 7 minutes, 4 seconds
Tudor Time MachineWord of the Week 36, ’miching’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'miching'. Jessica and Gage are astonished to learn Thomas Heywood wrote more than 200 plays.
6/17/2023 • 6 minutes, 28 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 35, ’figent’
Philadelphia enjoys the word, 'figent' in the play 'Easward Ho!' Jessica and Gage wonder why Philadelphia is such a snob.
6/10/2023 • 7 minutes, 7 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 34, ’jouissance’
Philadelphia enjoys the word, 'jouissance' in the play 'Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay' by Robert Greene. Jessica and Gage learn that a man like Greene could never have been master of the revels.
6/3/2023 • 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 33, ’abjure’
Philadelphia enjoys the word, 'abjure' in the play 'Dido, Queen of Carthage'. Jessica and Gage wonder why Cupid has to be so cruel.
5/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 26 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 32, ’impudence’
Philadelphia is disgusted by the 'judgey' tone in the word 'impudence'. Jessica and Gage discuss the use of the word in a bloody play that explores the fallout of 'bad love' -- 'The changeling.'
5/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 45 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 31, ’soft’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'soft'. Philadelphia enjoys saying this cute, short word and also enjoys one very long one. Jessica and Gage are impressed.
5/13/2023 • 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 30, ’boggler’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'boggler'. Philadelphia is no boggler and regales us with the story of a runaway horse. Jessica and Gage discuss this word's use in Shakespeare's , 'Antony and Cleopatra'.
5/6/2023 • 5 minutes, 56 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 29, ’Philosophatrix’
Philadelphia opines that she enjoys that her queen, Elizabeth I, is a fine ’philosophatrix’. Jessica and Gage discuss the use of the word in a play that celebrates the 'virgin queen' and the perils of love, John Lyly’s 'Sappho and Phao'.
4/29/2023 • 7 minutes, 52 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 28, ’privy’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'privy'. Philadelphia is baffled that in the 21st c. we don't know the word's many uses. Jessica and Gage discuss this word in Dekker's comedy, 'The Shoemaker's Holiday'.
4/22/2023 • 7 minutes, 32 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 27, ’miscreant’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'miscreant'. Philadelphia is peeved that the miscreants at court are never reprimanded. Jessica and Gage discuss this word in Shakespear's great play. 'King Lear'.
4/15/2023 • 7 minutes, 34 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 26, ’brabble’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'brabble. Jessica and Gage discuss the bloody 16th century true crime play, 'Arden of Faversham', a story filled with brabble.
4/8/2023 • 8 minutes, 20 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 25, ’unhouseled’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'unhouseled'. Philadelphia opines that to die unhouseled is truly hellish. Jessica and Gage discuss that this word was once very weighty but is now almost forgotten.
4/1/2023 • 7 minutes, 31 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 24, ’sconce’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'sconce'. Jessica and Gage are surprised to learn the many meanings of what they thought was a pretty common word. Philadelphia is amused.
3/25/2023 • 8 minutes, 16 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 23, ’bespeak’
Philadelphia's word this week is 'bespeak' and she does bespeak you to give it a listen!
3/18/2023 • 8 minutes
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 22 ’intelligencer’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'intelligencer'. Philadelphia opines that she dislikes an intelligencer who rats her out at court. Jessica and Gage discuss the use of intelligencer in a play that's very bloody, 'The Duchess of Malfi'.
3/11/2023 • 7 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 21 ’bedswerver’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'bedswerver'. Philadelphia opines she prefers a boring man to a jealous man and Jessica and Gage discuss bedswerver in a play that's all about jealousy, Shakespeare's, 'The Winter's Tale'.
3/4/2023 • 7 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 20 ’ambages’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'ambages'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage in the influential play by Thomas Kyd, 'The Spanish Tragedy'.
2/25/2023 • 8 minutes, 18 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 19 ’fubbery’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'fubbery'. Philadelphia must engage in a little fubbery to get what she wants in the Tudor court. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage in the influential play by John Marston, 'The Malcontent'.
2/18/2023 • 7 minutes, 12 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 18 ’Giglet’
Philadelphia Carey's tudor word this week is 'giglet'. This word sounds cute, but is actually a demeaning slur.
2/11/2023 • 6 minutes
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 17 ’quiddity’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'quiddity'. Philadelphia can be philosophical, and in this episode she considers the use of quiddity in the play The Tragical History ofDoctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe.
2/5/2023 • 5 minutes, 27 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week ’huggermugger’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'huggermugger'. Philadelphia loves a court filled with huggermugger! Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and its role in that greatest of plays, 'Hamlet'.
1/28/2023 • 8 minutes, 10 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 15 ’ningle’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'ningle'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and Philadelphia cries because her ningle is a ningle-ningle!
1/21/2023 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the the Week 14 ’fackins’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'fackins'. Philadelphia loves this naughty word! Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes and why, then is now, a strong curse can be oh-so satisfying.
1/14/2023 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Tudor Time Machine word of the week 13 ’dissemble’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'dissemble'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes, and how a certain character uses it to wreck havoc!
1/7/2023 • 5 minutes, 35 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the the week 12 ’Hilding’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'Hilding'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes. And Philadelphia declares she prefers Mercutio over Romeo!
12/31/2022 • 6 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 11 ’Keech’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'Keech'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes. And Philadelphia asks which of Shakespeare's plays is actually the 'cursed' one?
12/17/2022 • 5 minutes
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 10 ’Ambodexter’
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'ambodexter'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes. And who is this Lordling Barry?
12/10/2022 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 9
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'cozen'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
12/3/2022 • 5 minutes, 21 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 8
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'grutch'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
11/26/2022 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 7
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'goll'. Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
11/19/2022 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 6
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'nip a bung' (three words in ones). Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might come upon it in your Tudor tomes. Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
11/13/2022 • 6 minutes, 32 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'clap' (a familiar word with a less familiar meaning). Jessica and Gage discuss its usage and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
11/5/2022 • 4 minutes, 58 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 4
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'bescumber' Jessica and Gage discuss its meaning and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
10/29/2022 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Tudor Word of the Week 3
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'toadstone' Jessica and Gage discuss its meaning and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
10/22/2022 • 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week 2
Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'mumbudget'. Jessica and Gage discuss its meaning and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
10/15/2022 • 4 minutes, 8 seconds
TUDOR WORD OF THE WEEK I
A new series in which Philadelphia Carey chooses a Tudor word, then Jessica and Gage discuss its meaning and where you might run across it in your Tudor tomes.
Don't forget to check out YouTube to see the animation!
10/8/2022 • 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 60
1542--HATFIELD HOUSE
In which Margaret wonders what future the young Elizabeth can possibly have.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss whether or not Elizabeth was a 'great' ruler.
9/24/2022 • 31 minutes, 22 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 59
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
In which the Vasa’s set sail and Constance discovers the secret of the pomander.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the famous letter that Anne Boleyn may or may not have written from the tower.
9/10/2022 • 32 minutes, 5 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 58
THE ARUNDEL INN
In which two servants try to convince Philomena that Black Jack is a worthy man
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss how the economic savvy of Thomas Gresham changed England and the laws of operating a business 'femme sole'.
8/27/2022 • 27 minutes, 37 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 57
1536 -THE TOWER OF LONDON
In which Anne decides she must tell Wyatt the truth before she goes to the block.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss whether or not Anne would still consider herself a Catholic when she died.
8/13/2022 • 30 minutes, 6 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 56
THE CLIFFS OF DOVER
In which Constance uses her words to disgust the pious Charles.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss the notorious life of the historical Charles Paget.
7/30/2022 • 37 minutes, 35 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 55
ON THE GRAVESEND ROAD
In which Constance is caught by Black Jack who is honor bound to drag her back to London and the judgement of the crown.
After the story Jessica and Gage talk about the famous road from London to Dover and the difference between highwayman and footpads.
7/16/2022 • 32 minutes, 47 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 54
In which Constance rides through the dark streets of London and encounters Howard men who doubt her disguise.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the Roman history of London, and speculate on the meaning of female bravery in the 16th century.
7/2/2022 • 31 minutes, 54 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 53
THE ARUNDEL INN
In which Constance fears punishment at the hands of Howards and Philomena suggests a terrible option.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss the very few ways a woman could gain power during the Tudor Period.
6/18/2022 • 38 minutes, 32 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 52
THE GARDEN OF CECIL HOUSE
In which Constance discovers the nature of Rutland’s love.
Things are heating up between Constance and Rutland...
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss whether it was possible to choose a marriage partner for yourself in Tudor England.
6/4/2022 • 37 minutes, 29 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 51
OUTSIDE THE POULTRY COMPTER
In which the history of the relic is told and Constance is given a deadly assignment.
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss Rizzo's murder and the difficulty of getting the news of the attempted overthrow of Mary Queen of Scots from Edinburgh to London.
5/21/2022 • 40 minutes, 1 second
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 50
THE POULTRY COMPTER
In which Lady Mildred forces Constance to make an impossible bargain.
After the story Jessica and Gage debate whether or not Elizabeth I was as temperamental as her father.
5/7/2022 • 30 minutes, 59 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 49
1532 --QUARRENDON HOUSE --THE HOME OF MARGARET AND ANTHONY LEE
In which Anne lays bare a dangerous future.
After the story, Jessica and Gage debate whether Anne and Henry were or were not in love and the questionable timing of Anne's pregnancy with Elizabeth.
4/23/2022 • 30 minutes, 23 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 48
THE POULTRY COMPTER
In which Constance is in part forgiven then wholly condemned.
After the reading Jessica and Gage talk about plague doctors; the role they played in helping people live and die, and the statistical information they gathered that we still use today.
4/9/2022 • 26 minutes, 46 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 47
1532--CALAIS: THE PALACE OF THE EXCHEQUER
In which Margaret is happy to be left and Thomas has an unlooked for visitor.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss whether or not Anne Boleyn would have been better off if she had accepted Henry's offer to be his 'royal mistress'. Could Anne Boleyn have amassed the same amount of influence as Francis' mistress, Anne de Pisseleu?
3/26/2022 • 29 minutes, 22 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 46
BEDFORD HOUSE
In Which Philomena Receives a Gift and a Rebuke
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the ill-advised, topsy-turvy, attempt by Princess Cecilia and the Margrave to escape their creditors and flee England.
3/12/2022 • 30 minutes, 5 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 45
BEDFORD HOUSE
In which Constance is accused and Philomena bribes a jailer
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss the system of jails in Tudor England.
2/26/2022 • 39 minutes
The Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 44
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which Sir Francis Darell takes a bath, and rumours fly!
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss the horrific murder of Rizzo.
2/12/2022 • 27 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 43
NEAR BARNARD’S INN
In which two cousins meet and the pomander is won
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss what was truly valued at the elite Tudor Universities. (It's not great scholarship.)
1/29/2022 • 32 minutes, 45 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 42
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which the alchemist lives up to his promise and Sir Francis Darrell keeps his word
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the power of the number 3 and female alchemists of the 16th and 17th century. Don't forget to
1/15/2022 • 33 minutes, 6 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 41
SAVOY HOUSE: THE HOME OF SIR HENRY AND LADY LEE
In which Constance visits with Aunt Stonor and receives a gift from her betrothed.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss Henry VIII’s destruction of Thomas Becket’s shrine in Canterbury and his double-dealing quelling the popular revolt called the ‘The Pilgrimage of Grace’.
1/1/2022 • 38 minutes, 52 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 40
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which Philomena prepares for Saint Valentine’s and all the ladies run for love.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss the pagan origins of the holiday, and how Chaucer popularized it.
12/18/2021 • 35 minutes, 49 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 39
1532--THE ROOMS OF SIR THOMAS WYATT
In which Margaret finds Thomas in languor and lights the fire of ambition under his arse.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss Katherine of Aragon's fight to prove her marriage to Henry VIII valid.
12/4/2021 • 31 minutes, 18 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 38
CHEAPSIDE
In which Constance and Philomena impersonate a boy by post.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss primogeniture law and what would have happened if Henry VIII's bastard son had lived.
11/20/2021 • 36 minutes, 29 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 37
1527--ANNE BOLEYN’S CHAMBER
In which Thomas gives up the chase and Anne is caught.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss Anne's 'reputation' as a 'great whore' and Petrarch's influence on Thomas Wyatt's passionate poetry.
11/6/2021 • 22 minutes, 36 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Episode 36
In which January 1st is celebrated, the queen evens the score and the Countess of Lennox writes verse.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the messy switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, Tudor festivals, and the lords of misrule.
10/23/2021 • 36 minutes, 46 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 35
1527--THE PALACE OF GREENWICH
In which Margaret sends her brother away for his own good.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss Wyatt's rule-breaking trip to Italy and Henry VIII's hedged bets on succession!
10/9/2021 • 43 minutes, 31 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 34
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which Constance and Philomena study Wyatt’s possessions, but learn by his debts.
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss the historical/medical use for pomanders, the power of the goldsmith's guild in Tudor England and the dangerous, heavy signage that once hung outside of shops!
9/25/2021 • 43 minutes, 34 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 33
CECIL HOUSE
In which Mildred Cecil averts a duel and wins a round.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss dueling and Robert Ascham's idea of double translations.
9/11/2021 • 32 minutes, 21 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 32
BEDFORD HOUSE
In which Philomena and Constance become Ned, and Black Jack is fooled.
8/28/2021 • 56 minutes, 50 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 31
1526--THE PALACE OF GREENWICH
In which Anne and Wyatt compose a song.
8/14/2021 • 31 minutes, 25 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 30
BARNARDS INNI
In which Constance and Philomena visit the mercurial George Wyatt in order to gain advantage.
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss the poet Wyatt and his son the soldier Wyatt and why the family lost everything after the younger Wyatt lead a rebellion.
7/31/2021 • 31 minutes, 39 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 29
CECIL HOUSE
In which Constance receives an unexpected education.
7/17/2021 • 38 minutes, 41 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 28
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which Constance seeks solace and Philomena recalls a Wyatt
7/3/2021 • 33 minutes, 17 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 27
THE CHAPEL AT WHITEHALL
In which Wyatt’s grandson makes a scene, and Charles Paget, a strange proposal.
6/19/2021 • 49 minutes, 29 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 26
1526--THE ROOMS OF SIR THOMAS WYATT
In which a ring trumps a ribbon.
6/5/2021 • 35 minutes, 27 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 25
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which Philomena bids her Black Jack stay and Cecilia bids her Margrave go.
5/22/2021 • 40 minutes, 18 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 24
1565--THE TOWER OF LONDON
In which Constance reads poetry in the Tower and dances with a satyr.
5/8/2021 • 41 minutes, 12 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 23
1526 —THE THAMES RIVER BANK AT GREENWHICH
In which Thomas Wyatt gives a swimming lesson.
4/24/2021 • 36 minutes, 6 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 22
SAVOY HOUSE: THE HOME OF SIR HENRY AND LADY LEE
In which Philomena plays the thief and Cecilia the avenging angel.
4/10/2021 • 44 minutes, 3 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 21
THE PALACE OF WHITEHALL
In which Constance plays the poet
3/26/2021 • 38 minutes, 4 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 20
SAVOY HOUSE: THE HOME OF SIR HENRY AND LADY LEE
In which an object of importance is discovered and a winning is remembered.
3/13/2021 • 29 minutes, 48 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 19
BEDFORD HOUSE
In which Constance considers matters of money, medicine, and marriage.
2/27/2021 • 41 minutes, 56 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 18
1526--PETWORTH HOUSE
In which Anne Boleyn inspires words of caution and adoration.
2/15/2021 • 30 minutes, 22 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 17
BEDFORD HOUSE
In which Constance plays the messenger and Dearest Sister is named.
2/15/2021 • 32 minutes, 33 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 16
THE LABORATORY OF DOCTOR de LANNOY
In which Princess Cecilia shows her knowledge of the art of alchemy and of the art of manipulation.
2/15/2021 • 24 minutes, 42 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 15
THE ARUNDEL INN
In which Philomena attends to many guests and then just one
After the story Jessica and Gage discuss Tudor love, marriage, sex and, the all-important early condoms.
2/12/2021 • 31 minutes, 29 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 14
The River Thames
In Which a Spaniard Ferries Constance to a Scot.
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss The Tower of London and Lady Margaret Douglas' claim to the throne.
2/9/2021 • 29 minutes, 10 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 13
THE PALACE OF WHITEHALL-THE WEDDING
In which there is a joust and a case of mistaken identity.
After the reading Jessica and Gage discuss Tudor Royal Weddings and Elizabethan Cosplay.
2/6/2021 • 38 minutes, 16 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 12
The Arudell Inn
In which a room is searched and heartstrings plucked
11/22/2020 • 32 minutes, 54 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 11
SILVER STREET
In which the wigmaker’s wife sets Constance straight.
11/7/2020 • 37 minutes, 35 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode10
Bedford House
In Which Cecilia is Cleopatra and a Martyr is named,
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss Elizabethan trade with the Ottoman Empire. In 1565. the Ottoman Empire included most of what is now Eastern Europe and North Africa, including Egypt, and most of what is now Iraq, Iran and Jordan. The ruler was Suleman the Magnificent and the approximate population was over 25 million.
10/28/2020 • 30 minutes, 58 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 9
THE ARUNDELL INN
In which the Earl of Surrey's mistress-maid, Alice, tells the tale of her guilt in the Earl's arrest.
After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the history of the real history of Alice Flanner and the cutting edge technology of the time, the pencil.
8/31/2020 • 20 minutes, 2 seconds
Tudor Time Machine Podcast Episode 8
Episode 8
In which preparations are made for a wedding and a crime.
Returning to 1565 , Constance navigates service to her new mistress, the unpredictable Swedish princess Cecilia Vasa. After the story, Jessica and Gage discuss the history or Celia Vasa's actual journey to England,
