This week in Tudor History January 4 - 10

In her new series for 2021, historian Claire Ridgway looks at Tudor events a week at a time. This talk covers events from the Tudor period which took place on January 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

--Contents of this video--
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - 4th January 1569 Roger Ascham
01:37 - 5th January 1511 Henry, Duke of Cornwall
05:33 - 6th January 1538 Jane Dormer
09:53 - 7th January 1619 Nicholas Hilliard
10:28 - 8th January 1570 Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland
14:26 - 9th January 1587 Clement Adams
15:14 - 10th January 1603 Arthur Dent

The burial of Roger Ascham, scholar, author and royal tutor, on 4th January 1569, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. You can find out more in Claire's previous video on Ascham - https://youtu.be/ww-k27C_G2k

The christening of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, at Richmond on 5th January 1511. Claire gives details of his christening and the celebrations for the birth of this prince, which included a tournament and a pageant which got out of control!

The birth of Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria, on 6th January 1538, in the reign of King Henry VIII. Claire gives an overview of the life of this Tudor lady who served Queen Mary I and became a supporter and protector of English exiles and Jesuits, as well as a woman who interceded with Philip of Spain on behalf of English Catholics and against Queen Elizabeth I.

The burial of famous Elizabethan goldsmith and miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard on 7th January 1619 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

The death of magnate and soldier Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, on 8th January 1570 in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Claire gives an overview of Clifford, including his service to Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Henry VIII, his brush with the 1553 succession crisis, his grief over his wife's death and the rather interesting way he was revived from a serious illness, and how he managed to avoid getting involved in a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I.

The death of schoolmaster and map engraver Clement Adams on 9th January 1587, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

The death of religious writer, Puritan and clergyman, Arthur Dent, on 10th January 1603, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Claire talks about his death and his works, which influenced writers like John Bunyan, and whether he inspired Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Dent's "The Plaine-Man's Path to Heaven" can be read online at https://archive.org/details/plainmanspathway00dentuoft

Here are links to past "on this day in Tudor history" videos for this week:

January 4 - A rebel keeps his head - https://youtu.be/2kEb_UeSvdo
January 4 - William Roper - https://youtu.be/c7S4qjVE_6c
January 5 - Richard Willes - A quirky Tudor man - https://youtu.be/XZc-C0ovay4
January 5 Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/culFjoE6dWw
January 6 - Epiphany Fun and Feasting - https://youtu.be/BSa6LnURMOQ
January 6 - The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves - https://youtu.be/ytKSoWUwZgg
January 7 - "You shall find Calais lying in my heart" - https://youtu.be/539WC6DZpI0
January 7 - Death of Catherine of Aragon - https://youtu.be/uaC9L-p4tdA
January 8 - Mary Shelton, Anne Boleyn's cousin and lady - https://youtu.be/gj6Rk75PBwg
January 8 - Henry VIII celebrates news of Catherine of Aragon's death - https://youtu.be/CiDHm2a3pYE
January 9 - A queen twice over! - https://youtu.be/WiQPw7sd_gM
January 9 - Executions of Henry Pole and Henry Courtenay - https://youtu.be/HfaT6DE86ZQ
January 10 - Margaret of Austria - https://youtu.be/7CjV6rA2YdE
January 10 - There never was so obstinate a heretic - https://youtu.be/aCc-1a7Ww3M