Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway


January 25 - Bonfires, torches, bells ringing...

January 24, 2020

25th January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, an important day in Tudor times. It celebrated the conversion of Saul, a man known for his persecution of Christians, on the road to Damascus. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains the background of the feast day and shares a contemporary account of how St Paul's Day was celebrated in the reign of Queen Mary I. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/fTxGWw2BqFc St Paul's Day 1533 was the day of the official, but secret, marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn at Whitehall Palace. I spoke about it in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/uxPoTtmOPOQ.  I mention Wyatt's Rebellion in this video and you can see my video on that at https://youtu.be/8P_Fhj7t8Bk