Haven’t signed up for my newsletter yet?  The first issue will be coming out at the end of the month, with a special mini-cast just for subscribers.  In January I’ve got two interviews planned, and the newsletter subscribers will get the full interviews rather than the edited podcast version.  I’m also gifting everyone a digital advent calendar when you sign up!  Plus, right now I’m running a giveaway of a CD and DVD featuring the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge (many thanks to them for providing the prize!).  Learn more and enter here:
http://www.englandcast.com/giveaways/kings-college-choir-cd-dvd-giveaway/

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November’s second show on the Tudor Navy is up now!  Henry VIII is remembered as the Founder of the British Navy, and it’s in large part thanks to him that England was able to defeat the Spanish Armada.

Check out the show notes for all the details.

Fashion, clothing, and Sumptuary Laws, Oh My!  The first episode this November is on the way people dressed – what they wore, the materials, the colors, and how it was regulated according to their class and income.

See the show notes for more info.

It’s OCTOBER which means Halloweeeeen!  So I teamed up with Brittany at History, Bitches to create two shows that are Halloween-themed.  One on ghosts, and one on witches.  Here’s some info on the shows.  Enjoy!

Bess of Hardwick show info:  October 14, 2015

Newest episode on Bess of Hardwick, now available!
I’m starting something new – creating individual pages with resources for each episode.  Check out Bess’s here.

Hello, and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast!  I’m your host, Heather Teysko!

The big news of the year is that we are launching a tour company, bigworld, to offer historical tours of England.  Our first tour in the Spring of 2016 is a 9 day tour focused on the choral tradition of England, and we will attend choral evensong services at a number of beautiful cathedrals such as Ely, Bath and Winchester, with other visits to Cambridge and Oxford, among others.  For full details and itinerary, go to http://www.bigworld.com.  We can’t wait to travel with you!

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I started the Renaissance English History Podcast in 2009 because I wanted to learn about podcasting.  My love of English and Tudor history goes back to when I first started singing early music in high school and college choirs, and after university I packed up and moved to England to immerse myself in the history.  I spent weekends using my Young Persons’ Railcard to go to places like Winchester, Scarborough, Glastonbury, Nottingham, Hastings…places I’d read about…and I would go to choral evensong services at King’s College Chapel or Westminster Abbey each week…simply put, I absorbed all the history around me.

Now, a decade and a half later, I am living in Spain with my husband and babygirl, and I write about things that are important to me on my blogs (history, travel, music, and being a voice for infertility struggles).

I love sharing my love of British history with listeners, and I love hearing from people.  Please keep in touch through following me on twitter (@teysko), liking the page on facebook, or simply dropping me an email.  Thanks so much for the listenership and support…this podcast now gets well over 120,000 downloads/month, and it thrills me to know that I’m able to share my love of medieval and Renaissance history with so many people.  Thank you for being part of this journey!