Today in 1491 Prince Henry Tudor was born at Greenwich – the third child and second son of Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York.
Henry spent his early life not raised to be king – it was his brother Arthur who was meant to be the king. But when Arthur died suddenly, Henry suddenly became the heir, and a much more important future awaited him. Henry would rule for 37 years, would start an entirely new church, would build the English navy, and would, of course, get married six times. But for a few peaceful years when he was a small child, he was just Henry, the second son, raised in a nursery with his sisters, and taught how to write by his mother.
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.
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Episode 169: Henry’s Inventory
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Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast, one of the longest running indie history podcasts, going since 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. She writes books, created the original Tudor Planner (a yearly diary filled with Tudor history) and in 2019 created the world's first Tudorcon (you can "attend" online this year!). She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 20 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history.