I am a descendant of Anne Berkeley and John of Gaunt through his 3rd wife and the Cliffords and Dennis families.

I agree 💯 per cent with what Owen said Henry wore Anne he was like a love sick school boy showering her with gifts and love letters poor Anne must have felt suffocated by his constant chasing also her Father Thomas Boleyn made matters worse by more or less forcing Anne to yeild to Henrys advances

As someone who is unable to attend the National Portrait Gallery's 'Six Lives' exhibition, I really enjoyed this broadcast. Charlotte Bollard was such an interesting and informative guide, I will certainly be listening to this podcast again. Many thanks Sarah.

Noiice :>

i found out today the 1st baron is my 18th great grandfather!

Thanks Sarah . Amazing young lady.

1068. The then king Henry the 1st. ??? Do you mean William the 1st aka William the conqueror. I’m pretty sure he died in 1088 but could be wrong.

Some of the tunnels under the castle were used as pistol ranges by local clubs and the police. They were blocked off when the area around Robin Hood’s statue was renovated recently.

What a beautiful job Dr(Sarah)!! I liked your position as well! Our glorious heroes friends of our Lord Jesus!

Cynthia ❤

Many thanks Sarah - Claire Martin is and exceptionally interesting and informative guest. Really enjoyed this broadcast.

I just learned that I am related to the lineage of this castle. Very interesting history. Thank you for sharing.

hi from Cornwall.

“Play the man” 😢♥️ thank you Jesus, for these early church fathers of the reformation. May their example, continue to shine a light on our faith, today.

Wonderful.

We tune in to see the building not this lady stuck in front of the screen,just a terrible videoc couldn't watch it

How interesting. The Ecce Homo after Il Barbieri caught my attention! Odd surely for a 19th century church in England. If the Church is of that date????

Absorbing - so interesting. I applaud your tenacity.

Keep your hands still so annoying

Vorrei ricordarvi che esiste anche la lingua italiana!

Thank you Sarah for broadcasting this interesting and enjoyable podcast, as with all your tours, the guide was excellent.

It is a crime when poncy individuals come along who have zero interest in history and yet decide to change the very fabric of our heritage. This home should be protected structurally and visually forever!

Wgy wear jeans when you are visiting Hever Castle?

I love tuders

Staying here next month! So excited.

I am the great great great... great grandson of Lord Sandes. His grandson Robert ended up in the new world after the Catholics came to power and was enslaved on a sugar plantation in Barbados post Monmouth Rebellion. The protestants returned to power later and freed the "redlegs" of Barbados... some remain there to this day, others left. Robert settled in Virginia and slightly adapted/Americanized the family name with his son's naming. I know of later individuals which fought in the revolutionary War, union side of civil war, ww2 and Iraq where my brother was killed. Anyway the family originally at the Vyne continues on. Cool house 😁

The truth will always out , no matter how long it takes .

Gloucester Cathedral

I find religion very much in the frame for many of the atrocities committed by otherwise decent humans throughout history. Of course, atrocities have been committed throughout history and it hasn't always involved religion, so more generally any belief system that creates and fosters an 'us' and 'them' mindset towards other humans is potentially dangerous. Listening to this whole sorry tale as a modern, non-religious person, I'm appalled at how individuals like Mary responded to actions taken by her father in moving away from one faith system to another. I mean, on what evidentiary basis is Mary convinced of the 'moral or ethical superiority' of Catholicism over Anglicanism? The question can of course be turned the other direction equally well. The idea that a grown adult human can decide the actions of another human with respect to religion can be so utterly unacceptable as to kill them by burning is absolutely appalling to me. Of course, it's hard to imagine the sheer grip that religious thought had on the minds of people living during these distant times. Clearly, 'the Church', whether that of England of the Roman Catholic Church; was an incredibly powerful entity which not only offered salvation and so forth, but also demanded people give themselves fully to that particular faith at the exclusion of all others. Imagine how our world could have been different had it not been so utterly riven by bronze age myths and completely unscientific views on the nature of the Universe and our place in it. Maybe I too would have been a believer in a deity 'by default' had I lived in a time that lacked the notions of modern science that we take for granted now. Would natural phenomena such as lightning have caused 16th century me to cower in fear over some deity's 'wrath'? What causes would my mind have reached for as an explanation for such aggressive 'signs in the sky'? Had I skipped a step in some obscure multi-step worship ritual? Had I coveted my neighbour's ass too frequently? Had I selected the wrong deity and was now facing the blowback? Maybe the all-seeing, all-knowing deity in question had noticed that earlier that day in a brief lull between back-breaking mindless labor, I'd briefly pondered a potential mechanical and materialist explanation for the strange pulsing sensation I'd often felt at my wrists and temple. I doubt I'd know for sure, but to be certain I'd definitely have to self-flagellate, stop eating pork or give more of my meagre income at the next church session.

Thank you! This was really helpful for my A-Level Tudor history revision :)

Thank you . Never heard of the Rising of The North .Fascinating , to me as a Catholic , whose family stretch back to pre Protestantism in England and Ireland .

Thanks

Really loud intro music then squeaky stupid vocals! Nightmare for audio!

My x # great grandfather direct descendant is Sir Roland Blewett, of Raglan His descendant in the 1300s Sir ralph De Blewett Would change his name to sir ralph rawson And betray his family and the welsh crown And marry the Is granddaughter of edward longshanks Llowis Avice Hawise de Monthermer I have followed my direct descended lineage from my father's mother agnes agnes gertrude rawson All the way back To walter the viking blewett in mid 900s I always wondered why I had some welsh blood and scottish blood... When I look danish AF And a boat load of english blood... To find out that my direct assentance were connected by Blood or by marriage to the kings.And queens of england scotland and wales makes my heart shake...

What kind of lunacy must have gripped the mind of the King to destroy all of this just to make a few bob to fund his worldly junk!

My favorite effigy ever. He looks like, “I’m just chillin’ bruh.”

A really interesting and entertaining broadcast. Many thanks Sarah and everyone at West Horsley Place.

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Anne was playing with fire and payed for it with her life tess.❤❤❤❤❤

Were false things made up on anne and why did say if henry were not here you may have me.if henry were died tess.anne was silly to say this in front of people were there anne was playing with fire and this was going to be anne,s down fall anne never nee this tess❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢

This castle is lovely for any one to live in tess❤.how many years did the family live here tess❤. Henry loved anne but did henry really want to kill anne and did henry ask thomas to get anne killed on false lies we will never know tess❤❤❤❤❤sorry for anne

I’m really interested in the Tudors age. Thank you for the information.

This was just fantastic thank you so much for sharing! I just love that throughout Elizabeth rein she continued to show her mother respect. The Tudor era is flat out defined by the women of that age not the men lol

Wow, Henry did so much damage. Had something like 60,000 people killed during his time as king, and that does not count battles. He was just awful. Fountains is a beautiful place.

I guess you didn't care as much to show us the castle as YOURSELF; You had to be in every single frame. I would have liked to have seen the place and not you in the center; it reminded me of a little girl who wears a new dress and tries to get her daddy's attention when he comes home from a long day's work. Sorry I even clicked onto this to give it a hit.

Was the dishonest apostate hypocrite cranmer's death more difficult than Cardinal fisher or St. Thomas More.?

Hi Sarah, my 13th Great Grandfather was Sir William Lock of Tudor London (sometimes spelt Lok, Locke) I’ve been reading History of him being a favourite of Henry 8th wow he was an amazing man. Finding out he brought things back specifically for Anne Boleyn being a mercer makes me understand now why I have always had a love for Anne as silly as it sounds, as I’ve only just found out about my Lock Family Including Rose Lock who had owned Old Gainsborough Hall in Lincolnshire. As an Aussie 🇦🇺 I can’t wait to come over to the UK 🇬🇧 what a beautiful country and great history for my family.

Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk was born in Kenninghall, Norfolk as did the 3rd duke (probably). Henry VIII first granted the Kenninghall estate to Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Both Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth both lived there at different times and grew up to be Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I. Mary I used Framlingham Castle as a refuge following Edward VI’s death, raising an army of supporters to bolster her claim to the English throne and pressure the Privy Council to accept her rule over Lady Jane Grey. In 1553 she was proclaimed Queen of England inside its walls. During her reign Elizabeth I used Framlingham castle as a prison, lol.