Hi, I'm historian Claire Ridgway
I'm the best-selling author of 15 history books and the founder of the TheAnneBoleynFiles.com, Elizabethfiles.com and The Tudor Society.
I help Tudor history lovers worldwide to gain access to experts and resources to discover the real stories behind myths and fiction, so that they grow in knowledge while connecting with like-minded people and indulging their passion for history.
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My latest youtube video
Mary I’s Pregnancies Explained: London Celebrated a Prince… But There Was No Baby
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of a prince.
Church bells rang. Te Deums were sung. Birth announcements were prepared.
Only… there was no baby.
Mary I didn’t just believe she was pregnant, ...she showed physical signs.
But there was no baby.
In this video, I take a closer look at Mary I’s two mysterious pregnancies - in 1554–55 and again in 1557–58 - and explore what may really have happened.
Was it:
• A genuine but failed pregnancy?
• A phantom pregnancy (pseudocyesis) brought on by immense pressure to produce an heir?
• Or something medical - possibly a pituitary tumour, as suggested by Milo Keynes?
I examine the historical evidence, contemporary reports, Mary’s long-standing health issues, and the medical theories that may explain her symptoms: missed periods, milk secretion, abdominal swelling, headaches, failing eyesight, depression, and confusion in her final year.
If you haven’t yet watched my full Beginner’s Guide to Mary I, I recommend starting there for the wider context of her life and reign - https://youtu.be/P_HVywkSww0
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Mary I’s Pregnancies Explained: London Celebrated a Prince… But There Was No Baby
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of a prince. Church bells rang. ...
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of a prince.
Church bells rang. Te Deums were sung. Birth announcements were prepared.
Only… there was no baby.
Mary I didn’t just believe she was pregnant, ...she showed physical signs.
But there was no baby.
In this video, I take a closer look at Mary I’s two mysterious pregnancies - in 1554–55 and again in 1557–58 - and explore what may really have happened.
Was it:
• A genuine but failed pregnancy?
• A phantom pregnancy (pseudocyesis) brought on by immense pressure to produce an heir?
• Or something medical - possibly a pituitary tumour, as suggested by Milo Keynes?
I examine the historical evidence, contemporary reports, Mary’s long-standing health issues, and the medical theories that may explain her symptoms: missed periods, milk secretion, abdominal swelling, headaches, failing eyesight, depression, and confusion in her final year.
If you haven’t yet watched my full Beginner’s Guide to Mary I, I recommend starting there for the wider context of her life and reign - https://youtu.be/P_HVywkSww0
If you enjoy thoughtful, evidence-based deep dives into Tudor lives and mysteries, don’t forget to subscribe.
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Claire's Birthday Live
What better way to celebrate my birthday than talk Tudor with my ...
What better way to celebrate my birthday than talk Tudor with my lovely followers! Join me for an hour of Tudor talk, questions and discussion.
The Truth Behind “Bloody Mary” - A Beginner’s Guide
When you hear the name Mary I, you probably hear one phrase: “Bloody ...
When you hear the name Mary I, you probably hear one phrase: “Bloody Mary”.
A queen of fire and fear. A religious fanatic. A failure compared to Elizabeth I.
But that version ...of Mary is a shortcut, and it isn’t good history.
Before the burnings, Mary was Henry VIII’s celebrated heir. A princess educated to rule. A woman who endured humiliation, illegitimacy, and political coercion, and survived. In 1553, when Edward VI died and her succession was challenged, England rallied behind her. She became the first woman to rule England in her own right.
In this Beginner’s Guide to Mary I, we explore:
• Her celebrated birth in 1516
• The trauma of her parents’ annulment
• Her years of resistance under Henry VIII
• Her open defiance under Edward VI
• How she won the throne in 1553
• What she actually tried to achieve as queen
• The context and consequences of the Marian burnings
Yes, we discuss the burnings. But in context, not isolation.
Mary was not a caricature. She was a politically intelligent, legally minded, deeply devout Tudor shaped by fear, faith, and survival.
If you think you know Mary I… think again.
Recommended reading:
Linda Porter - The Myth of "Bloody Mary": The First Queen of England
Anna Whitelock - Mary Tudor Princess, Bastard, Queen
Melita Thomas - The King's Pearl
Research by Johanna Strong & Peter Stiffell - Google them! Or access talks by them, Melita Thomas, Linda Porter and more in my Discovering Mary I course - https://claireridgway.com/history-event-archive/discovering-mary-i-instant-access-replay/
I’m Claire Ridgway, historian and author, and this is part of my Beginner’s Guide series exploring Tudor lives and turning points in depth.
If you enjoy serious, nuanced Tudor history, don’t forget to subscribe and turn on notifications, there’s much more to come.
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Mary Boleyn’s Lost Years (1513–1522): What the Sources Actually Say
What really happened during Mary Boleyn’s lost years? Between 1513 and ...
What really happened during Mary Boleyn’s lost years?
Between 1513 and 1522, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, slips in and out of the historical record, leaving behind one of the ...most debated gaps in Tudor history. Over time, that silence has been filled with confident claims: that she served Queen Catherine of Aragon, that she was present at court throughout the period, and most famously, that she was the mistress of King Francis I of France.
But how much of this is supported by actual evidence, and how much is repeated assumption?
In this video,I take a careful, source-led look at Mary Boleyn’s so-called “lost years,” separating what can be proven, what can be reasonably inferred, and what needs to stop being stated as fact.
You’ll discover:
• What we really know about Mary Boleyn’s time in France
• Where the claim that she slept with Francis I comes from, and why it’s problematic
• Why later hostile sources shaped Mary’s reputation
• The evidence for Mary’s relationship with Henry VIII
• Why 1522 is a convenient but misleading turning point
• How Mary Boleyn’s life highlights the gaps in how women appear in Tudor records
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Anne Boleyn’s Lost Future: The Marriage She Almost Had
When Anne Boleyn returned to England from France in late 1521, she ...
When Anne Boleyn returned to England from France in late 1521, she wasn’t coming back for love, ambition, or a crown.
She was being recalled for politics.
Her return was prompted not ...by royal interest, but by a proposed marriage, a diplomatic solution to a dangerous inheritance dispute in Ireland.
If that plan had gone ahead, Anne might have become Countess of Ormond, living at Kilkenny Castle.
No queenship.
No religious revolution.
No execution at the Tower of London.
In this episode of my Anne Boleyn series, I explore:
Why Anne was recalled from France
The Ormond inheritance dispute and Tudor Ireland
The political marriage planned between Anne and James Butler
How marriage functioned as a tool of Tudor diplomacy
Anne’s return to court and her first public appearance at Château Vert
Why this moment is not the start of a royal love story with Henry VIII
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The Strangest Tudor Cures (And the Ones That Actually Worked) - A Beginner’s Guide to Tudor Medicine
Hare brains. Hedgehog testicles. Mouse skin. Live pigeons. Tudor ...
Hare brains.
Hedgehog testicles.
Mouse skin.
Live pigeons.
Tudor remedies are famous for sounding grotesque, and ridiculous. But were they really nonsense?
In this second part of A Beginner’s Guide to Tudor Medicine, we explore ...the strangest cures of the sixteenth century, and uncover the surprising truth: some of them actually worked.
You’ll learn:
– Why remedies were designed to move “imbalances” through the body
– Which Tudor treatments are still used today
– How honey, wine, moss, leeches, and maggots became modern medicine
– The extraordinary 9th century eye remedy that kills MRSA
Tudor healers did not have microscopes or germ theory. But they observed, tested, and remembered. And in doing so, they laid foundations we are still building on today.
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Tudor Medicine Wasn’t Stupid, It Was a System
Imagine waking in Tudor England with a fever and no paracetamol, no ...
Imagine waking in Tudor England with a fever and no paracetamol, no antibiotics, and no doctor to call.
In this first part of A Beginner’s Guide to Tudor Medicine, we step ...inside the Tudor worldview, a world where illness was not an enemy to be fought, but a sign of imbalance within the body.
You’ll discover:
– The theory of the Four Humours
– How personality, seasons, and health were linked
– Why bloodletting made sense
– How astrology shaped medical treatment
– What it really meant to “heal” in the sixteenth century
Tudor medicine was not random superstition. It was a coherent system, built on centuries of observation and experience.
In Part 2, we’ll explore the strangest Tudor cures, and the ones that actually worked.
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Was Anne Boleyn Really “Corrupted” in France?
The idea that Anne Boleyn was "corrupted in France has been repeated ...
The idea that Anne Boleyn was "corrupted in France has been repeated in popular histories and documentaries, often stated as fact, sometimes even placed in quotation marks, as if it ...were securely sourced. But is it?
In this video, I trace where that idea comes from and what the evidence actually says. We’ll look at:
Anne’s seven formative years at the French court
The oft-quoted remarks attributed to Francis I
The claim that Henry VIII told the Imperial ambassador that Anne had been “corrupted” in France
How later writers inflated ambiguous phrases into supposed proof
And how a chain of interpretation, historical “Chinese whispers”, turned rumour into “fact”
When you follow the sources back to their origins, the picture changes.
What emerges is not a story of sexual scandal, but one of education, cultural formation, and Renaissance courtly polish.
If you haven’t already, watch my full episode on Anne Boleyn’s years abroad to see the wider context - https://youtu.be/TozlLK97oJw
#AnneBoleyn #TudorHistory #HenryVIII #TheAnneBoleynFiles #HistoryMyths #WomenInHistory #Renaissance #TudorEngland #HistoryYouTube #MythBusting #SixWives #EarlyModernHistory #HistoricalSources #FrancisI #ChapuysThe idea that Anne Boleyn was "corrupted in France has been repeated in popular histories and documentaries, often stated as fact, sometimes even placed in quotation marks, as if it were securely sourced. But is it?
In this video, I trace where that idea comes from and what the evidence actually says. We’ll look at:
Anne’s seven formative years at the French court
The oft-quoted remarks attributed to Francis I
The claim that Henry VIII told the Imperial ambassador that Anne had been “corrupted” in France
How later writers inflated ambiguous phrases into supposed proof
And how a chain of interpretation, historical “Chinese whispers”, turned rumour into “fact”
When you follow the sources back to their origins, the picture changes.
What emerges is not a story of sexual scandal, but one of education, cultural formation, and Renaissance courtly polish.
If you haven’t already, watch my full episode on Anne Boleyn’s years abroad to see the wider context - https://youtu.be/TozlLK97oJw
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The Foreign Courts That Created Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn didn’t arrive at Henry VIII’s court as an inexperienced ...
Anne Boleyn didn’t arrive at Henry VIII’s court as an inexperienced girl dazzled by a king. She arrived as someone who had already been shaped inside two of the most ...sophisticated Renaissance courts in Europe.
In this second episode of my Anne Boleyn series, we go back to the years that formed her: first to Mechelen, to the court of Margaret of Austria, regent of the Low Countries and one of the most powerful women in Europe - her court a cultural powerhouse famed for learning, art, music, and the rituals of courtly life. And then to France, where Anne served Queen Claude for nearly seven years, witnessing queenship up close and immersing herself in the Renaissance.
Along the way, we’ll explore:
why Margaret’s court was called Europe’s “premier finishing school”
Anne’s own letter from abroad and what it reveals about her formation
the French court of Francis I and the Renaissance world Anne moved in
major events Anne may have witnessed, including the Field of Cloth of Gold
and the courtly love culture Anne absorbed abroad, and how that style of sociability would later be used against her in England
If you want to understand why Anne stood out when she returned home, and why Henry VIII saw her as more than a fling, you have to start here.
Watch Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/rF5zNyct0Lo
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Mary Tudor and the Will to Fight
Mary Tudor is often remembered through a single, brutal label: “Bloody ...
Mary Tudor is often remembered through a single, brutal label: “Bloody Mary.”
But in the summer of 1553, she revealed a very different side of herself.
In this second part of my ...series on the two tough cookies of 1553, I explore how Mary I faced down danger, isolation, and overwhelming odds to claim her throne - not through force of arms, but through resolve, leadership, and legitimacy.
Drawing on contemporary accounts, including Robert Wingfield’s Vita Mariae, this video looks at:
How years of pressure under Henry VIII and Edward VI shaped Mary’s resilience
Why her flight to East Anglia in July 1553 was a calculated act of courage, not desperation
How she rallied men, towns, and even the royal fleet, without a pitched battle
And how her victorious entry into London marked the triumph of legitimacy over force
Like Lady Jane Grey, Mary was unwavering in her beliefs and prepared to die for them.
The tragedy of 1553 is not that one woman was strong and the other was not, but that only one could win.
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Was Lady Jane Grey a weak person?
Lady Jane Grey is usually remembered as a tragic pawn, a frightened ...
Lady Jane Grey is usually remembered as a tragic pawn, a frightened girl forced onto the throne by ambitious men. But that story simply doesn’t hold up.
When Jane was told ...she was queen, she wept and insisted that Mary was the rightful heir. Yet once she learned that Edward VI had named her, she made a deliberate choice. She embraced the crown as God’s will, and she ruled.
This video reveals a very different Jane:
The teenage queen who signed herself “Jane the Quene”
The ruler who ordered troops, guards, curfews, and proclamations
The young woman who chose her husband’s title and took charge of London
The prisoner who refused to bend, denounced Catholicism, and argued theology with the queen’s own chaplain
The sixteen-year-old who faced death with unshakable conviction
Jane Grey was not weak.
She was not passive.
She was unyielding.
This is Part One of Two Tough Cookies, a two-part series on the rival queens of July 1553.
In Part Two, we turn to Mary: the woman who outmanoeuvred every obstacle and claimed her throne.
Watch Jane’s story here , and discover why both queens of 1553 were far tougher than history often admits.
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The 1553 Succession Crisis: A Beginner's Guide
Three Monarchs - 13 Days - One Crown In July 1553, England experienced ...
Three Monarchs - 13 Days - One Crown
In July 1553, England experienced one of the most volatile succession crises of the Tudor period. In just thirteen days, the crown passed ...from a dying teenage king, to a proclaimed queen who would never be crowned, and finally to Mary I, who became England’s first crowned queen regnant.
This video offers a clear, step-by-step guide to the events of that summer, explaining how and why the succession unravelled so rapidly. It explores Edward VI’s decision to rewrite the succession, the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, and Mary’s determined response, which transformed a disputed claim into an uncontested victory.
Rather than focusing on myth or hindsight, this documentary examines what contemporaries believed was at stake in 1553, religion, legitimacy, and the stability of the realm, and how decisions made in the final weeks of Edward VI’s life shaped England’s future.
Drawing on contemporary accounts and modern historical scholarship, including diplomatic reports and eyewitness chronicles, this video explains:
Why Edward believed Mary could not succeed him
How Jane Grey became queen, and why her regime collapsed
How Mary organised support, secured loyalty, and claimed the throne without a pitched battle
This is a beginner-friendly but in-depth exploration of a pivotal moment in Tudor history, designed to give viewers a solid understanding of the July 1553 succession crisis and its wider significance.
Presented by historian and author Claire Ridgway.
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Praise for Claire's work
"Claire's blog - recently made available in book form - is more rigorous than that of many professional historians." Susan Bordo, author of The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
"A sumptuously illustrated and impeccably researched history about the domestic life of a family that shaped British history. This is a fascinating window into both the Boleyns' lives at Hever and upper-class life on the eve of the Reformation." - Gareth Russell, Author of Young and Damned and Fair, on The Boleyns of Hever Castle.
"I've been a history buff all my life, both as a reader and as a writer. I thought I knew about Anne and her Boleyn family, Henry VIII and his court, but this book [The Anne Boleyn Collection] fills in so many blanks for me that I will read it more than once...This is a book for the legion of Tudor fiction readers, who want to know the stories behind the myths, the truth behind the legend...Absolutely fascinating read. " - Jeane Westin, Author of His Last Letter
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I help Tudor history lovers all over the world learn more about history, connect with experts and like-minded people, and uncover the facts behind the fiction, all from the comfort of their own homes.
I'm a former teacher and a recognised expert in Tudor history, and, as the founder of The Tudor Society, I've built a community of history lovers and experts where members can share their passion for history and receive accurate resources and information.
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