Ten Minute English and British History #18 - The Late Tudors: Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada

This episode covers the reigns of Henry VIII's three children, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. It follows Edward's approach to church reform and his untimely death and Mary's attempt to undo this with the help of her husband, King Philip II of Spain. After Mary's death, Elizabeth took over and set England back on the course of Protestantism and aiding others which annoyed Philip who subsequently unleashed the Spanish Armada. The armada failed, leaving elizabeth to consolidate her reign which saw the flowering of the English Renaissance and her failure to secure an heir which ended her dynasty, beginning the reign of the House of Stuart.

Recommended Books:

John Guy, 'Tudor England' - A very detailed introductory book which covers all of the Tudors and particularly focuses on Henry VIII. Gives a good overview of court intrigue, too.

Robert Titler and Norman Jones (eds.), A Companion to Tudor Britain - Much more detailed (best for undergrads) thematically arranged book which focus more on religious, social and economic changes than political. Has good detail concerning Wales and Scotland as well.

(Same books as last episode but they're both great)

Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.

[merrittanimation]

I like how Thomas Cranmer looks only mildly annoyed at being burned at the stake

[johnseng]

I love how ppl in this series always respond to being burned alive with a look of mild annoyance

[Bagster]

It's not a Ten Minute History video without the first sentence saying someone is dead.

[JamesMartin-jrvv]

"There was talk of a marriage except for one small issue: he was already married."
I burst out laughing at this line. 😂😂😂

[arribalaschivas]

“NOW That’s What I Call a Prayerbook 2” Brilliant. All about the little details.

[calebrussell]

Did anyone notice that King Henry the eighth's death thud was a lot more deeper than usual?

[anttibjorklund]

"Status of bun: in the oven"

XD

These signs crack me up...

[louiscallahan]

Me: *Hears that last bit on James I not dealing with a civil war

Me: "Yeah, but his son's got another thing coming."

[TheMilitantHorse]

Mary: _creates stability through marrying the Habsburgs_

Elizabeth: "Yeah, no."

[AnonSeacat]

I never get tired of random people frolicking through the flower fields with some bit of accompanying text

[marktaylor]

Regarding the succession. The Anglo-Scottish Detente of the last 16th Century is one of the most under-studied events in British history. How was it that the two greatest powers in the British Isles were to not just undo centuries of rivalry but also ultimately unify as (to all intense and purposes) a single political unit?
I would argue that it was a mixture of:-
1. The Reformation splitting Scotland off from France.
2. Robert Cecil's magnificent diplomacy
3. Ireland. As in the English and the Scots buried their hatchet in Ireland.

[williamwestmoreland]

2:15 that's crazy that Philip of Spain had such power that the English court was obliged to speak Spanish

[strigi]

"His wife ended up a little bit dead" lmao

[jjgf]

Would you imagine if England and Spain were united? A french nightamare

[chinchilla]

6:51. This setup and "oops" made me laugh in real life.

[HistoryHouseProductions]

England over here having communist uprisings before communism was even invented...

[astorre]

"Now that's what I call a prayerbook 2" - brilliant😂

[AudieHolland]

Never heard of the English 'Counter Armada.'
Then again, I didn't know the Spanish launched several Armadas following the original one, which all came to a dismal end.

[Angel_Gomez]

Thanks for talking about the English Counter Armada. Many people tend to magnify the Spanish Armada and forget the English one.

[theappledashian]

Robert Dudley's wife was 'a little bit dead'

These videos crack me up all the time and they really help. Doing my mocks soon and this is really helping me revise. Thank you :)