Tudors Dynasty & Beyond · RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

The Lost Princes...and the Daughter No One Knew

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The host decodes a Holbein portrait, revealing the label 'Johannes Heresius' translates from Latin to 'John the rightful heir'.
Guest historian Matt Lewis explores a wild conspiracy theory that connects Jane Guildford (mother of Robert Dudley) to the lost Princes in the Tower, suggesting hidden Yorkist heirs lived on in Tudor England under assumed identities like John Clement and Edward Guildford. The discussion analyzes portrait clues, mysterious historical records, and the potential impact on figures like John Dudley and Elizabeth I.

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A Tudor marriage puzzle that follows John Dudley's rise from attainted son to a carefully arranged match.

This episode turns a Tudor marriage puzzle into a study of John Dudley's rise. Matt Lewis and Rebecca Larson follow the line from Edmund Dudley's execution in 1510 and attainder, through John's upbringing in Sir Edward Guildford's household, to Edward Guildford's later petition…

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When you want a Tudor conspiracy that starts with Jane Guildford, turns into Jane Dudley, and keeps widening into family politics and court favour.

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