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  • 15 February – Galileo, the Father of Modern Science and Dastardly deeds in Tudor England

    1 year ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1564, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Galileo Galilei, was born in Pisa, Italy.

    Galileo was one of the central figures of the Scientific Revolution and has been referred to as “the Father of Modern Science”, “the Father of Modern Physics” and “the father of modern observational astronomy”, but what exactly did he do and how did he end up getting into trouble with the Inquisition?

    Find out in this talk…

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  • 15 February – Dastardly deeds in Tudor England

    4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    In today’s video, I share an excerpt from my book “On This Day in Tudor History” about some dastardly deeds.

    It was on this day in 1551 that businessman Thomas Arden was finally successfully murdered after a few botched attempts on his life. The rather tall tale surrounding these attempts served as an inspiration for an Elizabethan play. Find out what happened, and how those involved in the crime were punished.

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