Great video. You can actually walk all the way through French Ordinary Court. Fun fact - i printed the map you refer to, seemed funny to see it on screen.
That's brilliant Lewis - thanks for doing such an amazing job on the map! Will definitely go back to walk through French Ordinary Court when they're aren't too drunks having an angry argument down there
This walk even more than most was a great walk down memory lane - I lived and played viola da gamba in London from 2006 to 2015, and I miss it very much now that I am back home in Kansas City. I played for a tiny service in a vault near St Olave that was performed every year and had to be attended by "at least four liverymen in their gowns" because someone named William Lambe gifted a chapel to the church in the 16th century. It was just six people or so in the vault, but I don't remember if they were wearing gowns. Then I played for a ceremony for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, and we had a reception in Draper's Hall - I had no idea it was on the site of Cromwell's home. Time for a Wolf Hall rewatch! Thank you for all your videos, they all remind me of a very special place.
I hope you have a series of Tudor walks and other historical periods as themes. Using old guidebooks for walks is fun; it is often amazing how well they hold up. Thank you!
So many memories of working in the City . I used to spend my lunch breaks wandering around and wondering about the history of street names , like Wardrobe Place . I worked on St Andrews Hill , close to the fabulous Cockpit pub . There were still boarded up bomb sites from WW2 then . Please take a walk around that area from the river up to St, Paul's and then down to Blackfriars . I'd love to see it all again . Especially Apothecaries Hall .
I am a poor middle- westerner, and may never have an opportunity to see your city. The architecture with the exception of that pickle building is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Another great walk with all its history.A series of Tudor walks would be great.I can't imagine many modern buildings will be standing in 500 years. Thank you
It's amazing to me how any of the ancient buildings in London have survived at all. When you think of all the things London has faced from the Great Fire to the Blitz.
Thank you for your video. Hopefully many, many generations to come will continue to enjoy hearing and seeing such interesting and historical walks. We really are spoilt with our rich history....
Thanks so much John. We did a lovely city walk in the summer, covering some ground, bdut watching a number of your city walks since we realise how much we missed! As you note, seeing this from a different perspective each time makes you take in so much more.
Really enjoyed the detailed exploration of Tudor London. The historical context adds so much depth, and it's fascinating to see the city through the lens of such a pivotal period in history.
What a delight. I bought the Tudor London map a few weeks ago and spent a few hours exploring it in my mind. So it was lovely to do that again with a knowledgeable companion!
An ancestor of mine -Louisa Groser grew up in the shadow of the Tower of London. That family lived on Tower Hill. She married William Henry Brand at the nearby church of All Hallows in,ive forgotten exact year,about 1760 I think.
Perfect timing as I have just started watching Wolf Hall series one. I too said to my husband are Thomas and Oliver Cromwell related and had to google it 😂 Very interesting and informative vlog as always thank you - Please do a Tudor Series John! 👏👏
Thank you so much. I can't walk much these days and just watching that gave me so much pleasure because I've been reading books on that period in history ever since I had to do the Tudors and Stuarts for A-Level history.
Please do more of these walking tours of finding all of this medieval architecture that exists still. I've always found it fascinating that European cities can have medieval structures almost right next to modern skyscrapers and homes.
A series of Tudor walks, followed by a series of Elizabethan walks would be absolutely great. Such a long time since I was last in the City. Great short video!
If the brick facades of those Tudor buildings had eyes, I'd love to somehow tap into their memories of the generations that have passed in front of them. Thanks for another awesome walk John.
I have been binge watching Wolf Hall too John. This is a brilliant map and a wonderful walk right on my doorstep. I am familiar with the geography but you always manage to bring out new histories. Cromwell’s are buried in Bunhill Fields and Oliver and his wife were married in St Giles Cripplegate.
Thank you for replying john. I've watched dozens of your walks and find them/it/you very interesting and good fun. I thought i saw you in elgin ave w9 on a racing bike about 6 months ago. Like you i find london fascinating. Thank you once more
Some familiar stomping grounds seen through a different lens. Thank you, John. Please continue the Tudor Walks series! (And yes-- Wolf Hall is magnificent).
I've done this process of following Tudor maps in both Norwich and Ipswich! Considerably more Tudor buildings survive in Ipswich! It's a truly fascinating place to walk around and I'd recommend you visiting/filming it!
Another brilliant and fascinating London walk, thanks. More Tudor and similar walks please. How about the different periods of London, such as the Restoration? Great.
One of the greatest things about London is this way in which you can do the same walk from many different perspectives, it's so layered with history. This map you've used is a must! Nice one John. 🌟👍
Really think you are on to something here John walking the Tudor London, such an interested video, strange to see that map with clearly no Tower bridge and being reminded of house and other buildings on London Bridge .. massive thank you
That was an excellent video John…so much history and so many places of interest….it seems every space and every building has stories to tell. Thank you
Fantastic Video as always, bought myself the Tudor and medieval map online after your recommendation, add to my collection with all the other resources you've mentioned in your other videos.
Had a drive to towton today John, war of roses, bloodiest battle on english soil as ya probably know , 50000 participants, wonder how many visited those churches n walked thro those streets , great vid 👍 enjoyed that 👍
I enjoy your walks, and I particularly liked your walk in Canonbury ~ Secret Islington, whereby you highlighted CANONBURY TOWER - Once King Henry Vlll's hunting lodge.. Then it became the real 'Wolf Hall' home of Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal,who lived in Canonbury Tower from 1533.until 1540 when he was beheaded by King Henry VIII. Sir Francis Bacon, King James I's Lord Chancellor, also later lived in Canonbury Tower between 1616-1626. Thank you again for your enjoyable and insightful perspectives around London
John. This American Anglophile adores your work. You mentioned Charter House. I’d love a link to Charter House to order Tudor and Mid-evil MAPS. This is wonderful.
Hi Nancy there's a link to their website in the video description but doesn't look like they have an online shop but you can order directly from the Historic Towns Trust
Great video! I work in this area and these videos bring a new dimension to my lunchtime walks. Also worth noting that French Ordinary Court actually connects with St Katherines Row and takes you to the East India Arms.
I was able together this very map plus the one on medieval London from Amazon several years ago. Following along with your walk right now. Love all your videos.
I thoroughly enjoy these historical walks. Love all the layers of London. Amazing to see the old church juxtaposed with the ugly gherkin structure. Wonderful that so much of Tudor London can still be traced today. Thank you.
This was a fantastic video! I mentioned you doing a Tudor London series a couple of months back, and definitely think this should be a series! You may already know, but Guildhall has a fascinating almost ‘birds eye’ view map on London from 1561 called the Agas map. It’s a great reference point to use for future Tudor walks. Keep up the great work!
@ I knew there was no way you didn’t know about the Agas map! It’s amazing to look at the huge copy in Guildhall and get a sense of how London really looked at that time.
My small connection to Tudor England is I lived many years ago by the Thames and just a stones throw from Hampton Court Palace which I visited many times. I also lived a short time in Peterborough which is where Katherine of Aragon is buried. It was a brutal but interesting time in our country's history.
Great video. You can actually walk all the way through French Ordinary Court. Fun fact - i printed the map you refer to, seemed funny to see it on screen.
That's brilliant Lewis - thanks for doing such an amazing job on the map!
Will definitely go back to walk through French Ordinary Court when they're aren't too drunks having an angry argument down there
My ancestors walked those streets. Please do more like this.
This walk even more than most was a great walk down memory lane - I lived and played viola da gamba in London from 2006 to 2015, and I miss it very much now that I am back home in Kansas City. I played for a tiny service in a vault near St Olave that was performed every year and had to be attended by "at least four liverymen in their gowns" because someone named William Lambe gifted a chapel to the church in the 16th century. It was just six people or so in the vault, but I don't remember if they were wearing gowns. Then I played for a ceremony for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, and we had a reception in Draper's Hall - I had no idea it was on the site of Cromwell's home. Time for a Wolf Hall rewatch! Thank you for all your videos, they all remind me of a very special place.
Beautiful video John. Each one of your videos is like a tiny little holiday for me :)
I hope you have a series of Tudor walks and other historical periods as themes. Using old guidebooks for walks is fun; it is often amazing how well they hold up. Thank you!
So many memories of working in the City . I used to spend my lunch breaks wandering around and wondering about the history of street names , like Wardrobe Place .
I worked on St Andrews Hill , close to the fabulous Cockpit pub . There were still boarded up bomb sites from WW2 then .
Please take a walk around that area from the river up to St, Paul's and then down to Blackfriars . I'd love to see it all again . Especially Apothecaries Hall .
Yes, please do a series of Tudor London walks!
Was only wondering why I hadn’t seen you ina while and here you are.the power of thought
I am a poor middle- westerner, and may never have an opportunity to see your city. The architecture with the exception of that pickle building is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
I know those streets so well. Thanks John
A series of Tudor London walks would be wonderful, John!
Love seeing the old and the new, especially when it’s an area I’m familiar with.
Another great walk with all its history.A series of Tudor walks would be great.I can't imagine many modern buildings will be standing in 500 years. Thank you
It's amazing to me how any of the ancient buildings in London have survived at all. When you think of all the things London has faced from the Great Fire to the Blitz.
As usual I am fascinated by my unknown history of an area I walk regularly
John , love your tours. Following and learn so much. From WI, USA.
Thanks Gloria
Thank you for your video. Hopefully many, many generations to come will continue to enjoy hearing and seeing such interesting and historical walks. We really are spoilt with our rich history....
This is the BEST because I love tudor history. I also love seeing the city bollards!! Thanks!!
Such a lovely London video to watch with a hot chocolate with the sounds of the storm outside here in windy Poole, Dorset.
John Rogers you are a nationsl treasure! I loved this walk, please do more. London history so fascinating
Thanks so much Debs
Thanks so much John. We did a lovely city walk in the summer, covering some ground, bdut watching a number of your city walks since we realise how much we missed! As you note, seeing this from a different perspective each time makes you take in so much more.
Absolutely brilliant john 😊 great video on a very stormy Sunday ❤
Really enjoyed the detailed exploration of Tudor London. The historical context adds so much depth, and it's fascinating to see the city through the lens of such a pivotal period in history.
The rose ceremony is fascinating! I think Guildhall is so beautiful
Wonderful as ever, informative and enjoyable.just the first of many Tudor walks.stay safe.
Cheers Keith
@@JohnRogersWalks thank you.
What a delight. I bought the Tudor London map a few weeks ago and spent a few hours exploring it in my mind. So it was lovely to do that again with a knowledgeable companion!
Tremendous John! Thanks so much for this walk!❤
Looking forward to another great Tudor London tour. It’s nice to make a pause and swallow all the infos you’ve given us. Thank you 😊 !
So interesting that you take us on walks showing us what is on our doorstep and you with your walks brings it to life. thanks
An ancestor of mine -Louisa Groser grew up in the shadow of the Tower of London. That family lived on Tower Hill. She married William Henry Brand at the nearby church of All Hallows in,ive forgotten exact year,about 1760 I think.
Perfect timing as I have just started watching Wolf Hall series one. I too said to my husband are Thomas and Oliver Cromwell related and had to google it 😂
Very interesting and informative vlog as always thank you -
Please do a Tudor Series John! 👏👏
Despite the small sound hiccup John, you still managed a video of great historical interest.
Thank you sir.
Great, as usual. I’m lost for words at the moment, but I’ll bet I’ll still be thinking about this walk in a week’s time.
Your videos are great. I’m in Manchester. Rarely get to visit London but I’m fascinated by the history of it. You bring it to life really well. 🙏🙏
Many thanks Shane
Thank you so much. I can't walk much these days and just watching that gave me so much pleasure because I've been reading books on that period in history ever since I had to do the Tudors and Stuarts for A-Level history.
Always utterly fascinating. Thank you John, for your incredible walks through London. Greetings once again from Tokyo.
Many thanks Benedict
I really enjoyed this video. Tudor history is one of my fascinations.
Really enjoyed that.... Cheers
Yet another excellent video John please do make this a series of walks
Please do more of these walking tours of finding all of this medieval architecture that exists still. I've always found it fascinating that European cities can have medieval structures almost right next to modern skyscrapers and homes.
A series of Tudor walks, followed by a series of Elizabethan walks would be absolutely great. Such a long time since I was last in the City. Great short video!
Amazing video .This kind of streams that i learn a lot of London history.Love it!Thanks and cheers from Buenos Aires ,Argentina.
If the brick facades of those Tudor buildings had eyes, I'd love to somehow tap into their memories of the generations that have passed in front of them. Thanks for another awesome walk John.
Many thanks Ilford
I have been binge watching Wolf Hall too John. This is a brilliant map and a wonderful walk right on my doorstep. I am familiar with the geography but you always manage to bring out new histories. Cromwell’s are buried in Bunhill Fields and Oliver and his wife were married in St Giles Cripplegate.
Thanks Mark - and also for the info on the burials and marriage
Thank you John for such an interesting and informative walk on Tudor London 😊
Thank you for replying john. I've watched dozens of your walks and find them/it/you very interesting and good fun. I thought i saw you in elgin ave w9 on a racing bike about 6 months ago. Like you i find london fascinating. Thank you once more
Thank you for making and publishing this.
my pleasure John - thanks for watching
Thank You John, Needed This On Sunday, Stay Safe.
cheers Dave
Some familiar stomping grounds seen through a different lens. Thank you, John. Please continue the Tudor Walks series! (And yes-- Wolf Hall is magnificent).
I've done this process of following Tudor maps in both Norwich and Ipswich! Considerably more Tudor buildings survive in Ipswich! It's a truly fascinating place to walk around and I'd recommend you visiting/filming it!
I really must Steve - changed trains there so many times
Have you tried looking up to the 1st and 2nd storeys of buildings in Magdalen Street in Norwich?
Really enjoy going for a walk with you John. I always learn something and often it sparks for me a new interest. Thank you
Another brilliant and fascinating London walk, thanks. More Tudor and similar walks please. How about the different periods of London, such as the Restoration? Great.
Stayed here last week and walked these streets. All Hallows church is a gem
Enjoyed immensely. The sites, narrative, camera work, lighting with oncoming dusk, and the music as always 🎉
Thank so much for all your support
One of the greatest things about London is this way in which you can do the same walk from many different perspectives, it's so layered with history.
This map you've used is a must! Nice one John. 🌟👍
Barnard's castle!! Love to see the area!!
I just love walking around The City of London! Thank you for this tour, giving me more things to look at!
Really think you are on to something here John walking the Tudor London, such an interested video, strange to see that map with clearly no Tower bridge and being reminded of house and other buildings on London Bridge .. massive thank you
Thanks Terry - definitely needs to be a follow up I think
I would love to relocate to England if I was dying of heart disease I would move here
Brilliant video! Great concept and you explain so well for a person who is not familiar with the city. Thanks for this truly great walk!
Thanks Jennifer
Great video John,just finished peter Ackroyds book the Tudors.so really enjoyed this video.
Thanks Amanda - I’ll take a look at the book
You’ve really drawn us into the history of the era. Thanks John for the interesting walk.
That was an excellent video John…so much history and so many places of interest….it seems every space and every building has stories to tell. Thank you
Excellent video. I enjoyed it very much.
Many thanks
Thanks John. Always very interesting.
Great walk. Many an evening spent in Crutched Friar when I worked in the City…
Another excellent Sunday afternoon video.
thanks Paul
Fantastic Video as always, bought myself the Tudor and medieval map online after your recommendation, add to my collection with all the other resources you've mentioned in your other videos.
Had a drive to towton today John, war of roses, bloodiest battle on english soil as ya probably know , 50000 participants, wonder how many visited those churches n walked thro those streets , great vid 👍 enjoyed that 👍
Well, now I need to go back to the Charterhouse to get one of those maps! I was thrilled to find the book on London City Churches there last time!
Great video. I hope you continue to explore this map, and others if they're avaiable.
Nice one John, wonderful vid...
Many thanks Ralph
That was really fascinating - and I hope, will be followed by further explorations of times past. Thank you.
I enjoy your walks, and I particularly liked your walk in Canonbury ~ Secret Islington, whereby you highlighted CANONBURY TOWER - Once King Henry Vlll's hunting lodge.. Then it became the real 'Wolf Hall' home of Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal,who lived in Canonbury Tower from 1533.until 1540 when he was beheaded by King Henry VIII.
Sir Francis Bacon, King James I's Lord Chancellor, also later lived in Canonbury Tower between 1616-1626.
Thank you again for your enjoyable and insightful perspectives around London
Ah many thanks I’d forgotten the Canonbury tower link to Thomas Cromwell
John. This American Anglophile adores your work. You mentioned Charter House. I’d love a link to Charter House to order Tudor and Mid-evil MAPS. This is wonderful.
Hi Nancy there's a link to their website in the video description but doesn't look like they have an online shop but you can order directly from the Historic Towns Trust
@ thanks bunches!
Nice one 👍
Thank you John.
Fascinating, thanks!
London - the gift that keeps on giving .✌️
Watching from South Africa and enjoying every moment of this fascinating history
Thanks so much Joan
Great video again thanks John 📗📗📗📗
Excellent walk...👍.
Many thanks Barney
Really enjoyed that John. It would make a most interesting series I reckon.. so glad you have kept your dad's ditty for the outro..👍
Really informative and well delivered 👏.
many thanks
Nice one John
Great video! I work in this area and these videos bring a new dimension to my lunchtime walks. Also worth noting that French Ordinary Court actually connects with St Katherines Row and takes you to the East India Arms.
Thank you so much for your videos. My children and I are excited to be visiting London soon!❤
Hope you have an amazing time
I was able together this very map plus the one on medieval London from Amazon several years ago. Following along with your walk right now. Love all your videos.
Thanks. The map was a wonderful theme for your walk!
Fantastic as always, John,best Martin and family,
perfect, i have only just started watching Wolfhall (the first series) which i didnt get to see when it came out all those years ago.....
good afternoon John
Hi George
That was really enjoyable John thanks for sharing 🤝
I thoroughly enjoy these historical walks. Love all the layers of London. Amazing to see the old church juxtaposed with the ugly gherkin structure. Wonderful that so much
of Tudor London can still be traced today. Thank you.
Great walk John, really enjoyed it. I think I'll try walking it next spring.
Always interesting John, thankyou !
Nice one ! more please so interesting 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Brian
This was a fantastic video! I mentioned you doing a Tudor London series a couple of months back, and definitely think this should be a series! You may already know, but Guildhall has a fascinating almost ‘birds eye’ view map on London from 1561 called the Agas map. It’s a great reference point to use for future Tudor walks. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Phil - I used the digital version of the Agas map to locate Thomas Cromwell’s mansion. Will certainly use it in future videos
@ I knew there was no way you didn’t know about the Agas map! It’s amazing to look at the huge copy in Guildhall and get a sense of how London really looked at that time.
Excellent thank you 👏👏
Excellent and all very interesting and presented😊
Thanks Geoffrey
Loved this one, John!
Thanks Paul
My small connection to Tudor England is I lived many years ago by the Thames and just a stones throw from Hampton Court Palace which I visited many times. I also lived a short time in Peterborough which is where Katherine of Aragon is buried. It was a brutal but interesting time in our country's history.
There are still flowers left on her grave, I think?