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365 Days with Katherine of Aragon
Jan-Dec 2026 A 12-month immersive journey of discovery, learning and connection. This immersive learning experience is much more than just an online course. Over 12 months, participants will come together and contribute to a supportive and inspiring online community of individuals who’ll share in a unique learning experience – one that will ultimately deepen their understanding of the life and times of Katherine of Aragon. Together, they’ll explore many aspects of Katherine’s life, … [Read More...]
Episode 293 – Inside the Papal Conclave with Heather R. Darsie
Guest Bio Heather R. Darsie, J. D. is an independent researcher specializing in early modern history. She describes herself as a "Tudor-adjacent" historian, focusing on the Holy Roman Empire and England in the early 16th century. She is the author of four nonfiction books: Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's Beloved Sister, Children of the House of Cleves: Anna and Her Siblings, Stuart Spouses: A Compendium of Consorts from James I of Scotland to Queen Anne of Great … [Read More...]
Episode 292 – Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King with Gareth Russell
Watch out conversation on YouTube! https://youtu.be/NbzDsKionCU?si=i81e2_6FBD1ZOD1t Guest Bio Gareth Russell is a historian and broadcaster. He studied at Oxford and Queen's University, Belfast, where he specialised in the medieval and Tudor royal households. He is the author of several books, including the Catherine Howard biography, Young and Damned and Fair, and The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court. His latest book is ‘Queen James: The … [Read More...]
Episode 291 – Holbein’s ‘The Ambassadors’ with Professor Tracy Borman
Guest Bio Tracy Borman is a best selling author, historian and broadcaster, specialising in the Tudor period. Her books include Elizabeth’s Women, Thomas Cromwell, The Private Lives of the Tudors and Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I. She has also written a fiction trilogy, The King’s Witch, inspired by the Jacobean witch hunts. Visit Professor Tracy Borman's official website https://www.tracyborman.co.uk Episode Summary In this episode, Natalie is joined by renowned historian and … [Read More...]
Episode 290 – The Life of Elizabeth Woodville with Dr Kavita Mudan Finn
Guest Bio Kavita Mudan Finn is an independent scholar who has published widely on medieval and early modern literature, Shakespeare, popular medievalism, and fan/reception studies. She works as a freelance editor and indexer, and is writing a biography of the fifteenth-century English queen Elizabeth Woodville when not managing a two-child, two-dog chaos train in the wilds of New England. https://kvmfinn.wordpress.com Episode Summary Join our host, Natalie Grueninger, as she … [Read More...]
Episode 289 – Mary Tudor: Queen of France with Amy McElroy
Guest Bio Amy was born and bred in Liverpool before moving to the Midlands to study criminal justice and becoming a civil servant. She has long been interested in history, reading as much and as often as she could. Her writing journey began with her blog, before writing her first book. Amy has been a guest on podcasts including Tudors Dynasty and Talking Tudors and has delivered talks at the Wolves Literature Festival and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Amy is the author of Educating … [Read More...]
Episode 288 – Food Waste & Preservation in Tudor England with Dr Eleanor Barnett
Guest Bio Eleanor Barnett is a food historian at Cardiff University, with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She writes the monthly historical recipe column for BBC History Magazine and as @historyeats on Instagram posts daily food history content to a large audience. Her new book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation is out now! From the Tudor kitchen to the present day, Leftovers explores how we became such a throwaway society and how our ancestors … [Read More...]
Episode 287 – The Dissolution of the Monasteries with Professor James Clark
Guest Bio James Clark is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His research traces the changing cultural, religious and social life of the kingdom of England at the end of the Middle Ages and through the Tudor Reformation. His latest book is The Dissolution of the Monasteries. A New History (Yale University Press). He regularly contributes to media on historical topics: he was … [Read More...]
Episode 286 – Unearthing the Untold Stories of Irish Women Religious with Dr Bronagh Ann McShane
Guest Bio Dr Bronagh Ann McShane is Research Fellow in History on the VOICES project at Trinity College Dublin. Her research combines historical methods and AI technology to uncover the experiences of women living in sixteenth and seventeenth century Ireland. She has published extensively on women, gender and religion. Her book, Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration (Woodbridge, 2022), was joint winner of the National University of … [Read More...]
Episode 285 – Sexuality & Sodomy Laws in Early Modern England with Jack Beesley
Guest Bio Jack Beesley is an AHRC doctoral candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, specializing in early modern sexuality. Specifically, his research investigates the representation of 'sodomy' as a national threat within satirical texts produced during the reign of King William III (1689-1702) and its impact on the growing awareness and persecution of sodomitical subcultures. Jack’s work was featured as the cover story for History Today in September 2024 and has been … [Read More...]
365 Days with Katherine of Aragon
Women’s History Month is the perfect time to give you a sneak peek at something I’ve been working on behind the scenes. ‘365 Days with Katherine of Aragon’ is coming your way in 2026! I cannot wait to share the details of this 12-month online course with you next month and unveil the stellar lineup of presenters. Early access and priority booking will be given to patrons of Talking Tudors and current participants of ‘365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonder Women’. A huge thank … [Read More...]
Episode 284 – The Glass Revolution: How Transparent Windows Shaped Tudor England with Dr Allen Loomis
Guest Bio Allen Loomis is a recent PhD graduate from Binghamton University. His dissertation, Transparent Glass Windows and Domestic Theatricality in Early Modern England, takes as its starting point the observation that, though large transparent glass windows are ubiquitous today, they were once a novel and culturally disruptive technology. His project examines their emergence and popularization in England during the early modern period, which was driven by the arrival of refugee glassmakers … [Read More...]
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