It’s been almost a year since I launched my Tudor podcast, Talking Tudors. As a complete newbie to the podcasting world, I had no idea what to expect. When I published the introductory episode, I never imagined that it would be so enthusiastically received or that so many exceptional historians and authors would join me on the show.
I’m thrilled to share that in its first year, Talking Tudors has been downloaded more than 83,000 times in over 90 countries! These statistics are a testament to the ever-growing popularity of this utterly captivating period of history.
Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. Thank you for the comments, emails, reviews and mentions on social media. Thank you to those of you who’ve so kindly sponsored a patron prize or giveaway (and feel free to get in touch if you’d like to). A huge thank you to my wonderful Talking Tudors patrons and to the brilliant guests who’ve so generously shared their time and expertise.
What better way to celebrate this exciting milestone than with a giveaway?
Thanks to the generosity of The History Press, one lucky Talking Tudors listener will win a Tudor book bundle containing the following titles: Discovering Tudor London by Natalie Grueninger, Colouring History: The Tudors by Natalie Grueninger and Kathryn Holeman, The Cardinal’s Court by Cora Harrison and Katherine Howard: Henry VIII’s Slandered Queen by Conor Byrne.
To be in the running to win this fabulous Tudor book bundle, leave a comment telling me about one of your favourite episodes of Talking Tudors.
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Then simply leave a comment after this post sharing your favourite episode of Talking Tudors between now and 18 July 2019. Don’t forget to leave your name and a contact email. Please note that I have comment moderation activated and need to ‘approve’ comments before they appear. There is no need to submit your comment twice.
This giveaway is open internationally.
One winner will be selected and contacted by email shortly after the competition closes. Please ensure you’ve added natalie@onthetudortrail.com to your address book to avoid missing my email.
Good luck!
My favourite is episode 18 with Tracy Borman for sure! I had just finished reading her book so to hear her talk about why she wrote the book, and behind the scenes info about the private lives of the Tudors and her work at Hampton Court Palace was incredible. What particularly struck me was how many people had asked her on tours about how the Tudors lived – not about politics or big events, but how they cleaned their teeth and ate meals and put on makeup. I find that so true as it is fascinating to learn how these people lived nearly 500 years ago, and what everyday life was for them, and what fears/hopes/dreams they had – just like us! I feel like your podcast Natalie illuminates these ideas so clearly for each listener. 🙂
Gosh, don’t make me choose…
I loved the Gareth Russell and Owen Emmerson chats but my absolute favourite was talking about Christmas traditions with Claire Ridgway. Spain is definitely on my bucket list!
I also have a hard time picking a favorite. I loved the episodes with Alison Weir and Tracy Borman. I literally listened to the episode from Alison Weir while on a train from London to visit Hever Castle. It was a bit surreal! I love this podcast! Thanks for all you do!
Episode #37! Anne of Cleve’s with Heather Darsie
I enjoyed episode 38 with Melita Thomas and discovering that there was so much more to Mary I, particularly her relationship with her father and her childhood years. I still have more of your podcasts to listen to including the Phillipa Vincent-Connelly one about disabilities and the Tudors.
Congrats on your 1st year of Talking Tudor podcasts!
My favorite episode was Episode 30 – Talking Tudors with Phillipa-Vincent Connolly. Her book and her perspective on that era and disabilities has an incredible approach to life. One doesn’t often think about what life was like for those not in power, the every day people, those with disabilities and other pains.
Episode 6, the Battle of Bosworth.
I just find it fascinating, and was glad to get a more in-depth perspective about the battle site.
Just learned of your podcasts and signed up for emails today! Looking forward to listening to them all.
Always so interesting with some fantastic historians, so well presented.
Thank you
It’s very hard to choose but I loved the episode with Tracy Borman.