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 Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Charles III. She has also written a fiction trilogy, The King’s Witch, based in the court of James I. Her latest non fiction book is Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History (Hodder & Stoughton, 19 May 2023)
Tracy is also joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust and Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University in her native Lincoln. She has presented a number of history programmes for Channel 5 and the Smithsonian Channel, including The Fall of Anne Boleyn, Inside the Tower of London and Henry VIII and the King’s Men. She is a regular contributor to BBC History Magazine and gives talks on her books across the country and abroad.
Visit Dr Borman’s official website
Tudor Takeaway
Elizabeth I’s Monarchy https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/elizabeth-monarchy/
Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Borman about Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I.
Tune in to hear Natalie and Dr Borman discuss:
– Anne Boleyn’s maternal side
– The ways in which Anne inspires people to think differently and break the boundaries of what’s expected of women
– Elizabeth’s childhood- Anne Boleyn’s greatest achievements
– How Elizabeth I was influenced by her mother’s life and legacy
– The ways in which Elizabeth honoured her mother’s memory
– Elizabeth’s legacy
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