Episode 204 – The Butler Women with Gareth Russell

Guest Bio

Educated at Oxford University and Queen’s University, Belfast, Gareth Russell is a historian, novelist, and playwright. He is the author of nine books, including The Palace, The Ship of Dreams, Young and Damned and Fair, The Emperors, and Do Let’s Have Another Drink. He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Natalie Grueninger speaks with Gareth Russell about the women of the Butler family.

Tune in to hear Natalie and Gareth discuss:

– The origins and history of the Butler family

– The lives of aristocratic women

– How the Butler women helped preserve and advance their families

– The lives of Margaret and Anne Butler

– Links with other aristocratic families of the day

– The ways in which the Butler family helped shape Anne Boleyn’s place in the English aristocracy

– The traits that Anne Boleyn inherited from her Butler relatives

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