Guest Bio
Sharon Bennett Connolly is the best-selling author of several non-fiction history books. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Sharon has studied history academically and just for fun – and has even worked as a tour guide at a castle. She also writes the popular history blog, www.historytheinterestingbits.com and co-hosts the podcast A Slice of Medieval, alongside historical novelist Derek Birks. Sharon regularly gives talks on women’s history, for historical groups, festivals and in schools; her book Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest is a recommended text for teaching the Norman Conquest in the National Curriculum. She is a feature writer for All About History and Living Medieval magazines and her TV work includes Australian Television’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?‘
Her previous books include:
Heroines of the Medieval World
Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest
Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England
Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey
King John’s Right-Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye
Women of the Anarchy
Heroines of the Tudor World
Sharon’s Tudor Takeaway
A visit to Gainsborough Old Hall
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/gainsborough-old-hall/
Natalie Grueninger speaks with Sharon about her book, ‘Heroines of the Tudor World’.
Tune in to hear Natalie and Sharon discuss:
– The women featured
– The research process
– Tudor ideas of what made an ideal woman
– The lesser-known women featured
– Scandalous heroines!
– The remarkable things women achieved in the 16th century
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