Guest Bio
Dr Nicola Clark is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Chichester and writes about women in the Tudor period. Her first book, Gender, Family, and Politics: The Howard Women, 1485-1558, was published by Oxford University Press in 2018. She also writes for public audiences, with work featured in History Today and History Extra, and has appeared on television as part of the BBC’s The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, and More4’s Royal Scandals.
Dr Clark’s Tudor Takeaway
‘House of Dudley’ by Dr Joanne Paul
Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Clark about her forthcoming book, ‘The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens’
Tune in to hear Natalie and Nicola discuss:
– The women featured in her book
– How one became a lady-in-waiting
– Skills required for the job
– Hierarchy among women attendants
– Duties of a lady-in-waiting
– Perks of the job!
-Challenges of serving the Tudor queens
-The influence & power they wielded at court
-Transitioning from one queen to the next
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