Episode 246 – The Extraordinary Life of Catherine Willoughby with Victoria Male

Guest Bio

Victoria Male is a 2023 Academy Nicholl Fellowship Finalist whose writing also made the 2024 Love List of the best unproduced romance scripts in Hollywood. Her prose has appeared in over a dozen literary magazines worldwide, including oranges Journal, The Chamber Magazine, Carolina Muse, The Icarus Writing Collective, and Retrospect Journal. She worked in creative development for The Montecito Picture Company and media startup Graphic India, in addition to producing a podcast for three years.

Website: https://www.victoriamale.com/

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Natalie Grueninger speaks with Victoria Male about Catherine Willoughby, Duchess of Sufflok

Tune in to hear Natalie and Victoria discuss:

–  Catherine’s family and early life

–  Her time as a ward of Charles Brandon

–  Her marriage to the Duke of Suffolk

–  Catherine’s religious beliefs and relationship with Katherine Parr

–  The role she played in Katherine Parr’s daughter’s brief life

–  Her life after Charles Brandon’s death

-The tragic fate of her two sons

-Her marriage to Richard Bertie

-Life during the reign of Queen Mary I

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