Episode 252 – The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn with Dr Estelle Paranque

Guest Bio

Estelle Paranque is a public historian, an author, a broadcaster; and an Associate Professor in History at Northeastern University London as well as an Honorary Research Fellow within the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. She earned a PhD in Early Modern European History from University College London in 2016. She has participated in international historical TV documentaries including BBC Two’s The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family(2021) and Channel 4’s The Queens Who Changed the World (2023). She appears regularly on podcasts and gives talks to prestigious history and literary festivals. She is the author and editor of six books.

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Paranque about Anne Boleyn.

Tune in to hear Natalie and Estelle discuss:

–       The impact that Anne’s time in France had on the woman/queen she’d become

–       Major events that she might have taken part in

–       Important early influences

–      Anne’s relationship with the French court and how it evolved over time

–      Anne’s relationship with Henry VIII

–      New insights into Anne and Henry’s relationship

–      Women and power at the Tudor court

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