Guest Bio
Sarah Morris, also known online as The Tudor Travel Guide, lives in England’s picturesque Gloucestershire countryside. She has been enthralled by the Tudors since she was a child, learning about them at school and spending many happy weekends and holidays touring historic properties with her parents.
With the seed planted early, her passion for places steeped in Tudor history was heightened when researching and writing Le Temps Viendra: A Novel of Anne Boleyn (2012) and her two co-authored non-fiction books: In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn (2013) and In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII (2015).
Through the painstaking research undertaken to write these books, Sarah realised that visiting buildings and locations in which events unfolded held the elusive key to unlocking a much richer appreciation of the people of the past and how these events played out. As a result, she developed a passion for helping other lovers of Tudor history to connect more deeply with the past and The Tudor Travel Guide was born.
Sarah often says that when we visit a place, it is only time and not space, which separates us from the past. With that in mind, The Tudor Travel Guide iscommittedto ensuring that Tudor history lovers everywhere can relish their immersion into the past, with all the facts and hard-to-find details needed to time travel at their fingertips!
The Tudor Travel Guide is now one of the most trusted providers of travel information for exploring historic Tudor locations all over the UK. Alongside a very active Instagram account, The Tudor Travel Guide provides both information and inspiration to countless Tudor connoisseurs across the globe who are looking to travel to the UK to plan their in-person, Tudor-themed road trips via travel itineraries, events, tours, blogs, podcasts and videos.
Click here for a map of the 1502 progress
Episode Summary
Join host Natalie Grueninger in this episode of Talking Tudors as she explores the unique 1502 royal progress of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York with guest Sarah Morris, also known as The Tudor Travel Guide. This journey, unlike any other, was not about pomp and ceremony but rather a personal and intimate voyage through England and Wales.
Discover the historical context surrounding this progress, marked by personal losses and political challenges, and learn how this journey served as a path to healing for the Tudor monarchs. Sarah delves into the sources used to reconstruct the itinerary, offering insights into the places visited, including Woodstock, Raglan Castle, and the wool-rich Cotswold towns.
The episode provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the royal couple, the people who accompanied them, and the hosts who welcomed them. Listen to the stories of the people they met and the places they stayed, painting a vivid picture of Tudor life away from the capital.
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