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Pandemic Sleuthing to Re-identify a Tudor Queen

By: Laura Loney and Ashley Risk Covid-19 arrived unwelcome on the world’s doorstep in early 2020. Our own smaller worlds adapted from face-to-face interactions to screen-to-screen. This is how Ashley and I met. Both history aficionados and bad joke tellers, we connected online over our fascination with the Tudor dynasty. Although in two different countries (United States and Canada), we became each other’s sounding boards for our buzzing history questions. One such question was, “Do you think … [Read More...]

Episode 132 – Hans Holbein the Younger with Franny Moyle

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Franny Moyle about the artist Hans Holbein the Younger. Visit Franny's official website. Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite … [Read More...]

Episode 131 – Mary Tudor Brandon with Lacey Bonar Hull

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Lacey Bonar Hull about Mary Tudor Brandon. Follow Lacey on Twitter. History with Cats on YouTube Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I … [Read More...]

Episode 130 – Princesses Mary and Elizabeth Tudor and the Gift Book Exchange with Dr Valerie Schutte

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Valerie Schutte about her new book, Princesses Mary and Elizabeth Tudor and the Gift Book Exchange. Visit Dr Schutte's official website Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your … [Read More...]

Guest Post: Mary – Tudor Princess by Tony Riches

I chose to write about Mary Tudor (Queen of France) because I’d researched her birth and early life for my last book, Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy. In the trilogy I’d moved forward one generation with each book, so it appealed to me to write a ‘sequel’ which did the same. I’d become intrigued with Mary’s story of how she risked everything to defy her brother when he became King Henry VIII. When I began the Tudor trilogy, I had little factual information about Owen Tudor, Mary’s … [Read More...]

Episode 129 – The Tudors in Love with Sarah Gristwood

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Sarah Gristwood about her new book, 'The Tudors in Love'. Visit Sarah's official website. Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite you to become a part of the Talking Tudors family and become my patron! Buy … [Read More...]

Talking Tudors Podcast Merchandise

I’m incredibly excited to share that the Talking Tudors podcast merchandise store is now open! There are a number of products available, including phone cases, notebooks and apparel, and new items will be added over time. I’d absolutely love to see photos of you wearing or using your #TalkingTudors merch, so remember to tag me in any pics and to use the hashtag #ilovetalkingtudors. Thank you in advance for supporting my work and my podcast. It means a great deal to me. A big thank you … [Read More...]

Episode 128 – The Beauty Cultures of Early Modern England with Victoria Munn

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Victoria Munn about the beauty cultures of sixteenth-century England. Visit Victoria Munn's official website.  Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite you to become a part of the Talking Tudors family … [Read More...]

Episode 127 – Wolfhall & The Seymour Family with Graham Bathe

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Graham Bathe about Wolfhall and the Seymour family.  Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite you to become a part of the Talking Tudors family and become my patron! Music break courtesy of guitarist Jon … [Read More...]

Episode 126 – Henry VIII’s Bible with Dr Eyal Poleg

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Eyal Poleg about Henry VIII's Bible. Follow @1539Bible on Twitter. Buy a copy of 'A Material History of the Bible: England 1200-1553' Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite you to become a part of the … [Read More...]

The Tudor influences behind Game of Thrones

A guest post by Adam Pennington Beneath the entirely fictitious world of Game of Thrones, there exists a lot of true to life history both informing and influencing the story, from characters to historical events. Game of Thrones is in many ways an amalgamation of our past. George RR Martin, the author behind the book series which the tv show is adapted from, has confirmed that The Wars of the Roses is the foundation behind much of the early plot, and it isn’t too difficult to see the … [Read More...]

All Things Tudor Queens & Consorts

The time has come to farewell this year’s ‘All Things’ series. I do hope you’ve enjoyed the last two months of weekly podcast episodes and video lectures. I’ve certainly learnt a lot from all the brilliant contributors and hope you have too. The good news is that all the content will remain online and free for you to tune into at any time. Below you’ll find links to all the material that was published over July and August.    While all the content is absolutely free to access, please … [Read More...]