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Episode 107 – The Devil & Witchcraft Trials in 16th-Century Scotland with Professor Mikki Brock

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Professor Michelle Brock about the devil and witch trials in post-Reformation Scotland.  Follow Professor Brock on Twitter. Visit Professor Brock'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 … [Read More...]

Episode 106 – The Tudor & Stuart Inns of Court with Dr Daniel Gosling

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Daniel Gosling about the Tudor and Stuart Inns of Court. Follow Dr Gosling on Twitter. 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 … [Read More...]

Part 2: The Trip of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn to Calais By Olivia Longueville

After a week of celebrations, the Tudor monarch traveled to Boulogne to meet with King François I, while Anne awaited him in Calais. François organized a series of opulent banquets while his English counterpart was his guest in Boulogne. King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and King François I of France François set up his court in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, where Henry and François heard Mass every day in separate chapels and feasted splendidly in the refectory, adorned with … [Read More...]

Episode 105 – Propaganda in Tudor England with Mark Wilson

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Mark Wilson about Propaganda in Tudor England. Follow Mark Wilson on Twitter. 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 … [Read More...]

Episode 104 – Harvington Hall with Phil Downing

Natalie Grueninger speaks to Phil Downing about Harvington Hall in Worcestershire. Follow Harvington Hall on Twitter 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 … [Read More...]

Episode 103 – Tudor Art with Dr Christina Faraday

Natalie Grueninger talks all things Tudor art with Dr Christina Faraday. Visit Dr Faraday'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! Music break … [Read More...]

Episode 102 – Cecily of York with Saga Hillbom

Natalie Grueninger speaks with novelist Saga Hillbom about Cecily of York. Follow Saga on Twitter. 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 … [Read More...]

Part 1: The Trip of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn to Calais by Olivia Longueville

Imagine that we are in the city of Calais during the time of Tudor England. This place had a special meaning for King Henry VIII because it was the last remnant of the once substantial English possessions on the continent. King Henry and his beloved Anne Boleyn sailed to Calais to meet with King François I of France, whose support they wanted to secure for their marriage. The route from Dover to Calais was the shortest crossing point of the English Channel. In the 16th century, Calais was … [Read More...]

Episode 101 – ‘The Gold King’ & The Lost Tudor Crown with Leanda de Lisle

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Leanda de Lisle about the discovery of a small gold statue in Northamptonshire that possibly once formed part of Henry VIII's crown.  Visit Leanda de Lisle's 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 … [Read More...]

Episode 100 – Margaret Tudor & Sixteenth Century Scotland with Dr Linda Porter

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Linda Porter about Margaret Tudor and 16th-century Scotland. Follow Dr Porter on Twitter. Enter our 100th Episode Giveaway on Instagram! 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 … [Read More...]

Henry and Me By Olivia Hayfield

A recent review of Wife After Wife, my modern retelling of the story of Henry VIII, said, “I hate how all these wonderful women were able to forgive Harry’s behaviour. But I hate even more that I felt myself falling for his character and succumbing to his charms.” Another said, “Eventually I did feel sorry for old Harry and started to see him as a victim of his desires and addictions.” Reviews like this are my absolute favourites – the ones where readers set off determined to loathe Harry … [Read More...]

Episode 99 – The King’s Wife Musical with Melisa Annis & Jamie Floyd

Natalie Grueninger chats to Melisa Annis and Jamie Floyd about The King's Wife, a new musical that uniquely reimagines the relationship between Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Follow The King's Musical on Instagram. 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 … [Read More...]