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Episode 66 – Talking Tudors with Margaret Scard

Natalie Grueninger speaks to Margaret Scard about William Paulet and Edward Seymour. 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 Sayles. Listen … [Read More...]

Talking Tudors Presents ‘All Things Boleyn’

Over the centuries, the life of Henry VIII’s second queen consort, Anne Boleyn, has been countlessly re-examined by historians, as much as it’s been re-imagined by the novelist. She tantalises and polarises in equal measure, but it’s not just Anne that captures our imagination. We’re equally intrigued by other members of the Boleyn family, including Anne’s father, Thomas, and her siblings, Mary and George. However, much of what we think we know about the Boleyns is coloured by myth and … [Read More...]

Episode 65 – Talking Tudors with Nikki Marmery

Natalie Grueninger speaks with author Nikki Marmery about her debut novel, On Wilder Seas. Visit Nikki'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 64 – Talking Tudors with Dr Lisa Urkevich

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Lisa Urkevich about Anne Boleyn's Songbook, MS 1070, Royal College of Music. Visit Dr Urkevich'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 … [Read More...]

Episode 63 – Talking Tudors with Pete Sayer & Alan Sharpington

Natalie Grueninger speaks to Peter Sayer and Alan Sharpington, the Education Officers at The Golden Hinde. Follow The Golden Hinde on Twitter or visit their 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 62 – Talking Tudors with Karen Fleming

Natalie Grueninger chats with Forensic Artist Karen Fleming. See examples of Karen's work at www.karenflemingforensicartist.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 you to become a part of the Talking Tudors family and become my patron! Music break … [Read More...]

Episode 61 – Talking Tudors with Dr Nicola Tallis

Natalie Grueninger speaks to author and historian Dr Nicola Tallis about Margaret Beaufort. Visit Dr Tallis' official website here. 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 60 – Talking Tudors with Sean Cunningham

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Sean Cunningham about Henry VIII's first Christmas as king. Follow Dr Cunningham 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 59 – Talking Tudors with Melanie Backe-Hansen

Natalie Grueninger chats with house historian Melanie Backe-Hansen. Follow Melanie on Twitter. Visit Melanie'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 58 – Talking Tudors with Valerie Schutte

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Valerie Schutte about Mary I and Tudor book dedications. 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 Sayles. Listen … [Read More...]

Episode 56 – Talking Tudors with Christine Morgan

Natalie Grueninger speaks with historian Christine Morgan about Mary Boleyn and the Melusine myth. Follow Christine on Twitter. The Untitled History Project with Christine Morgan. 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 … [Read More...]

Thorns in a Realm of Roses, The Henry Queens by Thomas Crockett

England, 1541.  King Henry receives an anonymous letter suggesting that his fifth wife, the young Katherine Howard, whom he had called a rose without a thorn, may have led an unchaste life before they were married.  In the rose gardens of Hampton Court Palace, Henry feels the illusion of youth and virility slip away; he faces an uncertain future.  Must he dispatch yet another wife?  Old, overweight and increasingly infirm, could he find love and marry again to further secure the Tudor … [Read More...]