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Did jousting jealousy bring down a queen?

Was Anne Boleyn’s downfall in 1536 a result of Henry’s jousting jealously? By Emma Levitt On 1 May 1536, King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn attended the annual May Day tournament at Greenwich Palace. According to Lancelot de Carles - who wrote a narrative poem of Anne’s rise and fall a month later - Henry Norris, George Boleyn, William Brereton, and Francis Weston competed in the tournament. The queen’s brother, Lord Rochford led the team of Challengers and Norris, the king’s Groom of the … [Read More...]

Episode 33 – Talking Tudors with Emma Levitt

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Emma Levitt about Henry VIII's jousting and masculinity. Follow Emma Levitt 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 by the vocal … [Read More...]

The Portraiture of Queen Katherine Howard By Conor Byrne

In 2013, Brett Dolman noted that ‘Catherine [Howard] left no documentary proof that her portrait was ever painted during her lifetime, and, perhaps, we are searching for the impossible.’ The lack of evidence that Queen Katherine Howard sat for a portrait during her brief queenship of July 1540 – November 1541, however, has not prevented historians and writers from speculating as to her possible portraiture. A handful of portraits have been labelled as likenesses of Katherine, but it remains … [Read More...]

Episode 32 – Talking Tudors with James Peacock

Natalie Grueninger chats all things Anne Boleyn with James Peacock, founder of The Anne Boleyn Society. Follow The Anne Boleyn Society on Twitter, Facebook and 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 the Talking Tudors … [Read More...]

April’s Tudor News Roundup

Medieval witch hunts influenced by climate change https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/medieval-witch-hunts-influenced-by-climate-change/ 500-year-old mystery surrounding portrait of Henry VII's mother solved at St John's College  Did Catherine Howard Commit Adultery? https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/did-catherine-katherine-howard-henry-viii-fifth-wife-commit-adultery-guilty-execution The Spanish … [Read More...]

Episode 31 – Talking Tudors with Dr Sonja Kleij

Natalie Grueninger chats with Dr Sonja Kleij about Elizabeth I and the Dutch Republic. Follow Dr Kleij 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 by Jon … [Read More...]

Episode 30 – Talking Tudors with Phillipa Vincent-Connolly

Natalie Grueninger speaks with author and historian Phillipa Vincent-Connolly about her upcoming book 'Disability and the Tudors'. Visit Phillipa'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 29 – Talking Tudors with Lucy Churchill

Natalie Grueninger chats with Lucy Churchill about her brilliant reconstruction of Anne Boleyn’s ‘The Moost Happi’ portrait medal & her research into the iconography of the Tudor choir screen at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Visit Lucy Churchill's website. Join our Talking Tudors Podcast Facebook group for all the behind-the-scenes news and updates. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful patrons! If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show … [Read More...]

Anna, Duchess of Cleves Blog Tour

I'm thrilled to be taking part in Heather R. Darsie's blog tour to celebrate the upcoming release of her new biography of Anne of Cleves. To mark the occasion, Heather has written a guest post about Johann Friedrich, Anne's brother-in-law. Happy reading! Johann Friedrich, Anna of Cleves’ Powerful Brother-in-Law By Heather R. Darsie Johann Friedrich Wettiner, Elector of Saxony, was born 30 June 1503 to Elector John of Saxony and his first wife Sophia of Mecklenburg. Sadly, Sophia passed … [Read More...]

Episode 28 – Talking Tudors with Matthew Lewis

Natalie Grueninger chats with historian Matt Lewis about Richard III. Visit Matt's History Blog. 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 by Jon Sayles. Listen using … [Read More...]

March’s Tudor News Roundup

Tudor News Roundup News from the London Charterhouse A huge congratulations to the London Charterhouse for recently winning Heritage Lottery Funding to refurbish their Great Chamber - the only surviving Tudor Great Chamber in London! Work is due to start in January. Dig the Tudors at Sudeley Castle (Almost 100% funded!) https://digventures.com/projects/sudeley-castle Mary Queen of Scots documents … [Read More...]

Episode 27 – Talking Tudors with Dr Stephanie Russo

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Stephanie Russo about the literary afterlife of Anne Boleyn. Visit Dr Russo's research 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 by … [Read More...]