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Episode 26 – Talking Tudors with Adrienne Dillard

Natalie Grueninger talks to author Adrienne Dillard about Catherine Carey and Jane Boleyn. Visit Adrienne'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 by Jon … [Read More...]

A Tudor Love Story: Anne Vavasour and Sir Henry Lee

Thanks to Natalie for letting me tell everyone On The Tudor Trail about two wonderful Tudors, Anne Vavasour and Sir Henry Lee. And even though few people know about them, I believe they lived one of the greatest English love stories. I met Anne and Sir Henry back in the day when I was a graduate student studying Shakespeare. I had just read Sir Edmund Chambers’ biography called William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems. Quite frankly, I was shocked at how few facts and how many … [Read More...]

A Review of The Tudor Cookbook: From Gilded Peacocks to Calves’ Feet Pie

Much is known about the momentous tragedies and triumphs acted out on the Tudor stage but while court officials connived and queens lost their heads, life in the kitchens of the nobility carried on. Terry Breverton’s Tudor Cookbook gives us a fascinating and enjoyable insight, not only into what the Tudors ate but how their food was cooked, the ingredients and equipment they used and thus by analogy what life might have been like for the serving classes in the Tudor kitchen. How to read a … [Read More...]

Episode 25 – Talking Tudors with Lisa Westcott Wilkins & Stephen Torode

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Lisa Westcott Wilkins, co-founder and Managing Director at DigVentures, and Stephen Torode, head gardener at Sudeley Castle, about two Tudor treasures recently uncovered at Sudeley. Visit the 'Dig the Tudors at Sudeley Castle' website. Find out more about Sudeley Castle. 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 … [Read More...]

The Life and Death of Charles Brandon by Tony Riches

I'm delighted to be a hosting a stop on Tony Riches' blog tour for his new novel, Brandon Tudor Knight. To mark the occasion, Tony has written a guest post entitled 'The Life and Death of Charles Brandon'. Brandon - Tudor Knight by Tony Riches Publication Date: December 3, 2018 Preseli Press eBook; ASIN: B07L3YGBWJ Genre: Historical/Tudor/Biographical     From the author of the international bestselling Tudor Trilogy comes a true story of adventure, courtly love … [Read More...]

Episode 24 – Talking Tudors with Professor Kate Williams

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Professor Kate Williams about Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I. Visit Kate Williams' 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 … [Read More...]

A Review of Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis

King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British History.  Matthew Lewis’s new biography aims to become a definitive account by exploring what is known of his childhood and the impacts it had on his personality and view of the world.   He would be cast into insecurity and exile only to become a royal prince before his tenth birthday.  As Richard spends his teenage years under the watchful gaze of his older brother, Edward IV, he is eventually placed in the household … [Read More...]

February’s Tudor News Roundup

Tudor News Roundup Letterlocking https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-did-people-do-before-envelopes-letterlocking Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots unveiled at Hever Castle https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/discover/rare-mary-queen-of-scots-painting-on-public-display-for-first-time-903127.html  New Research Reveals Fashion Secrets of Mary Queen of … [Read More...]

The Most Happy Feminist Witch

A guest post by Sahara Rós Ívarsdóttir. "I'd like to dedicate this work to my inspiring and encouraging teacher, Ingibjörg Ágústsdóttir, whose patience and guidance made this possible and to my mother, Hrefna Rós, whose genes I have to thank for my undying love for the Tudors. My mother gives me the confidence I need like to no one else to pursue my passions." Sahara Rós The historical novel has become a prominent platform for female authors to rewrite women into history from which they … [Read More...]

Episode 23 – Talking Tudors with Brigitte Webster

Natalie Grueninger chats with Brigitte Webster about Tudor food and cookery. Visit Brigitte's website - Tudor to 17th Century Experience 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 our 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! Musical … [Read More...]

Episode 22 – Talking Tudors with Janet Wertman

Natalie Grueninger chats with historical fiction writer Janet Wertman about Edward Seymour. Visit Janet Wertman'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 our 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! Musical … [Read More...]

Talking Tudors Patron-Only Giveaways

To show my immense gratitude for our Talking Tudors patron family, I'm introducing monthly patron-only giveaways. All patrons, regardless of their level of support, will be automatically entered. Our first giveaway will be drawn on 28 February, 2019. The prize? A $50 gift card to Tudorfair.com, home to a range of fabulous Tudor-inspired gifts, curated by Heather Teysko from the Renaissance English History Podcast. If you'd like to help support and grow Talking Tudors, and gain … [Read More...]