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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...]

Episode 21 – Talking Tudors with Ninya Mikhaila

Natalie Grueninger chats with historical costumier Ninya Mikhaila about Tudor clothing. Visit Ninya'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! Music Break - Elizabeth's … [Read More...]

Episode 20 – Talking Tudors with Sandra Vasoli

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Sandra Vasoli about Anne Boleyn's letter from the Tower. Visit Sandra Vasoli'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 jump on the Tudor bandwagon and become my patron! Musical interlude courtesy of … [Read More...]

Use of Cotton in Tudor Times

I recently asked historical costumier Ninya Mikhaila about the availability and use of cotton in sixteenth century England, as I'd read conflicting information online. Ninya's very thorough response is published here with her kind permission. The answer to your question regarding the use of cotton in the sixteenth century is not very straightforward I'm afraid! Cotton as a raw fibre had been used as a stuffing material since the 14th century, but the technology to spin it into a yarn strong … [Read More...]

“The Worst Monarch in History?” Contextualising Henry VIII

A guest post by Haley, a long-time devotee of Tudor history; and a third-year undergrad pre-history major attending the University of Washington. "I will confess he did many things as the publican sinner, but not as a cruel tyrant, or a pharisaical hypocrite; for all his doings were open to the whole world, wherein he governed himself with so much reason, prudence, courage, and circumspection, that I wot not where—in all the histories I have read, to find one private king equal to him." — … [Read More...]

Episode 19 – Talking Tudors with Lauren Mackay

Natalie Grueninger talks with Dr Lauren Mackay about Thomas and George Boleyn. Visit Lauren Mackay'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 amazing patrons! Andy, Johanna and Christina. If you love Talking Tudors and would like to show your appreciation, and support the work I do, I invite you to jump on the Tudor bandwagon and become my patron! … [Read More...]