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In today's episode I am delighted to welcome back Professor Tracy Borman to discuss her upcoming book, 'The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deciet and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty'. It was such a joy to speak to Tracy again, and I am beyond excited for her new book, which will be released on the 1st of September this year. This book sounds truly wonderful and definitely dispells the pain free successio...

In today's episode I welcomed Susan Abernethy onto the podcast to discuss Catherine of Braganza, wife to King Charles II. It was such a joy to speak to Susan and learn so much about this often forgotten Queen Consort. To purchase Susan's biography on Catherine of Braganza: https://amzn.eu/d/gN9sAhr To follow Susan's website: http://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/ To follow Susan on Instagram: https...

In today's episode I am delighted to welcome Dr Breeze Barrington onto the podcast to discuss her debut book "The Graces" . The Graces focuses on Mary of Modena, second wife to James II and the women she surrounded herself with at the Restoration Court. I really hope you enjoy today's episode! Until next time, Jess x To follow Breeze's website: https://www.breezebarrington.com To follow Breeze on...

In today's episode I am delighted to welxome back Helene Harrison to discuss her brand new book, 'The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn'. Helene's new book is a masterpiece and I highly recommend it! It was so fascinating to learn about Helene's research and her favourite elements of the book. To purchase 'The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn': https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Many...

In today's episode, I welcomed Carol Ann Lloyd onto the podcast to discuss the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor was such an incredible woman and I really enjoyed discussing her with Carol Ann! To follow Carol Ann's Youtube: https://youtube.com/@carolannlloydshakeup?si=467gLQzrfQJQ59uG To follow Carol Ann on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakeuphistory/ To follow Carol...

In today’s episode I welcomed the lovely Heather onto the podcast to discuss her latest book, ‘Katharine of Aragon: Spanish Princess’ To follow Heather on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hrdarsiehistory To follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistory/ To follow Heather on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@hdarsiehistory To follow Heather on Substack: https://substack.co...

In todays episode I spoke to Laura Adkins about the sister of Queen Katherine Parr, Anne Herbert. It was a joy to welcome Laura onto the podcast and to discuss such an interesting woman! To follow Laura on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_about_history/ To follow Laura's website: http://www.talkingabouthistory.co.uk/ To follow Laura on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@talking_abou...

In today’s episode I spoke to the lovely Aimee Fleming about her brand new book, ‘Tudor Princes and Princesses: The Early Lives of the Children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York’ which has released in the UK today! It was a joy a to speak to Aimee and learn so much about the young Princes and Princesses and I throughly recommend purchasing the book! To purchase ‘Tudor Princes and Princesses: The...

In today’s episode I spoke to the wonderful Dr Gabby Storey about one of England’s forgotten Queen consorts, Berengaria of Navarre, Queen Consort of King Richard I. This was an episode where I learnt a lot! Berengaria is an interesting figure and should be highlighted more often! To follow Gabby’s website: https://gabriellestorey.com/ To follow Gabby on Bluesky: @GabbyStorey To follow Gabby on X:...

In this episode, I spoke to Laura Crow about her brand new play, Vile, a play about Lady Jane Rochford, wife to George Boleyn and sister-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn. In her play, Laura hopes to challenge some well known myths about Jane. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to Laura and learning about her play. I hope some of my listeners can attend the preview on the 28th of June! Thank you to Laura for...

Today we are learning about the life of Queen Anne, daughter to James II, and sister to Queen Mary II. I spoke to the lovely Andrea, who is an expert on the 17th century. I learned so much in this episode, and what a remarkable woman Anne was. In this episode there is discussions of miscarriage and stillbirth, and child loss. I hope you all enjoy! Until next time, J x To watch 'Stuart Saturday...

To commemorate the anniversary of Queen Anne Boleyn's execution, today we will be revisiting an interview I did last year with the lovely Natalie Grueninger on her book, ' The Final Year of Anne Boleyn'. I hope you all enjoy listening to this episode again! Until next time, J x To purchase 'The Final Year of Anne Boleyn': https://amzn.eu/d/4zo9aip To follow Natalie on Instagram...

In this episode, I welcomed back the incredible Gareth Russell to discuss his latest book, Queen James. This book is truly a masterpiece, and a must-read for 2025. I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I did! Until next time, J x To purchase Queen James: https://amzn.eu/d/7G8sdJM To buy The Palace: https://amzn.eu/d/dkgSycc To follow Gareth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_garethrus...

Join me today, where I talk to the remarkable Leanda de Lisle about Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it! Until next time, J x To purchase Leanda's biography on Henrietta: https://amzn.eu/d/3nKKOFc To purchase Leanda's biography on Charles I: https://amzn.eu/d/8kDw6fH To follow Leanda on social media: https://twitter.com/Lean...

Hello all! In my latest episode, the wonderful Clemmie Bennett returned to discuss Queen Elizabeth of York! It was a joy to have Clemmie return and learn so much from her again! To follow Clemmie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clemmiebennettauthor/ To follow Clemmie on Tiktok: https://tr.ee/dM5hO7ek6o To follow Clemmie's website: https://tr.ee/jbYl_B5LAP To purchase Clemmie's book...

Hello! I hope you have all had a wonderful week! This time I spoke to the fabulous Amy McElroy about her new book, 'Mary Tudor, Queen of France'. It was a joy to speak to Amy and learn so much about Henry VIII's sister, and how interesting her life was! To purchase Amy's book on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/cu0bVyu To purchase Amy's book from Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-s...

Hello everybody! I hope you are all having a Tudorific week! This time I welcomed the wonderful Leigh onto the podcast to discuss her MA dissertation, "How far has fourth-wave feminism influenced the representations of Kathryn Howard within popular culture?". It was a joy to speak to Leigh and learn so much about this fascinating topic that Leigh chose to do her dissertation on and discu...

Hello! This time I discussed the Kenilworth Festivities with the wonderful Corina Apostu. I learnt so much from Corina, and it was such a joy to speak with her. To follow Corina's website: https://exploringelizabethanhistory.com/ To follow for updates on Corina's debut novel: https://exploringelizabethanhistory.com/2024/11/08/white-bear-red-rose-the-love-story-that-never-happened/ To follo...

This week, I spoke to a wonderful friend of mine, Ellie, who recently published an article on Mary Shelton! I learnt so much about Mary in this episode, and I hope you all enjoy it! To read Ellie's article: https://websterreview.lse.ac.uk/articles/81 To follow Ellie's Instagram for the University college archives: https://www.instagram.com/castle.jcrarchives?igsh=am9zdnprdjhzNmY5 To follow me on a...

Hello! This week I talked to the wonderful Helene Harrison about female Tudor executions. It was a joy to speak to Helene and learn so much about the Tudor women who were executed. To follow Helene on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tudorblogger To follow Helene on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tudorblogger To follow Helene on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tudorblogger To follow Hele...

Hello! And a very Happy New Year to you all! For the first episode of 2025, I welcome back Sophie to discuss Anne Boleyn's Mother of the Maids, Mary Marshall. Mary's name was lost for 500 years until Sophie's brilliant discovery! Happy listening! Until next time, J x To read the article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14629712.2024.2419790 To follow Sophie on threads: https://x.com/s...

Hello! The last episode of 2024! Hasn't the year flown? For my final episode of 2024, I spoke to author Rebecca Batley on Queen Anne Neville, who Rebecca has written a biography and made some exciting discoveries! I hope you all enjoy the episode! I just quickly wanted to thank you all so much for following and listening to the podcast this year, I cannot wait to bring the podcast into 2025! Until...

Hello! This week we chatted to Nathen Amin, about the matriarch of the tudor dynasty, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Nathen was a joy to speak to and knowledgeable about Margaret's life. I hope you all enjoy the episode! One more episode before Christmas! To follow Nathen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathenamin/ To follow Nathen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@NathenAminAuthor To subscr...

Hello! This time I spoke to Jackson, who runs historywithjackson, about the upcoming Katherine of Aragon Festival in Peterborough next month! It was a joy speaking to Jackson and discovering Katherine's ties to Peterborough and the upcoming festival! Enjoy! To follow Jackson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historywithjackson/ To discover more about the KoA festival: https://www.peterboroug...

Hello! The lady in the limelight today is Queen Elizabeth Woodville! To find out more about this incredible lady, I spoke to Matt Lewis, a renowned historian and podcaster. He was utterly brilliant and fascinating! I hope you all enjoy it! To follow Matt on Substack: https://medievalmatt.substack.com To follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlewishistory/ To listen to Matts's podc...