Herstory

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...

Hello! This month it hit the first anniversary of the podcast launching! To celebrate this achievement, I asked my first guest, Bonnie who runs the Katherine Parr Society, to come back and chat more things about Katherine! This time we spoke about Katherine's role as stepmother to five children, three of them Royal! As usual, it is a pleasure to talk to Bonnie, and I am always happy to have her ba...

Hello! In this episode, I spoke to the fabulous Gareth Russell about the fifth wife of Henry VIII, Queen Catherine Howard. Gareth was an absolute joy to talk to and provided fascinating insight into who Catherine was, and how we should view her and her story. I hope you all enjoy it! Until next time, Jess x To follow Gareth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/ To follow Gareth o...

Hello! This time I spoke to the wonderful Annie Garthwaite, bestselling author of Cecily and the Kings Mother. Annie was such a pleasure to talk to and she had such a genuine passion for Cecily it was hard not to sit there in awe of her! I hope you all enjoy! Until next time, Jess x To follow Annie on Twitter(X) : https://x.com/anniegarthwaite?s=21 To follow Annie on Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Tudor Herstory! But this time we have dipped our toes into the Stuart period… I spoke to the wonderful Steven Veerapen about the illustrious wife of James VI and I, Anna of Denmark. Steven Veerapen was born in Glasgow and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focussing hi...

This week I spoke to Sophie, who is researching and writing about Elizabeth Boleyn, the mother of the infamous Anne Boleyn. Sophie earned a Master's in Book History from the School of Advanced Study in 2023. Her dissertation focused on the commission of the Psalter of Anne Boleyn. She has three papers on her research at the Taylorian Institution in Oxford, and at the 13th annual Kings and Quee...

Hello! This time I spoke to the wonderful Natalie Grueninger about her most recent publication, "The Final Year of Anne Boleyn". Natalie gave a fascinating insight into the last 18 months of Anne's life and her meticulous research into this period. To follow Natalie on all of her projects, work and social media: https://linktr.ee/OntheTudorTrail?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&...

Hello! This week I spoke to the wonderful Dr Charlotte Bolland about the National Portrait Gallery's newest exhibition, "Six Lives". It was so insightful to speak to Charlotte about the creation of this amazing exhibition, and I urge my listeners to go and visit before it leaves on the 8th of September! To follow the NPG on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationalportraitgallery...

Hello! This time I speak to my wonderful friend Verity Dryden but you may know her best as 'the Tudor book' on Instagram. We chatted about the psychology and the trauma of Anne Boleyn through the years 1526 to Anne's execution in May 1536. To follow Verity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudorbook/ To follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudorherstory/ To follow...

Hello! This week I speak to author Amanda Schiavo about the many myths of Mary I. I had so much fun chatting with Amanda, and I urge you all to buy her fantastic book, 'in her own right'. To buy Amanda's novel: https://amzn.eu/d/03j7ro0G To follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_amanda_schiavo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== To follow me on Inst...

Hello! This week, I speak to the fabulous James Peacock or you may know him best as 'The Queen Anne Boleyn Society'. We spoke about Anne Boleyn as the Queen of England, which is often overlooked! I do hope you enjoy it! To follow James on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anneboleynsociety To follow James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynsociety/ To follow my podcast Instagram: h...

Hello all! Apologies for the prolonged absence but I am back! This time I spoke to Victoria Male about the life of Charles Brandon's second wife, Catherine Willoughby! She had such an interesting life, and I had an absolute blast speaking to Victoria. To read Victoria's short story on Catherine: https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/04/23/the-duchess-of-suffolk/ To follow Victoria on Instagram: https...

Hello all! I hope you are doing well! This time I spoke to the wonder that is Doctor Tracy Borman, and we talked about the relationship between mother and daughter, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. Until next time my lovelies! To buy Tracy's book on Anne and Elizabeth: https://amzn.eu/d/6pFJaYx To follow Tracy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracy.borman/ To follow Tracy on X: https://x.com/Tr...

Today, I spoke to my good friend Emma Holbrook, editor-in-chief and founder of the wonderful blog 'the ill-fated Wives of Henry VIII'. We chatted about Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon, but her misconceptions and myths! I hope you all enjoy it! To follow Emma's blog and her wonderful writers: https://his-ill-fated-wives.wixsite.com/henryviii To follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Today I spoke to Dr Elizabeth Norton about Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. It was great chatting with Elizabeth, and I recommend you all purchase her books. To follow Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enortonhistory/ To follow Elizabeth on Twitter (or X): https://twitter.com/ENortonHistory To purchase Elizabeth's book on Anne of Cleves: https://amzn.eu/d/j7GkcB3 For Eliza...

This time I enjoyed talking to Adam Pennington a.k.a The Tudor Chest. In this episode, we talked about Lady Margaret Pole. In this episode, we discuss execution, and there is the occasional swear word from time to time. I hope you all enjoy it! To purchase Adam's book: https://amzn.eu/d/3YhTgTW To follow Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudorchest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_shee...

Back after a long period off, I am finally publishing today's episode with Clemmie. Trigger warning: We do discuss child loss, miscarriages and cancer. To find Clemmie on social media: https://www.instagram.com/clemmiebennettauthor/ https://www.tiktok.com/@clemmiebennettauthor?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc To purchase Clemmies book: https://amzn.eu/d/9U0OXV0 Thank you so much for listening...

Today I speak to the wonderful Kate McCaffrey about Hever Castle's recent exhibition on Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn's books of Hours. Interested in Kate's work? Follow her on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kateemccaffrey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateemccaffreyhistorian/ Kate is also a part of 'The Tudor Trio', to sign up: https://www.patreon.com/TudorTrio To become a member of m...

Today I had the absolute privilege to talk to Dr Owen Emmerson. To find Owen on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drowenemmerson?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D https://twitter.com/DrOwenEmmerson For the hidden history of Hever Castle: https://drowenemmerson.com/the-hidden-history-of-hever-castle/ For Owen's books on 'Becoming Anne' and 'Catherine and Anne' visit the Hever Castle online shop. Fo...