Herstory

In today's episode I am delighted to welcome back Dr Elizabeth Norton to discuss her brand new book, 'Women Who Ruled the World: 5,000 years of Female Monarchy'. This book is an absolute must read, and I so enjoyed recording this episode with Elizabeth who taught me so much! To purchase your copy: https://amzn.eu/d/2Jevseu To follow Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eno...

Today is a very special episode because we are celebrating two years of the herstory podcast! I cannot believe we have hit this milestone but I am also incredibly grateful for making it this far. I love this podcast so much, and I am incredibly grateful to you, the audience, the historians who take the time to come on and just all the love! In this episode we are taking a trip down memory lane loo...

In today's episode we are revisitng our episode with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman on the subject of her brand new book 'Elizabeth Boleyn, The Queen's Mother'. I had so much fun recording this episode last year, and it is absolutley delightful to have a copy of Sophie's book on my shelf! I do hope you enjoy relistening to this episode! To follow Sophie on Instagram: https://www.insta...

In today's episode I am delighted to welcome back James onto the podcast to discuss Queen Mary II. It was such a delight to have James back and learn about a Queen that is lesser known in English history! To follow the Queen Anne Boleyn Society run by James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynsociety/ To follow the Queen Mary II Society run by James on Instagram: https://www.inst...

In today's episode I welcomed Dr Estelle onto the podcast to discuss the subject of her latest book, 'The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn'. It was such a joy to speak to Estelle about her incredible book and to learn more about a time in Anne's France. Thank you to Estelle for coming onto the podcast and being such a wonderful guest! To purchase 'The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn' on Ama...

I am delighted to welcome back the wondeful Bonnie Beadle, best known for running the Katherine Parr Society. In today's episode we discussed Anne Askew, a woman who was martyred for her Protestant faith in 1546. As usual it is a joy to have Bonnie on the podcast and discuss a woman who is not as well known history. In this episode torture in the tower is discussed and execution. To follow the...

In today's episode I am delighted to welcome award winning author, Elizabeth Fremantle onto the podcast to discuss her latest novel, 'Sinners' which focuses on the story of Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci. It is an absolute honour to have one of my favourite authors on and I had such fun recording this podcast! To purchase 'Sinners' on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/iyedg30 To pur...

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...