Stories of the Tudors Podcast
1) Podcast Twenty - Sir Francis Drake
This podcast continues my Elizabethan series looking at a new perspective on the history of Sir Francis Drake, the subject of my book Drake – Tudor Corsair. I’ve enjoyed tracking down primary sources ...Show More
2) Podcast Nineteen - Queen Elizabeth I Part Three
This podcast is the third of a series of three looking at the life of Queen Elizabeth the first, and I’m exploring the myths and rumours surrounding the life of Queen Elizabeth, England’s ‘Gloriana’ –...Show More
3) Podcast Eighteen - Queen Elizabeth I Part Two
This podcast is the second of a series of three looking at the life of Queen Elizabeth the first, and I’m exploring the myths and rumours surrounding the life of Queen Elizabeth, England’s ‘Gloriana’ ...Show More
4) Podcast Seventeen - Queen Elizabeth I Part One
This podcast is the first of a series of three looking at the life of Queen Elizabeth the first, and is an introduction to the key events of Elizabeth’s life. I’ll be looking at Elizabeth’s challengi...Show More
5) Podcast Sixteen - Katherine Willoughby
Attractive, wealthy and influential, and a favourite of King Henry VIII, Katherine Willoughby knew all his six wives, his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and his son Edward, so how did this daughter of ...Show More
6) Podcast Fifteen - Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, is popularly known as the wife who 'survived', but why did Henry choose her, and how did she feel about becoming his queen? Although her story l...Show More
7) Podcast Fourteen - Katherine Howard
Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, reigned as queen from the 28th of  July 1540 to the 22nd of  November 1541, and is often described as naive at best, at worst wanton and reckless. As al...Show More
8) Podcast Thirteen - Anna of Cleves
In this podcast I’ll be looking at the life of the fourth wife of Henry VIII, Anna of Cleves. I had to research her story for my new book, Katherine Tudor Duchess, about Katherine Willoughby, who was ...Show More
9) Podcast Twelve - Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII, is often portrayed as being shy and even boring and described as the opposite of Anne Boleyn, passive and introvert, but of course the truth is far mor...Show More
10) Podcast Eleven - Anne Boleyn
We think we know a lot about Anne Boleyn, but even the familiar portrait of her has been challenged as a good likeness – and it’s not certain what year she was born in. Her enemies delighted in storie...Show More