Welcome to this riveting episode of Talking Tudors, where host Natalie Grueninger is joined by author Annie Garthwaite to delve into her novel, 'The King's Mother'. Annie, who grew up in the northeast of England and has had a successful international business career, shares the fascinating journey of her writing, which includes her debut novel 'Cec…

Join Natalie Grueninger on this episode of Talking Tudors as she delves into the fascinating world of Henry VIII. This week, Natalie welcomes Professor James Clark from the University of Exeter and Ilona Harris, Director of West Horsley Place, to discuss the historic visit of Henry VIII to West Horsley Place in July 1533. Discover the significance …

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate McCaffrey about the Boleyn Apartment at Hever Castle Follow Kate on X: https://x.com/kateemccaffrey Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonder Women' http…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Estelle Paranque about her latest book, 'Thorns, Lust and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn'. Follow Dr Paranque on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estelleprnq Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your p…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Justine Brown about James II and the Tudors. Follow Justine Brown on X: https://x.com/brown_bookshelf Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonder Women' https:/…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Thomas Lockley about his latest book, 'A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth's Court'. Follow Thomas Lockley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ThomasLockleyAuthor?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=43c16653-709a-4adb-becd-dc1a5664fc90 Find out more about your h…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Rosamund Gravelle about her debut play, Three Queens. Visit Rosamund's official website: https://www.rosamundgravelle.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance …

Today we discuss how narrative podcasts work, the role they’ve played in American culture and how they’ve shaped our understanding of podcasting as a genre and an industry. Neil Verma’s new book, Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession, offers a rich analysis of the recent so-called golden age of podcasting. Verma studied around 300 podcasts an…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Dan Gosling about Anne Boleyn's trial records and execution warrant. Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonder Women' https://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2024…

Natalie Grueninger speaks to Dr Owen Emmerson about the Queen's Apartments at the Tower of London, where Anne Boleyn was housed prior to her execution. Dr Owen Emmerson's official website: https://drowenemmerson.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless…

Today we feature the first episode of a new podcast called Lowlines, which follows host Petra Barran as she travels solo through the Americas, meeting people with profound connections to the places they’re from. This episode takes place in New Orleans and focuses on Second Line, the brass band tradition that comes out of Black funeral processions a…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Victoria Male about the life of Catherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk. Visit Victoria's website: https://www.victoriamale.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renai…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Vanessa Wilkie about the life of Alice Spencer. Visit Dr Wilkie's official website: https://www.vanessawilkie.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonde…

There are sonic experiences that can’t be contained by the word “listening.” Moments when sound overpowers us. When sound is sensed more in our bodies than in our ears. When sound engages in crosstalk with our other senses. Or when it affects us by being inaudible. Dr. Michael Heller’s new book Just Beyond Listening: Essays of Sonic Encounter (2023…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Nicola Clark about her forthcoming book, 'The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens'. Follow Dr Clark on X. https://twitter.com/NikkiClark86 Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Bo…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Sharon Bennett Connolly about her forthcoming book, 'Heroines of the Tudor World'. Visit Sharon's blog: https://historytheinterestingbits.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Med…

Feminist sound scholar and musician Marie Thompson is a theorist of noise. She has also been one of the key thinkers in integrating the study of sound with the study of affect. Dr. Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Open University in the UK. She is the author of Beyond Unwanted Sound: Noise, Affect, and Aesthetic Moralism (Bloomsb…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Danielle Burton about the life of Anthony Woodville. Visit Danielle's Blog https://voyagerofhistory.wordpress.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on '365 Days with Medieval & Renaissance Wonder W…

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he’s currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing. In this conversation, we explore:…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Melita Thomas about her latest book, '1000 Tudor People'. Visit Melita's official website: https://melitathomas.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on 'These Bloody Days: The Fall of Anne Boleyn'…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman about her research into Anne Boleyn's psalter. Follow Sophie on X. https://twitter.com/sophiebwaterman Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on 'These Bloody Days: The Fall of An…

Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Today’s episode provides a thorough walkthrough of the publishing industry for aspiring nonfiction writers. Our guest is Jane Von Mehren, Senior Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and a former Senior Vice President at Random House. Jane explains the structure of the publishing indust…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Professor Ramie Targoff about her new book, 'Shakespeare's Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote the Renaissance'. Visit Professor Targoff's website: https://ramietargoff.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your pl…

Natalie Grueninger speaks to Dr Wendy J. Dunn about her latest book, 'Henry VIII's True Daughter: Catherine Carey, A Tudor Life'. Visit Dr Dunn's official website: https://www.wendyjdunn.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Book your place on …

Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Ever wonder who’s to blame for the noise and distraction of the open office? Our guest has answers. Joseph L. Clarke is a historian of art and architecture and an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His 2021 book Echo’s Chambers: Architecture and the Idea of Acoustic Space …

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Nicola Tallis about her new book 'Young Elizabeth: Princess, Prisoner, Queen. Visit Dr Tallis' official website. https://nicolatallis.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Support Talking Tudors on Patreon…

Today we bring you a masterclass in audiobook narration and acting with acclaimed actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director, Robin Miles. Miles has narrated over 500 audiobooks, collecting numerous industry awards and, in 2017, was added to the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. She’s the most recognizable voice in literary Afr…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Corina Apostu about Elizabeth I's relationship with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Visit Corina's blog: https://exploringelizabethanhistory.wordpress.com/ Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Support Talking Tudors…

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Amina Wright, Senior Curator at the Faith Museum and Sutherland Forsyth, Associate Director of Heritage & Engagement at the Auckland Project, about the campaign to help save Henry VIII's lost tapestry. Learn more about this campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z5WF2KiVpw Donate to help save this Tudor treasure! …