The Tudor Chest Podcast
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Queen Elizabeth’s Governess, The Real Kate Ashley with Rosemary Griggs
October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 21 minGoverness, confidante and fiercely loyal companion, Kate Ashley was an almost constant presence throughout the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her early days as a princess, to the most dangerous years, to the very height of her powers but…
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The Relationship between Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici with Dr Estelle Paranque
September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minWhat happens when two of the most powerful women of sixteenth-century Europe meet across the political and religious divides of their age? Elizabeth I of England and Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother of France, never had a simple…
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Blood Sisters, The Women behind the Wars of the Roses with Sarah Gristwood.
September 23, 2026 · 58 minToday, I am delighted to be joined by Sarah Gristwood to explore Blood Sisters: the women behind the wars of the roses. Seven women who were fundamental to the successes and losses across this huge period of English civil conflict, and at…
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The Life of Richard Rich, was he the most evil man at the Tudor court, with me, Adam Pennington.
September 16, 2026 · 38 minAcross nearly five centuries, Richard Rich has acquired a reputation as the consummate opportunist: a man who appeared to possess few genuine principles beyond his own advancement, who accumulated immense wealth through the destruction of…
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The Lives of Medieval Women with Dr Catherine Hanley
September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minWhat was life really like for women in the Middle Ages? From princesses and queens, to noblewomen all the way down to peasants, their lives were shaped by work, family, faith, law and the communities around them. But how much do we…
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'Henry Tudor Must Die' - A Discussion with Author Jillian Laine
August 26, 2026 · 60 minWhat if Henry VIII’s two most famous wives had put aside their differences and joined forces against the man who destroyed both their lives? Imagine Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn — two women who, in real life, became bitter rivals…
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The Kings Secretary, William Paget, with Dr Andrew Johnston
August 19, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minAmong Henry VIII’s many significant ministers and members of his inner circle, William Paget is woefully overlooked. In many ways the successor to Thomas Cromwell, he was instrumental in defining the last years of King Henry VIII’s life…
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Jane Seymour, Patronage, Material Culture and Image Making with Dr Elizabeth Norton
August 12, 2026 · 58 minWhat if almost everything we think we know about Jane Seymour is far from true? In her fascinating new book, Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Making, Dr Elizabeth Norton takes a fresh look at the woman behind the…