The Tudor Chest - The Podcast

Adam Pennington
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The Tudor Chest - The Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.

  1. Catherine Carey, Henry VIII’s True Daughter with Wendy Dunn

    10 HR AGO

    Catherine Carey, Henry VIII’s True Daughter with Wendy Dunn

    This week I am talking to historian and author Wendy Dunn all about Catherine Carey, the daughter of Mary Boleyn. Wendy has written a full length biography of Catherine Carey, and believes firmly that she was not the daughter of Mary Boleyn’s first husband William Stafford, but was, in fact, an illegitimate child of King Henry VIII’s. Wendy and I discuss Catherine’s upbringing, her role at the royal court, whether there is any truth in the legend that she accompanied her aunt Anne Boleyn to the scaffold and how she grew to be one of the most trusted and admired figures at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, who, following Catherine’s death granted her a funeral so lavish that it may well prove the theory that Catherine was not Elizabeth’s cousin, but may have been her half-sister instead.

    1h 23m
  2. Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell - The Consummate Courtier

    1 DAY AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell - The Consummate Courtier

    In the most recent episode of Wolf Hall, we were introduced to Elizabeth Seymour, the sister of Queen Jane Seymour and wife of Gregory Cromwell, the son and heir of his much more infamous father, Thomas. Elizabeth Seymour would serve three of King Henry VIII’s queens, but strangely one that she didn’t would be her own sister. Elizabeth would have a remarkable life, living long enough to witness periods of five of the Tudor monarchs, including Lady Jane Grey and in addition to Gregory Cromwell, would be married two further times. But who actually was Elizabeth Seymour, what was her career at court like, which Tudor sovereigns did she serve and has a portrait, longed believed to depict Katheryn Howard actually been Elizabeth all along?

    22 min
  3. Medieval Women, Voices and Visions with Dr Eleanor Jackson

    21 NOV

    Medieval Women, Voices and Visions with Dr Eleanor Jackson

    Dr Eleanor Jackson is a curator at the British Library, responsible for creating the incredible new exhibition they have on display, Medieval Women, Voices and Visions. This remarkable exhibition brings together artefacts including letters, statues, trial records, table wear and so much more, beautifully telling the stories of medieval women. Many of the items have ties to some of the most iconic women from history, including the Empress Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Margaret of Anjou and even Joan of Arc. Equally, there are tales of your every day medieval woman, from a girl who broke a rib whilst ice-skating to a court case against a 14th century sex worker, who though born male, lived, identified and worked as a woman, so join me as we journey back through four hundred years of medieval history brought together in this remarkable exhibition.

    53 min
  4. Henry Fitzroy, King Henry VIII’s acknowledged bastard.

    19 NOV • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Henry Fitzroy, King Henry VIII’s acknowledged bastard.

    Henry VIII had four really acknowledged children, his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, by Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn respectively, and his son Edward by his third wife, Jane Seymour, but there was of course, another son floating about, who for a time was a major part of his fathers royal court - Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, the only illegitimate child that King Henry VIII freely and willingly accepted as his own. For the king, Henry Fitzroy was living proof that he could sire a healthy son, so who actually was Henry Fitzroy, what role did he play at court, who was he married to and was he ever taken seriously as an heir to the throne of England?

    28 min
  5. The final year of Anne Boleyn with Natalie Grueninger

    14 NOV

    The final year of Anne Boleyn with Natalie Grueninger

    Natalie Grueninger is a historian and author, known for her incredible podcast series, talking tudors. A couple of years ago Natalie released her book, the final year of Anne Boleyn, which as the title suggests, charts the final year of Anne Boleyn’s life and how many of the seeds that eventually brought her down were sown long before May 1536. In writing this book, Natalie uncovered aspects of Anne’s story that are either seldom explored, unknown or massively misunderstood, from Anne’s miscarriages, how her arrest played out and indeed what happened to Anne’s remains after she was beheaded. All will be covered in this episode!

    1h 16m
  6. The Life of Sir Geoffrey Pole - A Plantagenet Liability

    12 NOV • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Life of Sir Geoffrey Pole - A Plantagenet Liability

    With Wolf Hall having returned to our screens, in its new series The Mirror and the Light, and featuring the Pole family in a much bigger way than the first series, I thought the time would be right to explore the life of Sir Geoffrey Pole, played in the series by Pip Carter and who is introduced in the first episode, alongside Dame Harriet Walter as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. The real Geoffrey Pole was the youngest child of Margaret Pole and her husband, Sir Richard Pole. He was a knight and courtier during the reign of Henry VIII, who despite his position as a member of one of the most illustrious families in England would constantly be strapped for cash and prove fatally weak in his resolve, being ultimately quite responsible for much of the horrors that befell his family.

    29 min
  7. The Eagle and the Hart - The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV with Dr Helen Castor

    7 NOV

    The Eagle and the Hart - The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV with Dr Helen Castor

    Dr Helen Castor is a historian, author and broadcaster who is best known for her work on some of histories most fascinating women, from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Joan of Arc, Isabella of France to Lady Jane Grey, however, her most recent book, published only a few weeks ago breaks the mould, for in it she explores the life of two of medieval England’s kings. The eagle and the hart, the tragedy of Richard ii and Henry iv is this book, a remarkable and highly detailed exploration of these very very different kings and how, as the title suggests, their lives and more accurately their reigns descended into tragedy. I am thrilled to welcome Helen onto the podcast today to discuss her book, this is a long episode folks, so buckle in as we hop out of the world of the Tudors and into that of the Plantagenets.

    1h 34m
  8. Sir Walter Raleigh, Elizabeth I’s Great Explorer.

    5 NOV • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Sir Walter Raleigh, Elizabeth I’s Great Explorer.

    Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer, explorer and ultimately pirate, who became one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era. A favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh was a remarkable figure, but despite this, he would eventually lose his life on the executioners scaffold, sanctioned by Elizabeth I's successor, King James I. But, who was Walter Raleigh, what were his early years like, how did he come to the attention of Elizabeth I, and why did Elizbeth’s successor order his execution?

    21 min
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The Tudor Chest - The Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.

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  • Creator
    Adam Pennington
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Tudor Chest
  • Show Website
    The Tudor Chest - The Podcast
  • Provider
    The Tudor Chest

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