Herstory

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Tudor Herstory! But this time we have dipped our toes into the Stuart period… I spoke to the wonderful Steven Veerapen about the illustrious wife of James VI and I, Anna of Denmark.

Steven Veerapen was born in Glasgow and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focussing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII’s six wives. He then received a Masters in Renaissance studies and a PhD investigating Elizabethan slander. Today, he writes and publishes widely in academic history, trade historical nonfiction and historical fiction. Steven is fascinated by the glamour and ghastliness of life in the 1500s and has a penchant for myths, mysteries and murders in an age in which the law was as slippery as those who defied it.

It was fascinating to learn about a woman who was headstrong, and not afraid to speak her mind at any time!

To follow Steven on Twitter (X): https://x.com/stevenveerapen?s=21

To follow Steven on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven.veerapen.3?igsh=MW9jMzBxdHV0NzFzbg==

To buy Steven’s latest book: The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I https://amzn.eu/d/9ZHmA05

I hope you all enjoy! And see you soon! Jess x

This week I spoke to Sophie, who is researching and writing about Elizabeth Boleyn, the mother of the infamous Anne Boleyn.

Sophie earned a Master's in Book History from the School of Advanced Study in 2023. Her dissertation focused on the commission of the Psalter of Anne Boleyn. She has three papers on her research at the Taylorian Institution in Oxford, and at the 13th annual Kings and Queens conference in Paris, and appeared on the podcast, Talking Tudors. Outside of her work as an independent scholar, she is the Special Collections Photographer at St John's College in Oxford, where she digitizes their manuscripts and early printed books. Her forthcoming book, the first solo biography of Elizabeth Boleyn, is due out with The History Press at the end of next year.

Follow Sophie and her work on X: https://x.com/sophiebwaterman

I hope you enjoy listening to this as I enjoyed chatting to Sophie!

Until next time, J x

Hello! This time I spoke to the wonderful Natalie Grueninger about her most recent publication, "The Final Year of Anne Boleyn".

Natalie gave a fascinating insight into the last 18 months of Anne's life and her meticulous research into this period.

To follow Natalie on all of her projects, work and social media: https://linktr.ee/OntheTudorTrail?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=f77c9df6-2a98-4e27-9596-9f0439acedfd

To follow me and all I do: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor

Until next time, J x

Hello!

This week I spoke to the wonderful Dr Charlotte Bolland about the National Portrait Gallery's newest exhibition, "Six Lives".

It was so insightful to speak to Charlotte about the creation of this amazing exhibition, and I urge my listeners to go and visit before it leaves on the 8th of September!

To follow the NPG on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationalportraitgallery/

To see more information about the exhibition: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2024/six-lives

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Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful Summer!

I spoke to Dr Charlotte Bolland, senior curator for Research and 16th century collections at the National Portrait Gallery in London this time. We spoke about the new exhibition at the NPG, 'Six Lives that Charlotte and her team have brought to life.

The exhibition shows the six Queens of Henry VIII in modern eyes and culture but also how the Queens and their contemporaries viewed them. This exhibition was fabulous and I cannot recommend it highly enough!

For more information: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2024/six-lives

Don't forget to rate and review the show if you enjoyed this episode!

Until next time, Jess x'

Hello! This time I speak to my wonderful friend Verity Dryden but you may know her best as 'the Tudor book' on Instagram. We chatted about the psychology and the trauma of Anne Boleyn through the years 1526 to Anne's execution in May 1536.

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To follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudorherstory/

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I hope you all enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!

Until next time, unholytudor x

Hello! This week I speak to author Amanda Schiavo about the many myths of Mary I. I had so much fun chatting with Amanda, and I urge you all to buy her fantastic book, 'in her own right'.

To buy Amanda's novel: https://amzn.eu/d/03j7ro0G

To follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_amanda_schiavo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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Hello! This week, I speak to the fabulous James Peacock or you may know him best as 'The Queen Anne Boleyn Society'. We spoke about Anne Boleyn as the Queen of England, which is often overlooked! I do hope you enjoy it!

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Hello all!

Apologies for the prolonged absence but I am back! This time I spoke to Victoria Male about the life of Charles Brandon's second wife, Catherine Willoughby! She had such an interesting life, and I had an absolute blast speaking to Victoria.

To read Victoria's short story on Catherine: https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/04/23/the-duchess-of-suffolk/

To follow Victoria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriamale1/

To follow Victoria on X: https://twitter.com/VictoriaMale

For Victoria's website: https://www.victoriamale.com/

To follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudorherstory/ and https://www.instagram.com/unholytudor/

Hello all! I hope you are doing well! This time I spoke to the wonder that is Doctor Tracy Borman, and we talked about the relationship between mother and daughter, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. Until next time my lovelies!

To buy Tracy's book on Anne and Elizabeth: https://amzn.eu/d/6pFJaYx

To follow Tracy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracy.borman/

To follow Tracy on X: https://x.com/TracyBorman

To follow Tracy on her website: http://www.tracyborman.co.uk