Philippa Gregory discusses her new novel The Taming of the Queen; the story of Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s final wife, and the play from her time in court as Regent that may have inspired Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Chaired by Chris Campbell.

Philippa Gregory discusses her new novel The Taming of the Queen; the story of Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s final wife, and the play from her time in court as Regent that may have inspired Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Chaired by Chris Campbell.

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