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   Number 1: Podcast Twenty-Five: Bess Raleigh

   Entangled in a web of intrigue, from the glittering Palace of Whitehall to the cells of the Tower of London, Bess Raleigh endures tragedy and injustice, becoming a resilient, determined woman, who takes nothing for granted.

   September 10, 2026·26min
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   Number 2: Podcast Ten - Catherine of Aragon

   When Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her twenties with a passion she had inherited from her parents, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, the joint-rulers of Spain. This daughter of conquistadors showed the same steel and King Henry was to learn, to his cost, that he had not met a tougher opponent on or off the battlefield when he tried to divorce her.

   January 24, 2019·30min
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   Number 3: Podcast Nine - Charles Brandon

   Handsome, charismatic and a champion jouster, Sir Charles Brandon is the epitome of a Tudor Knight. A favourite of King Henry VIII, Brandon has a secret. He has fallen in love with Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor, the beautiful widowed Queen of France, and risks everything to marry her without the King’s consent. Brandon becomes Duke of Suffolk, but his loyalty is tested fighting Henry’s wars in France. Mary’s public support for Queen Catherine of Aragon brings Brandon into dangerous conflict with the ambitious Boleyn family and the king’s new right-hand man, Thomas Cromwell. Torn between duty to his family and loyalty to the king, Brandon faces an impossible decision: can he accept Anne Boleyn as his new queen? Links to all my books can be found at https://www.tonyriches.com/

   December 15, 2018·29min
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   Number 4: Podcast Eight - Arthur Tudor

   Prince Arthur was heir to the throne of England and the embodiment of the union between Lancaster and York. His wedding to the young and beautiful Catherine of Aragon was one of the first great events of Henry's reign. Then, at the age of fifteen, Arthur's sudden death changed history.

   November 19, 2018·21min
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   Number 5: Podcast Seven - Henry VIII

   What changed Henry VIII from a renaissance prince into the 'tyrant' we know in his later rule? In this podcast I take a look at the theories and evidence for the possible causes, as well as talk about some of the less well know facts about King Henry.

   October 31, 2018·25min
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