In this episode of All Things Tudor, author, historian and Hampton Court Palace expert Siobhan Clarke examines how Elizabeth I wielded power with a sublimely crafted image. The 'Cult of Gloriana' was a movement in which authors, musicians, and artists - among them Shakespeare and Spenser - helped exalt the queen to the status of a virgin goddess.  Her image was widely owned and distributed, thanks to the expansion of printing. The English excelled in miniature painting which allowed courtiers to carry a likeness of their sovereign. Ms Clarke's book, Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship written with Linda Collins, tells the story of Elizabethan art as a powerful device for royal magnificence and propaganda. ***This episode is sponsored by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center*** Produced by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K.  Written by Deb Hunter and Siobhan Clarke. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and website.

In this show, author and historian Gemma Hollman joins Deb in a lively discussion regarding Philipa of Hainault and Alice Perrers - the Queen and the mistress of King Edward III, in a time long before the Tudors. The stories of the women are so diametrically opposed yet they shared many common traits and interests. Their stories bring to light many of the powerful women and the struggles faced by females; royals and commoners alike. Gemma Hollman is the author of The Queen and the Mistress (Nov 2022) and Royal Witches. She is a medievalist and women's history enthusiast. Runs runs the Just History Posts blog and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Twitter: @GemmaHAuthor ***This episode is sponsored by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center*** Produced by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams, Rokkwood Audio, U.K. Music developed by Rokkwod. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K.  Written by Deb Hunter and Gemma Hollman. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website.

In this episode of All Things Tudor, Tudor musician and historian Tamsin Lewis discusses how the Tudors used music during the Christmas Holidays and beyond. You’ll recognize Tamsin for her work with Lucy Worsley on ‘12 Days of Tudor Christmas’, TudorFest 2021 and more.  Connect with Tamsin: @Passamezzo Connect with me: https://allthingstudor.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AllThingsTudor https://www.facebook.com/TheDebATL

In this episode of All Things Tudor, two queens from SIX Gerianne Perez (Catherine of Aragon) and Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn) join Deb to let us know what history looks like under the limelight. If you love the musical SIX, this podcast is for you.  GERIANNE PÉREZ (Catherine Of Aragon) Gerianne is thrilled to be inaugurated into the SIX Queendom! Favorite credits: In Transit (Broadway), Waitress (Tour/Broadway), Vocalosity (Tour). Television: “Law and Order.” Proud graduate of NYU. Unending thanks to BRS/Gage, the SIX team, and my family, without whom this would not be possible. And for my fellow Queens out there: please remember to be unapologetically you. Everyone else is taken. ¡Sigue! @gerianne.perez ZAN BERUBE (Anne Boleyn) Zan is thrilled to be making “herstory” in her North American Tour debut! BFA University of Michigan. A huge thank you to Alex and everyone at KMR, Tara Rubin Casting, and the entire SIX team. Endless love and gratitude to my family, friends, AD & UK and my incredible Mom and Dad for their never-ending support. www.zanberube.com  SHOW INFO. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!  The hit musical SIX by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will make its Nashville premiere at Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall Feb. 21-26, 2023. Tickets: www.TPAC.org ***This episode is sponsored by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center***   Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/AllThingsTudor and follow my website: www.AllThingsTudor.com Production by Rokkwood Studios, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio.  Connect with us:  Written by Deb Hunter  (c) 2022 All Things Tudor

Dr Emma Cahill Marron joins Deb in an intriguing discussion of Catherine of Aragon as you've never imagined her. Catherine, born to be a queen, was also a patron of the arts and culture. Dr Cahill brings Catherine of Aragon alive in the discussion. Dr Cahill Marron is an art and cultural historian. Over the last decade, she has published extensively about the cultural and artistic relations between the Tudor dynasty and the Spanish Monarch. Her study showed that as Queen of England, she was a patron of the arts that played a pivotal role in the introduction of Renaissance and Humanism into the court she presided over.  Dr Cahill Marron is currently developing research linking female patrons and women artists in Tudor England that aims to show the continuity in this practice between Queen Catherine and her daughter Queen Mary I.  Twitter: @EmmaLCahill Production by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood Audio. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K.  Written by Deb Hunter and Dr Cahill Marron. ***This podcast is sponsored by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN*** Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website. (c) Deb Hunter

In this episode of All Things Tudor and the ongoing discussion of Tudors history, Alicia Mintz-superstar podcaster of Trashy Divorces-joins Deb for a sparkly discussion of the six wives of Henry VIII. They were all such unique personalities, and they are still relevant as witnessed by the breakout success of SIX, the Musical. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr have become part of our collective consciousness, each of the women have their own distinctive voice and they are not only history, they are now part of pop culture. ***This episode is sponsored by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville TN*** www.TrashyDivorces.com Twitter: @TrashyDivorces Facebook: Trashy Divorces Instagram: Trashy Divorces Production by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio. Voiceovers by Paul Hunter. Written by Deb Hunter and Alicia Mintz (c) All Things Tudor

In this episode of All Things Tudor, Dr Steven Reid and Anne Dulau join Deb as they discuss the charismatic Mary, Queen of Scots. Why has she captivated us, what was her role in the history of Scotland and England, and how was she entwined with Tudor history?  Why is Mary such a figure of endless debate and fascination, and what does that say about Scotland's ever-evolving relationship with the 'daughter of debate'?  Mary Queen of Scots was an active ruler of Scotland for just six years (1561-1567) yet her reign has attracted more attention and debate than that of any other monarch in Scottish History. Catch The Hunterian exhibit that explores the life and afterlife of Mary, and take the free Future Learn course. Free FutureLearn course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/the-life-and-afterlife-of-mary-queen-of-scots This course will provide an overview of Mary's life, reign and legacy. It begins with an overview of renaissance and reformation Scotland, and its relationships with Catholic Europe and its closest neighbour England. It then looks in depth at Mary's life - her time in France as the French Queen, her Scottish reign, and her period of imprisonment and execution in England. Finally, it will look at Mary's cultural afterlife and memorialization.   Twitter: @hunterian Production by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K. Voiceovers by Paul Hunter. Written by Deb Hunter, Dr Steven Reid and Anne Dulau. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website.

In this episode of All Things Tudor, Lacy Baugher Miles, entertainment editor of Paste Magazine returns to the show to examine the latest twists and turns, plots and schemes of Catherine de Medici and the French Court following the horrendous jousting accident of King Henri II.  The Serpent Queen is a drama television series based on the history of the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France and mother-in-law of Mary Queen of Scots - hence its involvement with Tudor history. Catherine is portrayedd by actress Samantha Morton.  The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda.  Twitter: @LacyMB Production by Rokkwood Audio. This episode was produced by Ben Williams. Music developed by Rokkwood Audio. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K. Voiceovers by Paul Hunter. Written by Deb Hunter. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website.

In this episode of All Things Tudor, Dr Nicola Tallis enthralls us with her vast knowledge of one of the most controversial figures in Tudor history - Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII. As the mother of the first Tudor king, she set standards of moarchy still observed today and more.  Twitter: @NicolaTallis Produced by Rokkwood Audio, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams, Rokkwood Audio, U.K. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K. Voiceovers by Paul Hunter. Written by Deb Hunter and Nicola Tallis. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website.

In this episode of All Things Tudor, Dr Joanne Paul joins Deb to discuss the Dudleys, and her new book, The House of Dudley. They were never far from the epicenter of power in Tudor England. From Henry VII and Edmund Dudley, Dr Joanne Paul traces the roller coaster ride of this charismatic family throughout the Tudor dynasty. Each generation found a way to stay relevant at the Tudor Court and use a cat like finesse to always land on their feet, often at the cost of losing their heads. The ever mysterious relationship of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester is a prime example of how they played with power.  Twitter: @Joanne_Paul_  Produced by Rokkwood Studios, U.K. This episode was produced by Ben Williams, Rokkwood Audio. Music developed by Rokkwood. Cover art by The Happy Colour Studio, U.K. Voiceovers by Paul Hunter. Written by Deb Hunter and Dr Joanne Paul. Please follow me at @thingsTudor on Twitter and @officialAllThingsTudor on Instagram. For more about Tudor history, join my Facebook group and follow my website.