Episode 344 - Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Magnate with Dr Wyn Derbyshire

Episode 352 - The Accounts of Thomas Boleyn: A Revealing Window into 1526 with Natalie Grueninger & Dr Owen Emmerson

Host Natalie Grueninger and Dr Owen Emmerson examine Thomas Boleyn’s November–December 1526 financial accounts, revealing the family’s substantial landholdings, household expenses, and wide social networks just before Anne Boleyn’s rise. LEARN MORE ABOUT THR QUEEN ANNE BOLEYN MEMORIAL  https://anneboleynmemorial.co.uk/ [https://anneboleynmemorial.co.uk/] https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/qab-memorial?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL [https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/qab-memorial?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL]   JOIN 365 DAYS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/ [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/] Learn more about your host: https://www.nataliegrueninger.com [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/] Support Talking Tudors on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors]!

Episode 351 - Rethinking Anne of Cleves with Dr Valerie Schutte

In this episode Natalie Grueninger interviews Dr Valerie Schutte about her upcoming cultural biography of Anne of Cleves. They re-examine long-standing myths about Anne's appearance, birthdate, and role in Tudor politics, by returning to contemporary sources and continental perspectives. The conversation also covers Anne's portrayal in art (including Holbein’s portraits), surviving books and dedications, the politics surrounding her divorce from Henry VIII, and how her reputation has evolved across centuries. Schutte's book is published July 3, 2026. Visit Dr Schutte's official website https://tudorqueenship.com/ [https://tudorqueenship.com/] JOIN 365 DAYS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/ [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/] Learn more about your host: https://www.nataliegrueninger.com [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/] Support Talking Tudors on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors]!

Episode 350 - Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene' with Cait Murphy-Hurrell

Natalie Grueninger interviews Cait Murphy-Hurrell about Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', exploring the poem's rich allegory, its portrayal of villainous women and otherness, and how Spenser reflects Elizabethan politics, religion, and his experiences in Ireland. Check out Cait's Substack! https://caitmurphyhurrell.substack.com/ [https://caitmurphyhurrell.substack.com/] Visit 'The Renaissance Academy' https://therenaissanceacademic.com/group-events [https://therenaissanceacademic.com/group-events] JOIN 365 DAYS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/ [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/] Learn more about your host: https://www.nataliegrueninger.com [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/] Support Talking Tudors on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors]!

Episode 349 - The Life & Works of Erasmus with Amy McElroy

Host Natalie Grueninger interviews historian Amy McElroy about Desiderius Erasmus, exploring his mysterious early life, education, travels across Europe, and key works such as 'Praise of Folly' and his Greek-Latin New Testament. The conversation covers Erasmus’s influence on Tudor education and humanism, his relationships with Thomas More and Martin Luther, and his complex legacy as a Catholic reformer and leading Renaissance scholar. This episode of Talking Tudors was made possible by 'Simply Tudor Tours'. Check out their new Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I Tour! https://simplytudortours.com/anne-boleyn-and-elizabeth-i-tour [https://simplytudortours.com/anne-boleyn-and-elizabeth-i-tour] Visit Amy's Substack! https://amymcelroy.substack.com/ [https://amymcelroy.substack.com/] JOIN 365 DAYS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/ [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/] Learn more about your host: https://www.nataliegrueninger.com [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/] Support Talking Tudors on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors]!

Episode 348 - A New History of Tudor England with Professor Nandini Das

Professor Nandini Das explores how Tudor and Stuart England were shaped by movement, exchange, and diverse individuals—artists, scholars, missionaries, and sailors—whose lives challenge the idea of a sealed island nation. Through four vivid case studies (the court miniaturist Levina Teerlinc from Bruges, the roaming thinker Giordano Bruno, the missionary Thomas Stevens in Goa, and William Adams in Japan), the episode reveals how identity, belonging, and nationhood were negotiated across borders in the 16th and 17th centuries. JOIN 365 DAYS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/ [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/2026/05/17/365-days-in-elizabethan-england/] Learn more about your host: https://www.nataliegrueninger.com [https://www.nataliegrueninger.com/] Support Talking Tudors on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors]!