- 1 hour 25 minutesAnne Boleyn Part Three: The End, Or Is It?
It's Anne Boleyn Month, and this week we're covering the third part of her life story, where a lot of bad things happen very quickly. Thanks for nothing, Henry VIII.
But this isn't the end of Anne's story! Next week, we're joined by an Anne Boleyn expert to discuss her life-after-life, legacy, and why her story still resonates with so many people... and to finally deduce her score on the Fredegund Memorial Scandliciousness Scale!
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14 October 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesAnne Boleyn Part Two: Anne Boleyn In Love
Anne Boleyn was the It Girl of the Tudor royal court, and her French ways caught the attention of several men. Unfortunately, one of those was Henry VIII. He set about a multi-year campaign to get to marry her, and eventually did. Everything's going so well! For now...
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7 October 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 47 secondsAnne Boleyn Part One: The Women Who Raised Her
October is Anne Boleyn Month! And we're kicking things off with a discussion of Anne Boleyn's lesser-known early years. We learn about her female mentors (there are a lot, mostly named Margaret), her Emily in Paris era, and what brought her back to England in service to Queen Katherine of Aragon.
Next time: Everything's going so well! Right?
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30 September 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesElizabeth Barton and the Downfall of Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth Barton, also known as the Mad Maid of Kent, was a prophetess during the Tudor Era. Her visions were so influential that Henry VIII summoned her to court. What did she have to do with Anne Boleyn's downfall... and what led to Elizabeth's own fall from grace?
Author Hayley Nolan shares the saga of Elizabeth Barton on this week's podcast. Read Hayley's new book Notorious: Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax to learn more about this whole situation.
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23 September 2026, 5:00 am - 57 minutes 49 secondsWho were the Black Tudors?
What were Black people doing in Tudor England? Playing music, deep-sea diving, exploring, getting married, testifying in court cases, and so much more. Miranda Kauffman shared her research in her 2017 book Black Tudors and joins us on the podcast to explain what you may not know about Black Tudor history.
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Further reading on Black British history:
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga (affiliate link)
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele (affiliate link)
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16 September 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesQueer Tudor History
What was queer life like during the Tudor Era? We're joined by Dr. Kit Heyam to discuss Henry VIII's Buggery Act (boo!), queer poet Richard Barnfield (yay!), and what Shakespeare and Marlowe were really up to (ooh!).
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9 September 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutesMarie Maitland, Scotland's Sixteenth-Century Sappho
Marie Maitland was a queer poet living during the tumultuous 16th century in Scotland. Her life and writings were mostly unknown until historian Ashley Douglas began to piece it all together.
Ashley Douglas joins us this week to discuss how she unearthed Marie's story and the importance of queer history.
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2 September 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesWitch Hunts in Tudor Era Scotland (ft. Witches of Scotland)
Witch hunts were at a fever pitch in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. Who was hunted, how were they investigated, and how many were executed?
Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, KC, from Witches of Scotland are here to explain why we are not the daughters of the witches they didn't burn.
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26 August 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesThe Tudors Take America
In 1497, King Henry VII of England sent Italian explorer John Cabot to North America. Over the next two centuries, British adventurers came to various parts of Eastern North America. The objects they picked up, created by Indigenous artisans, sparked various trends back in England.
Author Lauren Working joins us to talk about some of these objects and the way they shaped culture in Tudor England.
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19 August 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesThe Other Boleyn Girls (and Boys)
Anne Boleyn is one of the best-known women from the Tudor era. Her family members are less well-known, which is why we're talking about them today. From her Irish granny to her notorious brother and his wife, we're here to talk about The Other Boleyn Family Members and Hever, the home they all shared.
Tracy Borman, author of the new novel The House of Boleyn, joins us to discuss all the Boleyn family drama.
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12 August 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 47 minutesCatherine of Aragon: Real Queen Sh*t
Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England for twenty-four years. Yet somehow she's usually only remembered as one of Henry VIII's six wives? This cannot stand!
This week we are joined by historian Kate Williams to celebrate Catherine of Aragon's Queen Era, and why she deserves to be remembered as more than just some man's wife.
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