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September 2021
Expert live chat – Catherine Brooks – The Howards – 24 September
Our September expert speaker is Catherine Brooks, who is currently working on a book on that famous Tudor family, the Howards. In her talk, Catherine took us back to the start of the Howard dynasty to show how the ancestors of the Howards of the Henrician court built up their standing not just from their military careers and loyalty to the monarch, but by realising marriage could be the quickest way to achieve status. You can catch her talk at…
Find out more »October 2021
Expert talk – Natalie Grueninger – Elizabeth of York’s 1502 progress
Natalie Grueninger is the author of "In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII", "In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn" and "Discovering Tudor London: A Journey Back in Time", as well as running the Talking Tudors podcast. Natalie will be talking about a royal progress taken by Elizabeth of York in 1502 following the death of her eldest son, Prince Arthur.
Find out more »November 2021
Expert talk – Gareth Russell – The Men in Catherine Howard’s Life: The Musician, the Pirate, the King, and the Rake
June's expert speaker is historian Gareth Russell, whose book on Queen Catherine Howard, Young and Damned and Fair, is the very best book on Catherine available. Gareth will be introducing us to the men Catherine was involved with: Henry Manox, Francis Dereham, Henry VIII and Thomas Culpeper, and telling us more about her relationships with them.
Find out more »December 2021
Expert Talk – Johanna Strong – Remembering Mary I: Elizabethan and Stuart Reinterpretations
Our December expert speaker is Johanna Strong who is currently doing a PhD on Mary I's legacy, and how her reputation and legacy have been posthumously created and manipulated.
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