The Six Tudor Queens – Katherine of Aragon with Elizabeth Norton
Historic Royal Palaces Podcast
English - October 19, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 378 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Education hampton historic history kensington palaces royal banqueting conservation court house Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tracy Borman opens our new series on the Queens Consort of Henry VIII with renowned historian Dr Elizabeth Norton. To better understand the six Queens, they first explore the context of the turbulent times in which these women lived.
As the first Queen of Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon’s reputation as the dowdy wronged wife has endured for 500 years, but Tracy and Elizabeth call this into question. They reveal that Katherine’s iron-will was both her strength and arguably her undoing.
Please be aware that this episode contains references to miscarriages, still births and infant mortality.
This six-part series will aim to do The Six Tudor Queens justice by stripping away unhelpful narratives and myths, to better understand them as women in their own time.
Tracy Borman opens our new series on the Queens Consort of Henry VIII with renowned historian Dr Elizabeth Norton. To better understand the six Queens, they first explore the context of the turbulent times in which these women lived.
As the first Queen of Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon’s reputation as the dowdy wronged wife has endured for 500 years, but Tracy and Elizabeth call this into question. They reveal that Katherine’s iron-will was both her strength and arguably her undoing.
Please be aware that this episode contains references to miscarriages, still births and infant mortality.
This six-part series will aim to do The Six Tudor Queens justice by stripping away unhelpful narratives and myths, to better understand them as women in their own time.