Episode 322 - Newly Discovered Nicholas Hilliard Miniature with Emma Rutherford & Dr Elizabeth Goldring
Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Emma Rutherford and Dr Elizabeth Goldring about the freshly authenticated Nicholas Hilliard portrait miniature, likely depicting Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The episode covers stylistic and technical evidence, costume comparisons, family provenance, and the discovery of a defaced playing card on the reverse.
Guests discuss the miniature’s emotional context, its possible ties to Shakespeare and the sonnets, and why this intimate find matters for Tudor art, patronage, and literary history.
VISIT THE LIMNER COMPANY https://www.portraitminiature.com/
LEARN MORE ABOUT DR ELIZABETH GOLDRING
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/elizabethgoldring/
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Episode 321 - The Darker Side of Early Quakerism with Dr Erica Canela
Host Natalie Grueninger interviews Dr Erica Canela about her new book, 'Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers'. They explore how the English Civil Wars and the rise of print culture spawned a radical, disruptive Quaker movement led by George Fox, its beliefs in direct revelation and social equality, and the often violent reactions it provoked.
The episode traces the movement’s early urgency—marketplace preaching, unlawful meetings, arrests—and follows its later transformation into a disciplined, influential community known for pacifism, business integrity, and social reform.
VISIT DR CANELA'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE https://ericanela.co.uk/
TUDOR TAKEAWAY
'Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn' by Estelle Paranque
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Episode 320 - Hauntings at Hampton Court Palace with Sarah Slater
Join Natalie Grueninger and expert guide Sarah Slater for a tour of Hampton Court Palace: its Tudor history, the spectacular Great Hall stained glass, and the spine-tingling ghost stories tied to Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn and the Grey Lady, Dame Sybil Penn.
They discuss eyewitness accounts, a mysterious CCTV figure, EMF readings in the Haunted Gallery, and the palace’s long social and architectural past—plus book recommendations and ways to learn more.
LINKS MENTIONED https://britainsbestguides.org/ https://www.thehistoryguides.com/guides/
BOOKS MENTIONED
'The Palace' by Gareth Russell
'Private Lives of the Tudors' by Tracy Borman
'In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn' by Natalie Grueninger & Sarah Morris
'A Tudor Christmas' by Alison Weir & Siobhan'
'Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History' by Simon Thurley
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Episode 319 - Elizabeth Boleyn: The Queen’s Mother with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman
Host Natalie Greninger speaks with historian Sophie Bacchus-Waterman about her new biography, exploring Elizabeth Boleyn’s early life, marriage to Thomas Boleyn, and her long court career within the Howard and Boleyn networks.
The episode highlights Elizabeth’s political astuteness, her close relationship with Anne Boleyn, fresh archival finds (including pay-books and household records), and how the book reshapes our understanding of the Boleyn family.
Follow Sophie Bacchus-Waterman on Insta!
https://www.instagram.com/sophiebwaterman/
TUDOR TAKEAWAY
Digital Bodleian https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
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Episode 318 - Hans Holbein: Renaissance Master with Dr Elizabeth Goldring
In this episode Natalie Grueninger interviews Dr Elizabeth Goldring about her new biography 'Holbein: Renaissance Master'. They trace Hans Holbein’s journey from Augsburg and Basel to Tudor England, his key patrons including Erasmus and Thomas More, his role at Henry VIII’s court, and his lasting impact on portraiture and Tudor culture.
The conversation also highlights archival discoveries, Holbein’s workshop practices, the Greenwich revels, and the painter’s remarkable ability to adapt politically and artistically through changing times.
Learn more about Dr Goldring
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/elizabethgoldring/
The Tudor Heart Appeal
https://www.britishmuseum.org/tudor-heart-appeal
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Established in 2018, Talking Tudors is one of the longest-running and most popular independent interview podcasts about the Tudor era. It boasts an international listenership and has been downloaded in excess of 4 million times. In each episode, creator and host Natalie Grueninger speaks with esteemed historians and other experts about a wide range of subjects associated with Tudor England. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Podbean app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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