In the first of two special podcasts to mark the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death, Suzanah Lipscomb explores the different perceptions of Anne and her re-creation through many afterlives. Suzannah is joined by authors Claire Ridgway and Natalie Grueninger, historian Dr. Stephanie Russo and art historian Roland Hui.
Secret inscriptions have been discovered in the prayer book Anne Boleyn took to her death by Kate McCaffrey. She talks to Suzannah in this special to mark the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death, on 19 May 1536. Also, Suzannah looks at a wonderful assortment of new research on Anne. She goes...
Accounts of numerous 17th century 'she-intelligencers' have lain undiscovered in archives for centuries. And these remarkable women were much more than honey-traps set for the powerful. In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Nadine Akkerman, author of Invisible Age...
In 1589, Anne Dowriche, the wife of a Puritan minister from Devon, wrote a long and gory poem about the bloody, ongoing conflict between Catholics and Huguenots in France. Dowriche's The French Historie was one of the few sixteenth century books written entirely by a woman. She was also almost al...
