HeyJaredSix Queens
Kate and Cally are two friends who met in an Early Modern History MA program. Now they have a podcast, where they discuss their love and admiration for the six queens who married Henry VIII.
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Book Club: Jane Seymour with Elizabeth Norton (opens the original)
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If we went back to the archives for a deep-dive, reviewing every little thing, would we be able to get to know Jane Seymour? What details of her life allow us to see the woman behind the misunderstood queen? Kate and Cally welcome historian Elizabeth Norton to the Book Club to talk about her new biography of Jane: "Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture, and Crafting." Often cast as dull, plain, and submissive, Jane comes back to life in this new book, revealing a woman much less passive than
Honourable Mentions: Margaret and Mary Tudor (opens the original)
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"Honourable Mentions" is a series that honours the lives of Tudor women who knew, aided, and impacted the lives of our six queens. Kate and Cally are ending the Dynasty series by discussing two women whose roles in the Tudor dynasty are often overlooked: the Princesses Margaret and Mary Tudor, sisters of Henry VIII. What do Margaret and Mary's experiences tell us about the political strategy of the Tudor dynasty? What diplomatic roles were they expected to fill? Did they meet expectations as for
Past is Prologue (opens the original)
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To wrap up the Dynasty series, Kate and Cally are discussing the enduring legacies of our six queens and how the impacted the Tudor dynasty (and the British monarchy). In this finale episode, they discuss the centuries of historical and cultural interpretation that have impacted our understanding of the queens. How have our six queens become some of the most widely-known figures in British royal history? How have their stories been shaped by changing historical narratives and pop culture movemen
From Out the Book of Memory (opens the original)
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To wrap up the Dynasty series, Kate and Cally are discussing the enduring legacies of our six queens and how the impacted the Tudor dynasty (and the British monarchy). In this first part, they're looking at the ways in which the queens' legacies were shaped in the immediate decades following their reigns and deaths. Using Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn as case studies, how did Henry VIII try to undo and erase his queens' reigns? How did the queens themselves have to interact with their pred
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