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. We put the queens back into their own narratives, debunk myths, and explore life for a sixteenth-century English queen.
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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 is conventionally believed.
Find the detail's of Elizabeth's book here (https://www.routledge.com/Jane-Seymour-Patronage-Material-Culture-and-Image-Crafting/Norton/p/book/9781032554099) and follow her on Instagram @enortonhistory
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2 Aug 2026
Honourable Mentions: Margaret and Mary Tudor
"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 foreign queens and ambassadors? Why did they sacrifice political power for love and passion? And how did they ultimately become the ancestors of future monarchs?
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19 Jul 2026
Past is Prologue
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 movements? And how do we get closer to discovering their true lives and motivations?
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5.0 / 5
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4.9 / 5
34 ratings
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