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Natalie Grueninger
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Author & podcaster. Host of the podcast, Talking Tudors.
Latest book: The Final Year of AnneBoleyn. Support my work on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TalkingTudors
It was such a joy to speak with Dr Erica Canela about her book, ‘Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers'. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or watch our interview on the Talking Tudors YouTube channel.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I've just published a new YouTube video. I hope you enjoy it!
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October 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It was a joy to speak with Dr Elizabeth Goldring about her stunning new biography of Hans Holbein the Younger. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or watch our interview on the Talking Tudors YouTube channel.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
New podcast episode! It was enlightening to speak with the always insightful Leigh Wakefield about the 1612 Pendle witch trials. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or watch our interview on the Talking Tudors YouTube channel.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In the latest episode of Talking Tudors, I chat to @magicnotwitches.bsky.social about cunning folk and the use of practical magic in Tudor England. Do not miss this fascinating episode!
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Episode 316 - Practical Magic in Tudor England with Dr Tabitha Stanmore
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October 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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@onthetudortrail.bsky.social and @drowenemmerson.bsky.social's virtual course, THE RISE OF A QUEEN: ANNE BOLEYN, 1526-1533, is a fascinating and valuable experience. Each lecture is detailed, complex, and insightful. #history #Tudors #TudorQueens #AnneBoleyn
October 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Four days to go! Join @drowenemmerson.bsky.social
and me for ‘The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn, 1526-1533’, a one-week online event exploring Anne's rise to the throne.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
One week to go! Join @drowenemmerson.bsky.social
and me for ‘The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn, 1526-1533’, a one-week online event exploring Anne's rise to queenship. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-rise-o...
September 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
New YouTube video! In this week’s instalment, I take you on a tour of an Italianate mansion and give you a peek inside my new academic planner!

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Flick Through My Academic Planner & Tour of an Italianate Mansion
YouTube video by Natalie Grueninger: A History Lover Down Under
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September 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It was a joy to chat with Ellie Webster about the life and times of Mary Shelton. Among other things, we discussed Mary’s court career, her relationship with Queen Anne Boleyn, and her role in compiling the Devonshire Manuscript.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Just finished a live chat for Talking Tudors @onthetudortrail.bsky.social on Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. There were some great questions!

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September 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New video! Head over to my YouTube channel for a look at a Friday in my life as a full-time podcaster and digital educator. I also share some very exciting news!
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A Friday in the Life of a History Podcaster | Live chats, recordings & more!
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September 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Join @drowenemmerson.bsky.social and me for ‘The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn, 1526-1533’, a one-week online event starting in less than three weeks!
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September 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Thrilled to be in new episode of Talking Tudors podcast. I’m talking to @onthetudortrail.bsky.social about reigning queens, the subject of my new book Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy @wearefootnote.bsky.social
#talkingtudors #womenwhoruledtheworld #reigningqueen #femaleking
September 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Join @drowenemmerson.bsky.social and me for ‘The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn, 1526-1533’, a one-week online event starting in less than three weeks!
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September 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I’ve just published a new YouTube video! Tune in to see where I stayed in England and Wales. 7 places that history lovers will adore! youtu.be/_iEX_g-DBg0?...
Accommodation for History Lovers! Where I stayed in England & Wales
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September 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It was an honour to speak with @tracyborman.bsky.social about her book, ‘The Stolen Crown’, & the dramatic story of the end of the Tudor dynasty & the rise and fall of the Stuarts. Tracy also shared some very exciting books news at the end of the episode, so don’t miss this!
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Episode 312 - STOLEN CROWN & DEATH OF THE TUDOR DYNASTY with Professor Tracy Borman
YouTube video by Talking Tudors
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September 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
New YouTube video is now live! It's all about my recent stay at the stunning Thornbury Castle. Hope you enjoy it!
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I STAYED IN A TUDOR CASTLE! Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII slept here
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September 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It was an honour to speak with Senior Historic Buildings Consultant and Architectural Historian Roberto Prieto-Labrador about the homes of the middling sort and how these spaces evolved throughout the sixteenth century. Tune in!
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September 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
New speaker intro! The wonderful Charlotte McCrory is taking part in next year’s ‘365 Days with Katherine of Aragon’. Her lecture will look at Katherine’s funeral and tomb. Learn more & register!
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September 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill House and Garden is currently home to 15 portraits of kings and queens that are on loan from the Dulwich Picture Gallery, including this 17th-century portrait of Anne Boleyn. It was wonderful to finally get to see this in the flesh!
September 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Talking Tudors, host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate McCaffrey of Hever Castle about a newly unveiled portrait of William Carey, his role at Henry VIII’s court, and his marriage to Mary Boleyn. talkingtudors.podbean.com/e/unveiling-... @onthetudortrail.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
August 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Such a joy to welcome Kate McCaffrey back to Talking Tudors to chat about, among other things, a magnificent portrait of William Carey that was recently unveiled at Hever Castle. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or watch our interview on YouTube.

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Episode 310 - William Carey: Unveiling a Rare Tudor Portrait
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August 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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My new book 📕 The Story of Tudor Art 🌹 comes out on 25th September. It’s the first book ever (!!) to look at art from across the whole sixteenth century in England and I can’t wait to share it with you.
August 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM