In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome Dr Lauren Johnson onto the podcast to discuss her latest book on Margaret Beaufort.

We chatted about how Margaret survived in the Yorkist court, and I learned many new things about Margaret! Some of which may surprise you!

It was an absolute joy to speak to Lauren, and I do hope you enjoy this episode!

Until next time, J x

To purchase 'Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker' via Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-beaufort-9781789541649/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnlNT8SLprKWz0vDzSr-81VPs57Pj9gXsiEu5ntGmE5f-4eZq7AzcV1AdZlzY_aem_DVe_qDvKuYMC9njF35ggXA

To purchase 'Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker' on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/3Nn3Vki

To purchase 'Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI' on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/ftV6tQr

To follow Lauren's website: https://www.historylauren.co.uk/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnzQf0tvFcVKFf94cRx3-0GS8hYTfhnM_qvPXsUuos_Hul3z29l6ano9lt2AU_aem_JFHvyHTImBF2fDRclH7vzQ

To follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/history_lauren/

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In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome back Susan Abernethy to discuss her latest book, 'The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage and Patronage in the Burgundian Court.'

Susan informs us about a subject in history that I think is less well-known, and I found this topic endlessly interesting!

Thank you to Susan for taking the time to come back on and being a fabulous guest!

To buy Susan's new book, The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage and Patronage in the Burgundian Court: https://amzn.eu/d/j2yLKNB

To buy Susan's first book: Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza: https://amzn.eu/d/3wTouNy

To follow Susan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoginisusan2010/

To follow Susan's blog, 'The Freelance History Writer': https://www.instagram.com/yoginisusan2010/

To follow Susan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefreelancehistorywriter/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web

To follow Susan on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@yoginisusan2010?xmt=AQF0OJOWjW1tlxEzFDPTBpZG-7E9ebcxDDufb1E5BN-0Uvk

To follow me on all of my platforms: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor

I do hope you enjoy this episode!

Until next time, J x

In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome Brigitte Webster to the podcast to discuss what the Tudors ate during the festive season.

It was a delight to have Brigitte on, who had such a wealth of knowledge on this topic and had such fascinating facts! The Tudors sure liked their grub!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! Here's to 2026! Until next time, J x

To purchase 'Eating with the Tudors: Food and Recipes' on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/92QguXB

To follow Brigitte on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tudor_experience/

To follow Brigitte on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@tudor_experience

To follow Brigitte's website: https://www.tudorexperience.com

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In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome onto the podcast Dr James Taffe to discuss his festive book, 'Christmas with the Tudors'.

It was an absolute delight to welcome James and discuss how the Tudors celebrate Christmas! They sure liked their food and to party!

I do hope you enjoy this episode! I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Until next time, J x

To follow James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tudortaffe/

To purchase 'Christmas with the Tudors': https://amzn.eu/d/d7uWvuW

To purchase 'Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn': https://amzn.eu/d/7tEoJUO

To purchase 'Serving the Tudors': https://amzn.eu/d/hK711W4

To preorder 'Accounting for Anne: The Tudor Queen Who Could Have Been': https://amzn.eu/d/63v95sE

To follow me on all of my platforms: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor

In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome onto the podcast Sharon Bennett Connolly to discuss Scotland's Medieval Queens.

It was such a delight to have sharon on and learn so much about Scotland's history and their Queens!

To follow Sharon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonbennettconnolly/

To follow Sharon on threads: https://www.threads.com/@sharonbennettconnolly

To follow Sharon's blog: https://historytheinterestingbits.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnkEjwPOHF5G-8APx7hnwWrLi_RiF4MUnOOcFdIrSV1IXNy9aPz3od9hKbcjU_aem_VbcEdAWV4ytN5Qa9M5DqiQ

To purchase any or all of Sharons book on Amazon: https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fviewauthor.at%2FSharonBennettConnolly%3Futm_source%3Dig%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_content%3Dlink_in_bio%26fbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn1_DlHj7HQ7XAolcvSQ5vpt1fgm5ythWqrkcaOJtNMxie65H8TIoux9iEcKU_aem_J1nkgRgeTgdJgM1Zv_YtUw&e=AT1hcqBomM-vUCflqIcUDT7iWchZBtDka2qfW6S3HS8yYdlb7yuLAZvGACoaiDas1YEH96p5YkdJ4-sAHL2BJLhoIbSGQorUc_mcWdqi-etfW8B48sa-3VjjMQ

To follow me on all of my platforms: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

I do hope you enjoy this episode, until next time, J x

In today's episode, I am delighted to welcome back author Amanda Schiavo to discuss her novel 'In Her Own Right' a novel focusing on the life of Mary right up to the point she becomes Queen. We also discussed Amanda's upcoming novel which is the sequel to her first, 'Fire and Faith: A Novel of Queen Mary I'.

If you have not read In Her Own Right, I would highly recommend doing so! I also cannot wait for her second novel releasing in May 2026!

I do hope you enjoy this episode, J x

To follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_amanda_schiavo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

To Purchase In Her Own Right: https://www.blackrosewriting.com/historicaladventure/p/inherownright

To follow me on all of my platforms: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor

In today's episode I am delighted to welcome back Dr Elizabeth Norton to discuss her brand new book, 'Women Who Ruled the World: 5,000 years of Female Monarchy'. This book is an absolute must read, and I so enjoyed recording this episode with Elizabeth who taught me so much!

To purchase your copy: https://amzn.eu/d/2Jevseu

To follow Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enortonhistory/

To follow Elizabeth on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@enortonhistory

To follow Elizabeth's Website: http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk

To follow Elizabeth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elizabethnortonhistorian/?locale=en_GB

To follow me on all of my platforms: https://linktr.ee/unholytudor

I do hope you enjoy this episode, until next time! x

Today is a very special episode because we are celebrating two years of the herstory podcast! I cannot believe we have hit this milestone but I am also incredibly grateful for making it this far.

I love this podcast so much, and I am incredibly grateful to you, the audience, the historians who take the time to come on and just all the love!

In this episode we are taking a trip down memory lane looking at the five most popular episodes chosen by you guys.

Thank you so much for being an incredible audience for two year, and I do hope you enjoy this episode!

Until next time, J x