Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast, part of the Agora Podcast Network.

I am your host, Heather Tusco, and I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible because I believe

it's a pathway to understanding who we are, our place in the universe, and more deeply in touch

with our own humanity. In this episode, we're going to talk about Catherine Parr and how she

managed to evade a sticky situation with Henry when his feelings against her

could have gone sour very quickly. And also how the perceptions of her are changing, especially with

the new movie that is out, Firebrand. People are starting to see her differently. I remember when I first

read my very first

history book on Tudor history back in 1996, Alice in Weir, Six Wives of Henry the Eighth.

She was portrayed as like the nursemaid and the one who got to take care of Henry and his dotage and everything

like that. And, you know, we're starting to see her in a bit of a different light and reclaim her

sort of gumptuousness and her bravery and all of that. So, all good. Before we get started, though,

your reminder about TudorCon. So, TudorCon talk now. Of course,

you know, TudorCon is happening September 8th through 10th in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

But the different thing I have to tell you today is that the streaming ticket is now available. So no matter where you are, whether you are in Auckland or Weymouth or San Francisco

or, I don't know, Ronda Spain, where I used to live, you can watch TudorCon, participate in TudorCon,

be part of the group, be part of the community. There's awesome digital goodie bag

that you get on the first day, just like when people register, they get their little swag bag. You will

get your own digital goodie bag on the day of when it starts. You will be able to watch all of the

talks live. They will all be recorded. and you will also get the recordings and the

transcripts as well. So you can watch live or you can also watch whenever it works for you.

So Englandcast.com slash tutorcon online. Englandcast.com slash tutorcon online to grab your

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