You're listening to the Tudor's Dynasty podcast with Rebecca Larson.

Anne Boleyn has captured our imaginations for centuries.

As the second wife of Henry the 8th, her story captivates us to consider what could

have been.

Today, we look at the women who served Anne and her relationship with them.

To enlighten us on this topic is return guest, Sylvia Barbara Soberton.

Sylvia just announced that this summer she will be releasing her book called Ladies in

Waiting, Women Who Served Anne Boleyn. Sylvia, welcome back.

Hello, I'm very excited to be here to talk about my new book.

I am so excited to have you on the show because this is the first time that you and I have had the opportunity to speak.

Yes, finally.

After all of these years, we finally get to talk.

I've been reading Sylvia's books since way back.

When did your first one come out, 2015?

Yes, 2015, yes.

The Forgotten Tudor

Women's series was published that year. And that was where I started with you. So I have known

you since 2015 and this is the first opportunity that we've had to speak to one another. So today,

like I said, we're going to talk about the women who served Anne Boleyn because they really,

they had stories of their own. We don't hear about them often enough. And so today you're

going to help us out a little bit because like you said, you've researched and written several

books on Tudor Women, including the first one, the forgotten Tudor Women. What made you

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