Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast.

I'm your host, Heather Tesco, 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 our connection

to our own humanity. This is episode 59, another joint episode with Melita Thomas of Tudor

Times on Anne of Denmark. Just to note that the Renaissance English History Podcast is a proud

member of the Agora Podcast Network, and the Agora podcast of the month is the

History of Islam podcast, which is available at history of Islampodcast.blogspot.com or all of the

general podcast-y sorts of places like iTunes and pocketcasts. So again, the History of Islam

podcast. We also have a really special giveaway going on for thecasts. So again, the History of Islam podcast. We also have a really

special giveaway going on for the next week. So Tudor Times has just launched a brand new shop

filled with all kinds of cool stuff inspired by Tudor architecture. And there's a great

quotes range as well. So if you go to Englandcast.com and check out the giveaway post, there's also an

image on the page. We're doing a giveaway to be entered to win a set of four Elizabeth I first

quote mugs. So these are mugs, a set of mugs that have quotes by Elizabeth I first. And they are a

fantastic way to start your morning with your coffee

or end your day with your chamomile tea or whichever you prefer or both. So go to Englandcast.com

to enter and you can enter until next Friday the 11th. Yeah, the 9th 11th of November. So if you're listening to this after that,

I'm sorry you've missed out. The early bird catches the worm. Okay, so moving on from the admin bit,

let's talk about Anne of Denmark now. Let me first introduce you to Melita.

Melita is a co-founder and editor of Tudor Times, a website devoted to

Tudor and Stuart History in the period from 1485 to 1625. You can find it at tudor times.co.

UK. Malita, who has always been fascinated by history, ever since she saw the 1970s series Elizabeth

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