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

I'm your host Heather Tuscoe, 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 to more deeply connecting with our own humanity.

This is episode 132, and it's an interview with Tony Riches about Catherine Willoughby, the subject of his new book.

But before we get into that, I just want to remind you that even if you can't come to TudorCon in person,

there are digital streaming watch party tickets available.

So all of the talks will be filmed and you'll be able to download them and watch them later with the transcripts.

We'll be live streaming the whole weekend. And so you'll be able to download them and watch them later with the transcripts. We'll be live streaming the whole weekend.

And so you'll be able to be a part of the fun and excitement even if you aren't there in person.

So go to Englandcast.com slash TudorCon 2019 to learn more about that.

And we will see you online even if we can't see you in person. So with that all out of the

way, let me introduce you to Tony Riches. Tony Riches was born in Pembrokeshire in West Wales, UK,

and he spent part of his childhood in Kenya. He got a BA degree in psychology and an MBA from

Cardiff University. He wrote several successful nonfiction books, and then he decided

that his real interest was in the history of the 15th and 16th century, and now his focus

is on writing historical fiction about the lives of the key figures of medieval history. His

Tudor trilogy, which starts with the book Owen and traces Owen, Jasper, and then Henry Tudor. It's become an

international bestseller and he is in regular demand as a guest speaker about the lives

of the early tutors. He was a finalist in the 2017 Amazon Storyteller Awards and is listed

130th in the 2018 top 200 list of the most influential authors.

He's now returned to Pambrookshire, an area full of inspiration for his writing where he

lives with his wife.

In his spare time, he enjoys sailing and sea kayaking. Anyway, we shall talk about Catherine Willoughby now.

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