Hello and welcome to Talking Tudors, a fortnightly podcast about the ever fascinating Tudor dynasty.

My name is Natalie Gruniger and I'll be your host and guide on this journey through 16th century England.

Are you ready to step through the veil of time into the dazzling and dangerous world of the Tudor Court?

Without further ado, it's time to talk Tudors. Hello everyone. Welcome to Talking Tudors, episode 175 and the eighth installment of all things 16th century women.

I'm your host, Natalie Gruniger. Thank you so much for joining me today. Throughout August and September, we've been exploring the lives of 16th century women through a series of podcast episodes here on Talking Tudors and video lectures over on my YouTube channel. While all the content is free, I ask that you consider supporting the event by becoming a Talking Tudors patron.

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Love Talking Tudors. Now, on to today's episode, I'm thrilled that joining me on the show

to talk about Aztec, Meshika women, is Dr. Caroline Dodds Panic. Dr. Penick is senior lecturer

in international history at the University of Sheffield, specialising in

Mesoamerica and the Atlantic world. She's the UK's only Aztec historian, and her first book,

Bonds of Blood, Gender, Lifecycle and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture, won the Royal Historical Society's

Gladstone Prize for 2008. Caroline's new book on Savage Shores, How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe,

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