Episode 218 - William Somer: The King’s Fool with Dr Peter K. Andersson

Talking Tudors

Natalie Grueninger

History

4.8 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Peter K. Andersson about his new book about William Somer, 'Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man'. Find our more about Dr Andersson https://www.oru.se/english/employee/peter_andersson Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Support Talking Tudors on Patreon Join 365 Days with the Tudor Queens!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Talking Tudors, a fortnightly podcast about the ever fascinating Tudor dynasty.
0:07.3	My name is Natalie Gruniger and I'll be your host and guide on this journey through 16th century England.
0:14.3	Are you ready to step through the veil of time into the dazzling and dangerous world of the Tudor Court?
0:20.2	Without further ado, it's time to talk Tudors. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another episode of Talking Tudors. I'm your host, Natalie Gruniger. Thank you so much for joining me today. As always, I'd like to start by thanking and acknowledging the generous listeners who continue to support Talking
1:11.4	Tudors on Patreon and extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who's taken the time to rate and
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2:06.3	talkingtudors.threadless.com. Now, on to today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Peter
2:12.4	Anderson to the podcast to talk about Will Summer, Henry the 8th's Court Fool. Peter Kay Anderson is a senior lecturer in history at Orborough University in Sweden.
2:22.2	He's the author of Street Life in late Victorian London, and Silent History, Body Language and Non-Vverbal Identity, 1860 to 1914.
2:30.8	His latest book, Fool, in Search of Henry the Eighth's closest man, will be released on the 19th of
2:36.9	September, 2023, but you can pre-order your copy now. Let's dive straight into our conversation.
2:43.2	Welcome to Talking Tudors, Peter. How are you? I'm fine. Thank you for having me.
2:48.0	Yes, I've been looking forward to our conversation. So it would be wonderful
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