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. Hello everyone, welcome back to another episode of Talking Tudors.

I'm your host, Natalie Gruniger.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

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I'm thrilled that joining me on the podcast to chat about her new book, 1,000 Tudor people,

is Melita Thomas. Melita is the co-founder and editor of Tudor Times, a repository of information about Britain in the period 1485 to 1625.

She's also the author of The King's Pearl and The House of Grey, and is a PhD candidate at UCL researching Mary the First's networks.

Her latest book, A Thousand Tudor People, will be released on the 28th of March 24.

Let's dive straight into our conversation. Welcome to Talking Tudors, Melita. How are you?

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