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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Now on to today's episode, I'm thrilled that

joining me on the podcast to chat about the life of Alice Spencer is Vanessa Wilkie. Vanessa is

the William A. Moffat's senior curator of medieval manuscripts and British history at the

Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. She has a PhD in British

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