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. Hello everyone. Welcome back to another episode of Talking Tudors. I'm your host, Natalie Gruniger. Thank you so much for joining me today. I'd like to start by acknowledging and thanking the generous listeners who continue to support Talking

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Now onto today's episode, I'm thrilled that joining

me on the podcast to talk about three queens, Mary the first, Jane Grey and Elizabeth the

first, is Rosamond Gravelle. Rosamond is a writer whose poems have been published in magazines,

online and in poetry anthologies, while her plays have been featured in scratch presentations

at Barron's Court Theatre and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch. Rosamund's writing focuses on strong,

dynamic and complex characters. Her first self-published book of poetry will be published later

in the year and her first novel is in progress. Three Queens is her debut play. Let's dive straight

into our conversation. Welcome to Talking Tudors Rosamund. How are you? I'm very well. Thank you and

thank you very much for having me on Natalie. It's a real pleasure. Wonderful. Yes, I've been looking

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