Episode 272: Exploring Tudor and Elizabethan History with Tony Riches: Behind the Books and the Characters

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Heather Teysko

History

4.6 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Join me as I chat with bestselling historical fiction author Tony Riches! Tony takes us through his fascinating journey of bringing Tudor and Elizabethan history to life in his acclaimed novels, including the Tudor Trilogy, the Brandon Series, and the Elizabethan Series. We dive into the stories behind his characters, from Owen Tudor to Walter Raleigh, and explore the lives of remarkable women like Penelope Rich and Frances Walsingham. Discover how Tony's immersive research and unique storytelling create vivid, memorable portraits of the past. Learn more about Tony's books and projects at TonyRiches.com, and don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this video to support historical storytelling! 🎉 Patrons and members can access these chats live, and be with us as we're interviewing and recording - https://www.patreon.com/englandcast to join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, welcome back to the YouTube channel for the Renaissance English History podcast.
0:04.8	I am your host, Heather, and I've been podcasting on Tudor England since this is an interview
0:10.0	with the most fabulous Tony Riches.
0:13.9	Tony has been on my show lots of times.
0:17.2	He is an amazing author.
0:19.4	I always enjoy sitting down and talking about random Tudor history with him.
0:24.9	His Tudor trilogy, which starts with Owen Tudor and goes up through Jasper and then Henry.
0:31.4	He's amazing. Really paints a picture of the Wars of the Roses and how Henry VIII came to the throne.
0:38.7	And then he has the Brandon series about Charles Brandon, Mary, the sister of Henry the Eighth,
0:46.1	and Catherine Willoughby, and also the Elizabethan series, which is actually six books,
0:51.9	three men and three women. So we talk about some of his more
0:54.8	recent books. If you're new to Tony, he was born in Pembrokeshire in West Wales, and he spent
1:01.5	part of his childhood in Kenya. He has a BA in psychology and an MBA from Cardiff University.
1:08.0	After careers in the Royal Air Force, the NHS, and local government, he is a
1:12.3	full-time author of historical fiction. His Tudor trilogy has become an international bestseller,
1:19.2	and he is in regular demand as a guest speaker about the lives of the early tutors.
1:25.2	He has returned to Pembrokeshire, an area full of inspiration for his writing. In his spare
1:30.0	time, he enjoys sailing and sea kayaking. So let's get right into it with our interview where we talk
1:35.8	about how Tony chooses the protagonist that he tells his stories through and these more recent
1:42.4	books on Penelope Rich and Francis Walsingham, the daughter of
1:46.9	Francis Walsingham, the spymaster. One has an I and one has an E. Francis the Spymaster is with an I.
1:53.0	Francis the daughter is with an E. Random fun fact. Anyway, here is Tony. I will turn it right over to
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