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, 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 to welcome Rebecca Batley to the show to chat about her latest book,

The Lord Protector and His Wives, Catherineial, Anne Stanhope and Edward Seymour.

Rebecca is a historian and archaeologist with a particular interest in women's history.

She has worked for amongst others, the Louvre, the Museum of London and Wessex Archaeology.

Her work has appeared in many publications, including The New Scientist, History Scotland and Nile magazine.

Let's dive straight into our conversation.

Welcome to Talking Tudors, Rebecca. How are you?

I'm okay. Thank you. Thanks for having me.

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