Episode 320 - Hauntings at Hampton Court Palace with Sarah Slater

Talking Tudors

Natalie Grueninger

History

4.7 • 967 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Join Natalie Grueninger and expert guide Sarah Slater for a tour of Hampton Court Palace: its Tudor history, the spectacular Great Hall stained glass, and the spine-tingling ghost stories tied to Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn and the Grey Lady, Dame Sybil Penn. They discuss eyewitness accounts, a mysterious CCTV figure, EMF readings in the Haunted Gallery, and the palace’s long social and architectural past—plus book recommendations and ways to learn more. LINKS MENTIONED https://britainsbestguides.org/ https://www.thehistoryguides.com/guides/ BOOKS MENTIONED 'The Palace' by Gareth Russell 'Private Lives of the Tudors' by Tracy Borman 'In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn' by Natalie Grueninger & Sarah Morris 'A Tudor Christmas' by Alison Weir & Siobhan' 'Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History' by Simon Thurley Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Support Talking Tudors on Patreon!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Talking Tudors, a fortnightly podcast about the ever fascinating Tudor dynasty.
0:07.3	My name is Natalie Gruniger, and I'll be your host and guide on this journey through 16th century England.
0:13.9	Are you ready to step through the veil of time into the dazzling and dangerous world of the Tudor Court?
0:20.2	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. I'd like to start by acknowledging and thanking the generous listeners who continue to support Talking Tutors on Patreon and extend
1:12.3	a heartfelt thank you to everyone who's taken the time to rate and review the show.
1:16.7	As an independent podcaster, this means a lot to me. If you love the podcast and you never miss an
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1:44.4	Tudors merchandise. Check out all the products at Talking Tudors.threadless.com. Now, on to today's
1:51.0	episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Sarah Slater to the podcast to chat about the ghost stories
1:56.6	associated with Hamden Court Palace. Sarah joined Hist historic Royal Palaces in 2008 as a State Department
2:03.5	Warder and a guide at Hampton Court. Taking exams through the Open University and ITG, Sarah is a member
2:10.0	of the Institute of Tourist Guiding and qualified as a white badge guide lecture at Hampton Court
2:15.7	Palace and a South Central Blue Badge Tourist
2:18.6	Guide. Let's dive straight into our conversation. Welcome to talking to you to Sarah. How are you?
2:24.9	I'm very well. Thank you. Thank you very much indeed for having me. Yes, I'm very excited about our
2:30.2	podcast recording. So maybe a good place to begin is you just telling us a little bit about your
2:36.2	very long association with one of my favorite places in the world, Hampton Court Palace.
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