Episode 327 - Accidental Deaths in Tudor England with Professor Steven Gunn

Talking Tudors

Natalie Grueninger

History

4.7 • 967 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Professor Stephen Gunn about his research using 16th-century coroner's inquests to reveal how accidental deaths illuminate everyday Tudor life—covering hazards like animals, open water, mills, house collapses, seasonal work, and risky pastimes such as early football. They discuss patterns by age, gender and social status, surprising and bizarre cases, research challenges, and resources for further reading including Gunn’s book 'An Accidental History of Tudor England' and the project’s online dataset. LEARN MORE ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE & FATAL HAZARDS IN TUDOR ENGLAND https://tudoraccidents.history.ox.ac.uk/?page_id=17 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.
0:14.0	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 begin by acknowledging and thanking the generous listeners who continue to support Talking Tudors on Patreon and extend
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2:02.7	Now, on to today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Professor Stephen Gunn to the show
2:07.3	to talk about accidental deaths in Tudor England.
2:11.0	Stephen is fellow and tutor in history at Merton College, Oxford, and Professor of Early Modern
2:16.8	History. He teaches and researches
2:18.8	the history of later medieval and early modern Britain and Europe. His books include Charles
2:24.0	Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, Henry the 7th New Men and the Making of Tudor England, and an accidental
2:30.2	history of Tudor England, from daily life to sun and death. He speaks regularly to
2:35.0	historical association branches and similar groups and has contributed to radio and TV programs,
2:40.9	such as in our time, great lives, time team and Kunkom Britain. He is currently researching life
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