Episode 328 - The Women Who Kept Anne Boleyn's Memory Alive with Kate McCaffrey

Talking Tudors

Natalie Grueninger

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4.7 • 967 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate McCaffrey of Hever Castle about Anne Boleyn’s books of hours, the hidden inscriptions they contain, and the Kentish women who preserved Anne’s memory after her fall. The episode explores female networks, the material life of devotional books, and how these discoveries challenge the lonely, male-focused myth of Anne Boleyn, plus a preview of Hever Castle’s upcoming exhibition "Capturing a Queen." Learn more about Kate McCaffrey https://kateemccaffrey.wordpress.com/ Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn Exhibition https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/capturing-a-queen/ 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.
0:07.2	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. Hello everyone, welcome back to another episode of Talking Tudors.
1:01.5	I'm your host, Natalie Gruniga.
1:03.3	Thank you so much for joining me.
1:05.1	I'd like to begin by acknowledging and thanking the generous listeners who continue to support Talking Tudors on Patreon and extend a
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1:49.1	Now, on to today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Kate McCaffrey back to the show to talk about the women who kept Anne Berlin's memory alive.
1:57.3	Kate is the Castle historian and assistant curator at Hever Castle in Kent. She's also a
2:02.6	chase-funded doctoral researcher with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the
2:07.3	University of Kent. Kate has co-curated two exhibitions at Hever Castle and co-written three
2:12.7	accompanying books with Dr Owen Emerson. In 2024, she led a large reinterpretation project in the castle called the Berlin
2:20.0	apartment, which saw the castle's greatest change in over a generation.
2:24.6	Her personal research has so far resulted in several groundbreaking discoveries in the
2:29.3	books of ours of Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon and Thomas Cromwell.
2:33.5	Let's dive straight into our conversation.
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