Episode 339 - The Life of Margaret of Austria: Queen, Princess & Regent with Dr Natalie Donnell

Talking Tudors

Natalie Grueninger

History

4.7 • 969 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode of Talking Tudors, host Natalie Grueninger speaks with historian Dr Natalie Donnell about the life and career of Margaret of Austria. Born in Burgundy and raised at several European courts, Margaret was the long-serving regent of the Netherlands. The conversation covers Margaret’s education under powerful women, her role raising and supporting Charles V, her diplomatic success in the 1529 'Ladies' Peace', her patronage of the arts, and her legacy as a capable and influential female ruler until her death in 1530. VISIT DR DONNELL'S WEBSITE https://www.nataliedonnell.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO FEMINIST HISTORIES https://feministhistories.substack.com/ TAKEAWAY 'The Theatre of the World' by Abraham Ortelius 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 podcast about the ever fascinating Tudor dynasty.
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1:00.1	Now, on to today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Natalie Donnell to the podcast to talk about the life of Margaret of Austria.
1:02.2	Natalie is an historian of women and gender in early modern Europe.
1:06.0	She received her PhD in history from Georgetown University in 2024, and her research has appeared in
1:12.5	nursing Cleo and the 16th century journal. Her substack, feminist histories, shares stories of women
1:18.2	wielding political power in early modern Europe, and she's currently preparing her first book
1:23.0	on women in politics during the French walls of Religion. Let's dive into our conversation.
1:28.5	Welcome to talking tutors, Natalie. How are you? Hi, thank you so much for having me. I'm doing
1:34.0	great. Oh, fabulous. Yes, I'm really excited to chat to you today because we're talking about an
1:39.1	absolutely fascinating woman from history, so Margaret of Austria. So before we dive into that, would you
1:46.4	mind just saying hello to all our listeners and our viewers and just telling us a little bit about
1:50.3	you and your background? Sure, thanks. Yeah. So I'm from Alabama originally down on the Gulf of
1:57.0	Mexico and I've been passionate about history since high school. I've always loved
2:01.9	European history, and I had the chance to travel a bit with my teachers, like for summer
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