Hello and welcome to Talking Tudors, a 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.

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today's episode. I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Wyn Darbyshe to the podcast to talk about the formidable

best of Hardwick. Dr. Darbyshi originally trained as a research chemist, gaining a PhD from

Cambridge University before qualifying as an English solicitor and practicing law in London.

Now retired from law, he's an enthusiast of history and the author of various historical

and biographical books, including Bess of Hardwick. Let's dive straight into our conversation.

Welcome to Talking Tudors, Wynne. How are you?

I'm good, thanks, and thanks for inviting me.

Yes, I'm looking forward to our chat today.

Before we dive into the subject of our conversation, which is a really fabulous woman,

would you mind just saying hello to all our viewers and our listeners

and just telling us a little bit about you and your background?

Oh, well, hello, everybody.

I'm Winn Derbyshire, and I've been all sorts of things in my time,

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