Historical Tinder: Mary I & Reginald Pole
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Swipe right or swipe left? 👀
In this episode of Historical Tinder, Rebecca is joined by Dr. Peter Stiffell, stepping in for Dr. Emma, to ask one tantalizing question: what if Mary I had married her longtime confidant and cousin Reginald Pole instead of Philip of Spain?
Was this the ultimate Catholic power couple waiting to happen—or a relationship better left in letters and late-night council conversations?
Grab your roses, sharpen your red flags, and join us as we put Mary and Reggie through the Historical Tinder test.
Peter's Website: https://drpeterstiffell.com/
--
Join Dr. Emma on Sunday, January 4th for a LIVE Special Event about Tudor court upon the arrival of Henry, Duke of Cornwall to Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII. Learn more about the celebrations and culture of the time! Register here
--
Have you checked out my Substack yet? You'll find a different side of me at Rebecca's History Corner. I will rage, I'll challenge, I'll tell a historical truth, and I'll share my Thomas Seymour research! Join me!
--
Hosts:
Rebecca Larson
Dr. Peter Stiffell
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | At Betway, we have Tiari-on-Ree. |
| 0:03.2 | Bet 10 pounds and get 40 pounds in free bets for new customers. |
| 0:06.5 | Download the Betway app today. |
| 0:08.1 | 18 plus decencies apply, bet the responsible way gamblerware.org. |
| 0:15.1 | Because you bought your robot vacuum on your Berkeley card, |
| 0:18.5 | you got 0% interest for up to 24 months, which |
| 0:21.8 | makes watching it, hypnotically sweeping up your crumbs, even more satisfying. Oh, Mr. Bit? |
| 0:27.9 | What you buy is your business. Helping you pay less interest is ours. Barkley card, make money |
| 0:33.6 | work for you. Subject to financial status, new customers only. Representative example, |
| 0:38.5 | 24.9% APR representative variable, 24.9% purchase rate per annum based on 1,200 pound credit |
| 0:44.1 | limit tis and see supply. You're listening to Dr. Emma and me on the Tudor's Dynasty and |
| 0:50.6 | Beyond podcast. And now, here are your hosts. |
| 0:54.7 | Hello and welcome back to the show. |
| 0:56.8 | I'm your host, Rebecca Larson, and it's Thursday, and it's the new year. |
| 1:02.0 | And it's Dr. Emma and me, but Dr. Emma isn't back yet. |
| 1:05.5 | So today I'm joined by Dr. Peter Stafel. |
| 1:08.8 | Happy New Year. |
| 1:10.2 | Happy New Year. Yes, no, Emma has not had a sex change,afel. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. |
| 1:11.3 | Yes, no, Emma has not had a sex change, I promise. |
| 1:14.4 | It is me, Dr. Peter. |
| 1:18.9 | Yes, yes. |
| 1:19.9 | Emma will be back next week. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.