Katharine Parr: secrets of a Tudor survivor

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🗓️ 14 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Historian and novelist Alison Weir discusses the life of Katharine Parr – from her relationship with the king to her secret faith and other marriages. Plus, Alison reflects on her recently completed Six Tudor Queens series, discussing how her opinions of Henry VIII’s wives changed during the writing process. (Ad) Alison Weir is the author of Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife (Headline, 2021). Buy it now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Six-Tudor-Queens-Katharine-Sixth/dp/1472227824/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.8	Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast from BBC History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history magazine.
0:50.5	I'm Ellie Cawthorne.
0:56.5	In today's episode, you'll be hearing from the best-selling author and historian Alison Weir,
1:02.0	who's recently completed her six novel series on The Wives of Henry 8th,
1:06.8	with a book exploring the story of the Tudor King's final queen, Catherine Parr.
1:11.8	Emma Slatterley Williams, staff writer at BBC History Revealed, spoke to Alison to find out more.
1:18.4	So today I'm talking to best-selling historical novelist Alison Weir.
1:22.7	Thanks for joining me, Alison.
1:24.3	Thanks, Emma.
1:25.5	So your final book in the sixth Tudor Queen series is Catherine Parr,
1:30.0	the sixth wife, and explores the life of Henry the 8th's final queen, Catherine Parr.
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