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Katy's Corner: Perkin Warbeck's Wife Catherine Gordon

Queens Podcast

Queens Podcast

Comedy, History

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Lady Catherine Gordon: Wife of Perkin Warbeck| Tudor & Wars of the Roses History In this special rerun from Katy’s Corner (originally released to Patreon in 2022), Katy dives into the fascinating, often overlooked life of Lady Katherine Gordon, wife of the infamous pretender Perkin Warbeck — aka the guy who pretended to be Richard Duke of York (of the Princes in the Tower fame). This episode is a perfect little snack for fans of Tudor history, Wars of the Roses drama, and under-told stories of women in history. Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction to Queen's Podcast 00:57 Lady Elizabeth Gordon: The Mysterious Wife of Perkin Warbeck 01:24 Catherine's Scottish Roots and Family Dynamics 05:41 Marriage to Perkin Warbeck 08:04 Life at the Scottish Court and Perkin's Ambitions 16:36 Capture and Life in England 24:32 Catherine's Later Years and Legacy Sources:  https://tudorsdynasty.com/king-henry-vii-and-the-mystery-of-lady-catherine-gordon/  https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/resource/catherine-gordon-and-perkin-warbeck/ https://thehistoryjar.com/tag/perkin-warbecks-son/ Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, check out our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ merch store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:04.1

Okay, Nathan, I have a confession.

0:07.3

I have been living in my earbuds lately because Audible just dropped a brand new pride and prejudice and it is everything.

0:17.1

Same. And not just any audiobook. This is an Audible original performed by a full cast. It's intimate, vibrant, modern, and it's got an original score by a Grammy-nominated composer. Honestly, it feels like Bridgerton meets Broadway in my headphones.

0:34.1

And let's give this cast their flowers. It stars Marisa Abella from industry as

0:41.7

our girl Elizabeth Bennett, Harris Dickinson as Mr. Darcy, and Lynn Close herself the icon as

0:49.0

Lady Catherine DeBerg. Like, hello. Yeah, and when I tell you, Marisa Abella brings you right inside

0:56.1

Lizzie Bennett, stubborn, brilliant, messy little brain. It's like a sipping tea with her while she's

1:02.7

side-eyced Darcy. Mm-hmm, exactly. And before enemies to lovers was the whole

1:08.8

romantic genre that it is today.

1:11.6

There was Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, one of the greatest romances of all time, y'all.

1:17.3

Whether it's your first time or your 50th trip to Longbourn, this fresh modern take will have you falling in love with Austin's classics all over again.

1:27.1

So listen to the new Pride and Prejudice at audible.com slash Jane Austen. That's

1:32.0

audible.com slash Jane Austen. Hi, this is Katie. And this is Nathan. And you're listening to

1:38.2

Queens Podcast, the show about women in history.

1:49.5

Music women in history. Hello, my queens, and welcome to another week in Katie's Corner.

1:54.8

So usually these episodes are kind of, you know, what we're working on for the main part of the podcast.

2:03.1

And even though we have moved on from Wars of the Roses, I am still, I still got some rabbit

2:08.9

holes to go down with these people and the Wars and the Roses and the, like, aftermath right

2:15.1

afterwards.

2:16.0

So there's going to be a couple of more Wars of the Roses

2:20.0

related Katie's Corners. And today, I want to discuss a woman that it's hard to find too

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