Normal Women with Philippa Gregory

Not Just the Tudors

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Did women really do nothing to shape England’s culture and traditions through centuries of turmoil, plague, famine and religious reform? In her new non-fiction book, best-selling author Philippa Gregory questions the male version of history by recounting the stories of normal women: those who left records and those who were ‘hidden from history.’ By spotlighting their presence, she puts women where they belong – centre stage.

In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Philippa Gregory about women’s integral role in social and cultural change in the early modern era.

This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what beautiful British edifice overtook the great pyramid as the
0:06.0	world's tallest building?
0:08.4	Or what Stalin did before he became leader of the Soviet Union, well you can find the
0:11.8	answer.
0:12.8	To these questions and hundreds more like them in our new book, The History Hit and Miscellany,
0:17.9	it's the perfect present for any history fan.
0:19.8	It's available to buy now from your favourite bookshop or visit historyhit.com slash book.
0:30.0	As you're listening to this podcast I suspect you are a love of all things Tudor and not
0:39.3	just Tudor of course.
0:41.1	Like me you may also relish the wonderful range of historical fiction that so richly brings
0:47.0	the 16th and 17th centuries to life.
0:49.8	And I suspect that if you do like historical fiction you have picked up a novel at some
0:54.6	point or other by one of the periods best known novelists, Philippa Gregory.
1:00.2	Philippa Gregory CBE is one of the world's foremost historical novelists.
1:05.2	She holds a PhD in 18th century literature from the University of Edinburgh and is a fellow
1:09.8	of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff.
1:12.9	In 2016 she was given an outstanding contribution to historical fiction award by the Historical
1:18.6	Writers Association and in 2018 Nielsen Books Gan Gaffer and Honoree Platinum Award
1:25.3	to mark the vast scale of her lifetime sales.
1:29.6	Philippa has been publishing since 1987.
1:32.7	Her story is about the Tudors and the Plantagenets before them started life in 2001 with the title
1:38.7	The Other Blin Girl.
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