Parallel Lives: Jane Boleyn and Henry Parker, Lord Morely
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This episode uncovers the story of a Tudor woman (Jane Boleyn) whose name has long been overshadowed by scandal—and the father (Henry Parker, Lord Morley) whose scholarly reputation has endured for centuries. Their lives offer a striking contrast between courtly peril and intellectual authority, revealing how family ties and public perception shaped survival in Henry VIII’s England. Who they were may surprise you.
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Hosts: Dr. Emma & Rebecca Larson
Guest. Dr. James Taffe
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Dr. Emma and me on the Tudor's Dynasty and Beyond podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | And now, here are your hosts. |
| 0:09.8 | Hey, Emma. |
| 0:11.1 | Hi. |
| 0:12.3 | Well, you know what day it is, right? |
| 0:15.4 | Yes, I do know what day it is. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm super excited today. |
| 0:18.9 | Because it's thirsty Thursday? |
| 0:24.7 | Well, yes, but, oh, because it's parallel lives again. So I'm going to say it. Yes. Yes. And because we have a wonderful |
| 0:29.3 | guests. I'm so excited. I'm excited about this episode too, because, yeah, we have a guest who hasn't |
| 0:35.1 | been on in a while, but honestly is one of my favorite |
| 0:37.7 | guests. And I'm so excited that you invited him on to Dr. Emma and me for our parallel live |
| 0:44.0 | series that we've been doing for a while. If you're watching right now and you're like, |
| 0:49.4 | who are these people and what are they doing? You must be brand new to the podcast. This is Dr. Emma and me. |
| 0:56.0 | It's part of Tudor's Dynasty and Beyond, but every Thursday, Emma and I just have a good time |
| 1:02.5 | talking about history. And sometimes we have guests on to help us talk about two figures in history. |
| 1:08.7 | And I guess, can I go ahead and introduce our guest for today? |
| 1:12.6 | Of course. Okay. Well, I am so happy to welcome back, Dr. James Taff. Welcome. |
| 1:19.6 | Hi. Thank you for having me back. Yes, I feel like the last time you and I chatted, I think you |
| 1:25.9 | got a little bit of a sense of my weird sense of |
| 1:28.6 | humor that caught you off guard a little bit. |
| 1:32.1 | Wasn't there something about an onion? |
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