The Scandalous Wives of Edward Seymour
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Edward Seymour is often remembered as the powerful Lord Protector who ruled during the minority of Edward VI—but what about the women behind him?
In this episode, we’re turning the spotlight onto the wives of Edward Seymour—and trust me, their stories are anything but quiet.
From his first marriage to Catherine Fillol, surrounded by whispers of scandal and betrayal, to his formidable second wife, Anne Stanhope, whose ambition and sharp presence at court earned her both power and enemies—these women played far more significant roles than history often gives them credit for.
Was Catherine truly cast aside for infidelity… or was there something more strategic at play? And did Anne Stanhope help shape Seymour’s rise—and perhaps even his fall?
This is a story of reputation, rumor, and ruthless court politics—where marriage was never just about love, and scandal could reshape dynasties.
Let’s step beyond the Protector—and into the lives of the women who stood beside him.
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Host: Rebecca Larson
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| 0:25.0 | This is the Tudors Dynasty and Beyond podcast. |
| 0:26.7 | History with a twist. |
| 0:29.8 | And now your host, Rebecca Larson. |
| 0:32.8 | Hello and welcome back to the show. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm Rebecca Larson, and today I'm very happy to welcome to the show for the very first time, Rebecca Batley. Welcome. Hi. I'm really surprised it took me this long to have you on the show, |
| 0:45.6 | because obviously you work with Amy McElroy, too. You guys are good friends, and you work |
| 0:51.7 | together on Substac, don't you? We absolutely do. |
| 0:55.7 | And as we were just saying, she is very much the brains behind that operation. |
| 0:59.4 | I just show up. |
| 1:01.0 | I feel like if she's listening right now, she's kind of like rolling her eyes and scoffing |
| 1:05.6 | and she's like, no, I'm not. |
| 1:08.0 | I expect she probably is, yeah. |
| 1:14.9 | Well, I really wanted to have you on today because obviously most people who listen to the show know that I am big into the Seymour family. I do a lot of research |
| 1:20.8 | on Thomas Seymour. And you wrote a book called The Lord Protector and his wives. And that's what |
| 1:26.5 | we're going to talk about today. I really want to |
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