Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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My guest today is the historian Nicola Tallis, author of five books about the Tudors, including the newly published 'Young Elizabeth: Princess, Prisoner, Queen.' We spoke about Elizabeth I's early life, including the political challenges of marriage for the Tudor women, religious conflict, the importance of sexual reputation, and why the Tudors remain such a compelling focus of study.

00:00 - 02:24 - Introduction
02:24 - 08:02 - Elizabeth’s early years
08:02 - 17:40 - Conflict between Mary and Elizabeth
17:40 - 21:42 - Elizabeth discovering the truth about her mother
21:42 - 25:02 - Anne Boleyn’s attractiveness
25:02 - 26:32 - Hans Holbein and 16th Century portraits
26:32 - 36:32 - Elizabeth’s decision never to marry
36:32 - 40:44 - Religious upbringing

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