Vulgar History: Tudors
A feminist women's history comedy podcast. We look at history through a feminist lens, focusing on the women often removed from the narrative. This season is all about the Tudor era.
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October 21, 2026 • 88 mins
Anne Boleyn is one of the most famous women in history. But what do we actually know about her? Did she really have dark hair, a sixth finger, and a growth on her neck? Was she accused of witchcraft? And above all else, why is she still so beloved by so many people?
We're joined by Tudor history specialist Natalie Grueninger (from the Talking Tudors podcast) to discuss the life and legacy of Anne Boleyn to answer the question: why...
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October 14, 2026 • 85 mins
It's Anne Boleyn Month, and this week we're covering the third part of her life story, where a lot of bad things happen very quickly. Thanks for nothing, Henry VIII.
But this isn't the end of Anne's story! Next week, we're joined by an Anne Boleyn expert to discuss her life-after-life, legacy, and why her story still resonates with so many people... and to finally deduce her score on the Fredegund Memorial Scandliciousness Scale!
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October 7, 2026 • 71 mins
Anne Boleyn was the It Girl of the Tudor royal court, and her French ways caught the attention of several men. Unfortunately, one of those was Henry VIII. He set about a multi-year campaign to get to marry her, and eventually did. Everything's going so well! For now...
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September 30, 2026 • 60 mins
October is Anne Boleyn Month! And we're kicking things off with a discussion of Anne Boleyn's lesser-known early years. We learn about her female mentors (there are a lot, mostly named Margaret), her Emily in Paris era, and what brought her back to England in service to Queen Katherine of Aragon.
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September 23, 2026 • 71 mins
Elizabeth Barton, also known as the Mad Maid of Kent, was a prophetess during the Tudor Era. Her visions were so influential that Henry VIII summoned her to court. What did she have to do with Anne Boleyn's downfall... and what led to Elizabeth's own fall from grace?
Author Hayley Nolan shares the saga of Elizabeth Barton on this week's podcast. Read Hayley's new book Notorious: Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax to learn more a...
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September 16, 2026 • 57 mins
What were Black people doing in Tudor England? Playing music, deep-sea diving, exploring, getting married, testifying in court cases, and so much more. Miranda Kauffman shared her research in her 2017 book Black Tudors and joins us on the podcast to explain what you may not know about Black Tudor history.
Buy a copy of Miranda's book Black Tudors (affiliate link)
Further reading on Black British history:
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September 9, 2026 • 66 mins
What was queer life like during the Tudor Era? We're joined by Dr. Kit Heyam to discuss Henry VIII's Buggery Act (boo!), queer poet Richard Barnfield (yay!), and what Shakespeare and Marlowe were really up to (ooh!).
Learn more about Kit and his work at kitheyam.com
And listen to Kit, and other wonderful guests, on the new podcast Time Travelling Queers
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September 2, 2026 • 82 mins
Marie Maitland was a queer poet living during the tumultuous 16th century in Scotland. Her life and writings were mostly unknown until historian Ashley Douglas began to piece it all together.
Ashley Douglas joins us this week to discuss how she unearthed Marie's story and the importance of queer history.
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August 26, 2026 • 71 mins
Witch hunts were at a fever pitch in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. Who was hunted, how were they investigated, and how many were executed?
Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, KC, from Witches of Scotland are here to explain why we are not the daughters of the witches they didn't burn.
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August 19, 2026 • 62 mins
In 1497, King Henry VII of England sent Italian explorer John Cabot to North America. Over the next two centuries, British adventurers came to various parts of Eastern North America. The objects they picked up, created by Indigenous artisans, sparked various trends back in England.
Author Lauren Working joins us to talk about some of these objects and the way they shaped culture in Tudor England.
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August 12, 2026 • 62 mins
Anne Boleyn is one of the best-known women from the Tudor era. Her family members are less well-known, which is why we're talking about them today. From her Irish granny to her notorious brother and his wife, we're here to talk about The Other Boleyn Family Members and Hever, the home they all shared.
Tracy Borman, author of the new novel The House of Boleyn, joins us to discuss all the Boleyn family drama.
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August 5, 2026 • 107 mins
Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England for twenty-four years. Yet somehow she's usually only remembered as one of Henry VIII's six wives? This cannot stand!
This week we are joined by historian Kate Williams to celebrate Catherine of Aragon's Queen Era, and why she deserves to be remembered as more than just some man's wife.
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July 29, 2026 • 77 mins
Henry VIII stomped all over the Tudor era, and for a long time people thought he was a great guy. Some people knew he was not, like the six women unlucky enough to marry him. But in a post-Six world, Henry is now seen as the villain of this story.
We're joined by Jillian Laine, author of the new novel Henry Tudor Must Die, to explain why Henry VIII was, in fact, The Worst.
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July 22, 2026 • 58 mins
Margaret of Anjou was a prominent figure during England's Wars of the Roses, just before the Tudor Era. At the end of the Tudor Era, William Shakespeare wrote several plays about the Wars - and in these, we see Margaret progress from young Princess to warrior Queen to mystical witch-crone. No other character has such a dramatic portrayal across Shakespeare's plays.
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July 15, 2026 • 55 mins
The Tudors are the most famous royal family in English history (or at least, the most notorious). Where did they come from? The surname came from Wales; their claim to the throne came partly from France, and it was, frankly, a little dodgy, which is why later Tudor Kings didn't want you to think about their claim to the throne too hard!
This week, we look at the women responsible for bringing the Tudor name to the throne: Catherin...
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July 10, 2026 • 58 secs
The Tudors are the most famous dynasty in English history. Names like Anne Boleyn, Bloody Mary, and Henry VIII are still known today.
This season on Vulgar History, we'll spill the tea on the notorious Tudors.
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July 8, 2026 • 135 mins
Zelda Fitzgerald is best known as the long-suffering wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. But she was MUCH more interesting than he ever was, and we're here to tell her story.
My guest this week is Alicia from Trashy Royals and Trashy Divorces, and she's got a LOT of feelings about Zelda.
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July 1, 2026 • 76 mins
When John Adams was working to establish the United States of America, his wife, Abigail Adams, urged him to "remember the ladies" and grant women greater freedom.
Who was Abigail Adams? America's first feminist? The most prolific letter-writer of all time? Queen Charlotte's number one hater? All of the above? We dig into her life with special guest Meredith Constant (from Off With Their Headlines podcast).
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June 29, 2026 • 101 mins
Enjoy the first episode of the new podcast NeferTV with Ann Foster and Gina Berry! New episodes every alternate Monday. Subscribe to NeferTV wherever you get podcasts!
Gina Berry has watched Spartacus: Blood and Sand many, many times. Ann Foster has never seen it before. Together, they will recap every episode of this series in our new podcast, NeferTV! New episodes every other Monday.
In the first episode, we meet all the main c...
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June 24, 2026 • 63 mins
Ancient Rome is often thought of as an ideal society where toga-clad men debated democracy while eating grapes. But in fact, the Roman Empire and Republic couldn't have existed without slavery. What were these enslaved people's lives like? Pretty awful, actually!
Historian Emma Southon joins us to talk about slavery in Ancient Rome: what it was like, why people like to pretend it wasn't so bad, and what did Spartacus have to do wi...
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