Episode 319 - Elizabeth Boleyn: The Queen’s Mother with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman

30/10/2025 37 min Episodio 352
Episode 319 - Elizabeth Boleyn: The Queen’s Mother with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman

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Episode Synopsis

Host Natalie Greninger speaks with historian Sophie Bacchus-Waterman about her new biography, exploring Elizabeth Boleyn’s early life, marriage to Thomas Boleyn, and her long court career within the Howard and Boleyn networks.
The episode highlights Elizabeth’s political astuteness, her close relationship with Anne Boleyn, fresh archival finds (including pay-books and household records), and how the book reshapes our understanding of the Boleyn family. 
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