Reinventing... Sir Thomas More with Dr Joanne Paul

Reinventing... Sir Thomas More with Dr Joanne Paul

Author: Reign of London Tours May 26, 2025 Duration: 36:17
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We chat with Dr Joanne Paul about her new book - Thomas More: Life and Death in Tudor England. (published by Penguin in UK and Simon and Schuster in USA).

Please pour yourself a cup of Countess Grey and start a drinking game on how many times Joanne and I are going to say ‘More’... when talking about one of the greatest figures of the Tudor age - Sir Thomas More…


Please watch/ binge/ indulge in My Lady Jane (2024) on Amazon Prime.



Find Joanne:

https://joannepaul.com/

https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=979

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6201559.Joanne_Paul



Pre-Order Thomas More:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453261/thomas-more-by-paul-joanne/9781405953603 (UK)

https://bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk/thomas-more-a-life_9781405953603 (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thomas-More/Joanne-Paul/9781639368792 (USA)


The House of Dudley:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309209/the-house-of-dudley-by-paul-joanne/9781405937191 (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-House-of-Dudley/Joanne-Paul/9781639366125 (USA)

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-house-of-dudley-9781639363285-hardcover (USA)


Utopia:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/utopia/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780198860204 (UK & USA)

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Utopia-by-Thomas-More-author-Joanne-Paul-editor/9780198860204 (UK & USA)


Joanne's Other Books:

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/counsel-and-command-in-early-modern-english-thought/joanne-paul/9781108748254

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780745692173

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/queenship-and-counsel-in-early-modern-europe/helen-matheson-pollock/9783030083373

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thomas-more-a-life-dr-joanne-paul/7765640?ean=9781405953603

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joanne-Paul/197500984



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If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Tudors can be found on the following walks:

Saxons to Stuarts:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

Stuarts to Windsors:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .


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There's a certain texture to the past that often gets smoothed over in textbooks. If It Ain't Baroque..., an independent history podcast from the team at Reign of London Tours, digs into that rich grain. Instead of a dry march through dates, each episode uses history as a lens-a prism, really-to examine the broader tapestry of life, culture, and the human experience. You'll hear stories where the grand narratives of politics and power intersect with the intimate details of everyday existence, revealing how people lived, thought, and felt in other times. The perspective offered here is grounded in a deep, practical knowledge of historical spaces and stories, moving beyond the abstract to something more tangible. This isn't about memorizing facts; it's about connecting threads from then to now. Tune in for a thoughtful, meandering exploration where a single artifact, a forgotten figure, or a specific event can open up a whole world of understanding. The result is a consistently engaging listen that reminds us how the past is never truly past, but always echoing in the foundations of our present.
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