Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind

Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind

Author: Reign of London Tours April 20, 2025 Duration: 34:54
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Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind 


On this episode we’re looking at the royal love stories which are different from how they’re usually told.

To help sort out fact from fiction, we have great historians with us today.


The couples we’ll be talking about include: 

  • Isabella of France & Edward II of England (Sharon Bennett Connolly)
  • Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII..also of England (Amy McElroy)
  • Anna of Cleves & also Henry VIII (Heather R Darsie)
  • Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark


Find Sharon here:

@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagram

https://historytheinterestingbits.com/


Sharon's Books:

https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.html

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883


Sharon's Scotland's Medieval Queens:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238


Find Amy:

https://amymcelroy.blog/


Mary Tudor, Queen of France:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-Tudor-Hardback/p/51784/aid/1238


Educating the Tudors:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238


Women's Lives in the Tudor Era:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238


Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katharine of Aragon and Her Spanish Family:

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.html


Heather's book on Stuart Spouses:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stuart-Spouses-A-Compendium-of-Consorts-from-James-I-of-Scotland-to-Queen-Anne-of-Great-Britain-Hardback/p/51167/aid/1238


Heather's The House of Cleves Books:

https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.html


Heather's Website:

https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/


Join Natalie on her London walking tours:


Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/


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


Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


and a new one on British Monarchy:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/british-monarchy-walking-tour-saxons-to-windsors-t481358/


https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/



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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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