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Mary Tudor’s Hidden Influence + How Tudors Learned - Claire Ridgway Interviews Amy McElroy

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Join me for a lively deep-dive with historian and author Amy McElroy—whose books include Educating the Tudors and Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era, with Mary Tudor, Queen of France out next and a new project on Desiderius Erasmus underway. We talk Tudor education, women’s real power at home and court, Mary Tudor’s overlooked influence, and why Erasmus matters.
In this interview, we explore:
  • How Amy fell in love with history and turned blogging into books
  • Educating the Tudors: what (and how) children learned—across class and gender
  • Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era: daughters, wives, mothers, widows—how much agency did they really have?
  • Mary Tudor, Queen of France: the sister who shaped a dynasty—beyond the shadow of Henry VIII
  • Erasmus: Europe’s sharpest mind—visionary or misunderstood?
  • Research wins, writing routines, audience Qs, and a quick-fire Tudor round
About my guest:
Amy McElroy is the author of Educating the Tudors (2023), Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era (2024), and Mary Tudor, Queen of France (2025), with Desiderius Erasmus: The Folly or Far Sightedness of Renaissance Europe's Greatest Mind (2026) forthcoming. She co-hosts The Tudor Notebook on Substack and has appeared on several podcasts.
Links:
Amy’s books & Substack — https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Amy-McElroy/author/B0BBSK2SDQ, https://www.amazon.com/stores/Amy-McElroy/author/B0BBSK2SDQ, https://amymcelroy.substack.com/
My December online event The Other Tudors: The Forgotten Figures Who Shaped a Dynasty — Launching soon at https://claireridgway.com/ - keep an eye out!
Subscribe for more Tudor interviews & deep dives
Say hello in the comments:
Which part of Mary Tudor’s story deserves its own episode? And what’s your take on Erasmus?
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Content provided by Claire Ridgway. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Claire Ridgway or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Join me for a lively deep-dive with historian and author Amy McElroy—whose books include Educating the Tudors and Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era, with Mary Tudor, Queen of France out next and a new project on Desiderius Erasmus underway. We talk Tudor education, women’s real power at home and court, Mary Tudor’s overlooked influence, and why Erasmus matters.
In this interview, we explore:
  • How Amy fell in love with history and turned blogging into books
  • Educating the Tudors: what (and how) children learned—across class and gender
  • Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era: daughters, wives, mothers, widows—how much agency did they really have?
  • Mary Tudor, Queen of France: the sister who shaped a dynasty—beyond the shadow of Henry VIII
  • Erasmus: Europe’s sharpest mind—visionary or misunderstood?
  • Research wins, writing routines, audience Qs, and a quick-fire Tudor round
About my guest:
Amy McElroy is the author of Educating the Tudors (2023), Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era (2024), and Mary Tudor, Queen of France (2025), with Desiderius Erasmus: The Folly or Far Sightedness of Renaissance Europe's Greatest Mind (2026) forthcoming. She co-hosts The Tudor Notebook on Substack and has appeared on several podcasts.
Links:
Amy’s books & Substack — https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Amy-McElroy/author/B0BBSK2SDQ, https://www.amazon.com/stores/Amy-McElroy/author/B0BBSK2SDQ, https://amymcelroy.substack.com/
My December online event The Other Tudors: The Forgotten Figures Who Shaped a Dynasty — Launching soon at https://claireridgway.com/ - keep an eye out!
Subscribe for more Tudor interviews & deep dives
Say hello in the comments:
Which part of Mary Tudor’s story deserves its own episode? And what’s your take on Erasmus?
  continue reading

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