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Susannah Lipscomb

Susannah Lipscomb

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is an award-winning British historian, author, and broadcaster, Professor Emerita at the University of Roehampton and host of the Not Just the Tudors podcast.

Nov 2, 2026

Future Imperfect

Future Imperfect

Future Imperfect Autumn Compilation 2

Nov 2 · 1h 55m

Jason Kingsley
Jason KingsleyHOST
11:55
Have you managed to uncover the data that you need to study this sort of fascinating aspect of society?
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:02
You're absolutely right.
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:03
It's a problem.
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:05
Women in the period I work on were largely illiterate.
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:09
So whilst I'm writing about Henry VIII's queens, I've got, in some cases, letters that they've written.
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:16
I've got records of their involvement in patronage.
Susannah Lipscomb
Susannah LipscombGUEST
12:20
I've got other people reflecting on them, ambassador reports, et cetera, et cetera.

7 MINS LATER

Jason Kingsley
Jason KingsleyHOST
19:31
Were women's lives changing significantly from your studies, as far as you could tell? Or was it a very, very slow progress?

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