Anne Stanhope is a figure in Tudor history who is often either vilified or forgotten. She was the sister-in-law of Henry VIII’s third queen, Jane Seymour, and her husband would become king in all but name during the reign of their nephew, Edward VI. Yet Anne is perhaps best remembered for her supposed feud with her sister-in-law, Katherine Parr, who referred to Anne as “that hell.” But the image of two women feuding over precedence and jewels fails to capture the remarkable life of one of the Tudor court’s rare survivors.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by historian Rebecca Batley, author of The Lord Protector and His Wives: Catherine Filliol, Anne Stanhope and Edward Seymour. We discuss Anne’s life, her incredible survival in a dangerous royal world, and the long-standing tendency to pit powerful women against one another.
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