{"podcast":{"title":"Historic Royal Palaces Podcast","slug":"historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204","podcast_index_feed_id":658204,"rss_url":"https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.hrp.org.uk","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/3/b/3/a3b30843dd4b283ebafc7308ab683e82/HRP_Podcast_icon_smaller.jpg","author":"Historic Royal Palaces","episode_count":195,"summary":"Historic Royal Palaces are a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. This fortnightly podcast brings you the history and stories of those palaces. You'll hear from our experts and the people who bring our palaces to life, as we create space to explore how history moves us, telling stories about the monarchs you know, and uncovering the lives and histories of the people you don't. Just like our palaces, this podcast is a mix of old and new. Each episode will have a different feel, from previously recorded live talks, to exciting new discussions and discoveries. You'll have every opportunity to share in the history we love. Explore more history and stories from our six palaces hrp.org.uk","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204"},"episode":{"title":"Margaret Beaufort – Matriarch of the Tudors","slug":"margaret-beaufort-matriarch-of-the-tudors","published_at":"2026-02-12T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204/margaret-beaufort-matriarch-of-the-tudors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204","url":"https://historicroyalpalaces.libsyn.com/margaret-beaufort-matriarch-of-the-tudors","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/historicroyalpalaces/MargaretBeaufort_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=85340","summary":"Margaret Beaufort was a leading figure in the tumultuous Wars of the Roses and would go on to be come the matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Mother to Henry VII and a key player in bringing the Tudors to the throne , wa s Margaret a manipulative schemer as she has sometimes been portrayed, or instead a resilient survivor of trauma and decades of civil conflict ? To better understand Margaret in the context of her time, Curator Charles Farris is joined by historians Dr Joanna Laynesmith and Lauren Johnson, as they explore the power and perception of this 15th century matriarch.","meta_description":"Margaret Beaufort was a leading figure in the tumultuous Wars of the Roses and would go on to be come the matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Mother to Henry…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3820,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204/episodes/margaret-beaufort-matriarch-of-the-tudors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204/margaret-beaufort-matriarch-of-the-tudors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}