Episode 340 - The Pretender Who Shook the Throne: Jo Harkin on Lambert Simnel
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Show Notes
Author Jo Harkin joins Talking Tudors to discuss her novel 'The Pretender', which imagines the life of Lambert Simnel — a farm boy thrust into Yorkist plots, crowned in Dublin, and swept through courts from Oxford to Burgundy and Ireland.
Jo explains her five-year research process, the vivid locations and powerful women who inspired her, and her approach to balancing historical fact with imaginative storytelling.
She also shares reading and viewing recommendations, a glimpse of her next project set in Spain, and practical insights into writing historical fiction.
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