Tracy Borman on 'The Private Lives of the Tudors'

Tracy Borman reveals how the Tudor monarchs were constantly
surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers,
even in their most private moments. A groom of the stool would
stand patiently by as Henry VIII performed his daily purges, and
when Elizabeth I retired for the evening, one of her female
servants would sleep at the end of her bed.


Dr Tracy Borman is a historian, author and joint Chief Curator
for Historic Royal Palaces. Her books include the highly
acclaimed 'Elizabeth's Women: the Hidden Story of the Virgin
Queen'; 'Matilda: Queen of the Conqueror'; and 'Witches: A Tale
of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction'. Her latest book is 'The
Private Lives of the Tudors', published by Hodder &
Stoughton.