Episode 316: The Blounts of Mountjoy

The Blounts of Mountjoy were everywhere in Tudor England, from
Bessie Blount, Henry VIII’s mistress and mother of his only
acknowledged son, to Charles Blount, Elizabeth I’s trusted
commander and scandalous lover of Penelope Rich. This episode
looks at how one family quietly threaded through a century of
royal power, war, and intrigue.





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