Tudors Dynasty – Miniseries: Queenship Through the Ages: Exploring Female Power and Rule

In this series, Johanna and her historian guests highlight queenship across the centuries and around the world.

Introduction and Othering with Dr Elena Woodacre and Amy Saunders – In this episode, Dr Elena Woodacre and Amy Saunders introduce queenship more generally explain how queenship is reflected in historical narratives. Ellie is a Reader in Renaissance History at the University of Winchester and the founder of the Royal Studies Network and their Kings & Queens conference series. She is an international authority on queenship. Amy is a PhD candidate at the University of Winchester, researching representations of the Stuart monarchy in heritage.

Queenship in the Colonies: Queen Victoria’s Impact on Canada and India – Join host Dr. Johanna Strong as we explore Queen Victoria’s relationship with Canada and India in the context of queenship in the British Empire. Our guests, Jessica Storoschuk and Dr Françoise Le Jeune bring their expertise in monarchy and British colonial history to the discussion. Discover how Queen Victoria shaped the history of the empire and her enduring legacy today.

The Begums of Bhopal and Rediscovering Women’s Power and Sovereignty in Colonial India – In this episode, Annie Treesa Joseph joins Dr. Johanna Strong to discuss the Begums of Bhopal and queenship in India. Annie, a PhD student at the University of Kerala, is working on gender and sovereignty in colonial India and is a Charles Wallace Fellow. The focus of her research is to recover and retrieve the history of women in power in colonial India, which makes her an ideal guest for this miniseries on global queenship. Together, they explore the fascinating story of Nawab Sikander Begum, a prominent female ruler of Bhopal.

Meiji Empresses and Korean Queens – In today’s episode, Dr. Johanna Strong is joined by Dr Alison Miller and Dr Alban Schmid. Alison is an associate professor of Art History and the Chair of Asian Studies at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and has published widely on Meiji Japan. She is the recipient of several distinguished fellowships, including being a Fulbright Fellow and an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral fellow. Alban finished his PhD in 2022, examining the constitutional framework of the Korean Kingdom and its institutional links to the Chinese Empire. Alison and Alban join me today to discuss Meiji empresses and Korean queen dowagers.