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Talking Tudors

Episode 356 - How the Americas Shaped Tudor England with Dr Lauren Working

Aug 10, 2026 · 53m

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Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Lauren Working about her book 'A Golden World' and how voyages to the Americas reshaped 16th‑century England. The episode traces Atlantic influences on London life, art, fashion and trade through objects and people brought back from the New World. Examples include the flood of pearls and emeralds, the rise of tobacco and new fashions, live exotic animals and the crucial Indigenous knowledge behind many colonial practices. The conversation emphasises that Tudor England, even without a formal empire, was transformed by ongoing Atlantic encounters. Learn more about Dr Working https://www.york.ac.uk/english/people/laurenworking/ JOIN 365 DAYS IN…