Exhibition Feature: Capturing a Queen--The Image of Anne Boleyn

In this episode, host Megan Barber interviews Dr Owen Emmerson about the exhibition 'Capturing A Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn' at Hever Castle and the memory of this ever fascinating Tudor queen.

Guest Bio 

Dr Owen Emmerson is a social and cultural historian, author, broadcaster, and historical consultant. He is Assistant Curator at Hever Castle in Kent and recently served as a historical consultant for the BBC’s adaptation of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Owen has appeared in numerous television documentaries and specialises in the social and cultural history of the sixteenth century. 

Publications: 

• Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn (2026) 
• Holbein’s Hidden Gem: Rediscovering Thomas Cromwell’s Lost Book (2023) 
• Catherine and Anne: Queens, Rivals, Mothers (2023) 
• Becoming Anne: Connections, Culture, Court (2022) 
• The Boleyn's of Hever Castle (2021) 

Find Owen on Social media: @drowenemmerson (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X)