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Quest for an Heir: Henry VIII, Aragon and Boleyn
Episode 564
In the 1520s, a dynastic crisis loomed behind the brilliance of Henry VIII's court. Desperate for a male heir after Catherine of Aragon's string of t…
1 day, 6 hours ago
Henry VIII: From Cradle to Crown
Episode 563
How did a dazzling young Tudor prince become one of history's most notorious kings? How much of Henry VIII’s later tyranny was shaped by the world in…
4 days, 6 hours ago
How to Survive as a Tudor Peasant
Episode 562
What was everyday life like for an ordinary person in Tudor times? How did dramatic changes in population, climate, disease and the economy reshape v…
1 week, 1 day ago
Young Elizabeth I: Princess & Prisoner
Episode 561
How did a child written off by the Tudor court rise to become one of England's most iconic monarchs?
Before she became queen, Elizabeth Tudor was surr…
1 week, 4 days ago
Captain Cook: The Voyage that Changed the World
Episode 560
How did Captain James Cook's scientific voyage of 1768 become a mission for the British empire?
While expanding knowledge of Pacific geography and nat…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Manhattan’s Most Notorious Couple
Episode 559
Who were the scandalous, defiant couple on the margins of Dutch society who became part of the founding story of New York?
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
James V: Scotland's Ambitious Renaissance King
Episode 558
Was James V of Scotland a beleaguered child king or a brilliant Renaissance ruler who mastered the performance of power?
Crowned before his second bir…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
True Crime: Mass Murderering Artist Cellini
Episode 557
How did a murderous, swaggering, wildly unreliable goldsmith become one of the most celebrated artists of the 16th century? Does genius excuse monstr…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
C.S. Lewis & Narnia: Renaissance Origins
Episode 556
Why does C.S. Lewis's Narnia - with its images of winter, sacrifice, kingship and renewal - continue to resonate with generations of readers? How did…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
The Star Chamber: Murder, Witch & Libel Trials
Episode 555
What really happened inside England’s most feared court? Was the Star Chamber a sinister instrument of royal tyranny, or a vital route to justice for…
1 month ago