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Shakespeare's First Playhouse
Episode 426
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Daniel Swift to delve into the formative years of William Shakespeare's career. They explore the vital r…
1 year, 4 months ago
Young Elizabeth I
Episode 425
Before she became Queen Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Tudor was surrounded by scandal, suspicion and deadly intrigue. Born to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, El…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Maya and the Inquisition
Episode 424
**This episode includes graphic descriptions of torture**
When Franciscan friar Diego de Landa arrived in Yucatán (now in Mexico), his fascination wit…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Elizabethans and Islam
Episode 423
Elizabeth I's excommunication by the Pope in 1570 marked the beginning of an extraordinary - and little-known - English alignment with Muslim powers …
1 year, 4 months ago
The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake
Episode 422
For centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been celebrated as a national hero - the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. But behind the Drake lege…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tudors & Their Dogs
Episode 421
What was life like for man's best friend in the court of Henry VIII? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is led by the pawprints of history by Mike Loades th…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity
Episode 420
What - and who - did Christopher Columbus find when he landed in the Caribbean?
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Alice Samson explore the dynamic a…
1 year, 4 months ago
Cardinal Wolsey
Episode 419
No advisor was more important to King Henry VIII than Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. He captured Henry's attention with his brilliance and became his most …
1 year, 5 months ago
Cortés and the Aztecs
Episode 418
When Hernán Cortés and his men first laid eyes on the gleaming white pyramids of Tenochtitlan, they thought they were mountains of silver. How did th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Succession 1625: James I to Charles I
Episode 417
March 2025 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of King James VI and I, and the succession of his son Charles I. Crowned King of Scotland at just…
1 year, 5 months ago