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Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love
Episode 406
Passion, scandal, and power collided in the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Rumours of secret trysts between them set…
1 year, 6 months ago
Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith
Episode 405
The brief life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet is now quite well known, thanks to Maggie O'Farrell's novel, but Hamnet also had a twin sister Jud…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Great Siege of Malta
Episode 404
What happens when a small island faces the might of the Ottoman Empire?
In 1565, Malta was the setting for a brutal clash between the forces of the Ot…
1 year, 6 months ago
How to Run a Stuart Household
Episode 403
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the world of Stuart-era recipe books, in which medicine, cookery and women's roles combine in fascinating way…
1 year, 6 months ago
Giordano Bruno: Mystic, Heretic, Spy
Episode 402
Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake 425 years ago this month. His crime? Radical thinking which clashed with the ideas of the Roman Catholic chu…
1 year, 7 months ago
German Peasants' War
Episode 401
The German Peasants' War - which happened exactly 500 years ago - saw peasants across Germany, Switzerland and Austria rise up against oppressive lor…
1 year, 7 months ago
Versailles: Science & Splendour
Episode 400
The opulent halls of 17th and 18th-century Versailles were not just filled with dazzlingly dressed courtiers and royal intrigue. They also positively…
1 year, 7 months ago
Nell Gwyn: Actress and Royal Mistress
Episode 399
How did a lowly orange seller become the most famous actress of her time and mistress of King Charles II?
In 1660, King Charles II ruled that female s…
1 year, 7 months ago
Rene Descartes
Episode 398
The famous saying "I think, therefore I am" was the cornerstone of the philosophy of Rene Descartes, who died 375 years ago this month at the age of …
1 year, 7 months ago
When Europeans reached Australia
Episode 397
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the dramatic story of the first European encounters with the indigenous people of Australia. She's joined by …
1 year, 7 months ago