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Six Wives: Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves
Episode 386
In this second special Christmas edition, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb offers another chance to hear the fascinating series from earlier this year in …
1 year, 8 months ago
Six Wives: Katherine of Aragon & Anne Boleyn
Episode 385
In the first of three special Christmas editions, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb offers another chance to hear the series from earlier this year in whic…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Bible
Episode 384
How did the Bible transform from a guarded manuscript read in secret to a book accessible to millions?
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Profes…
1 year, 9 months ago
Pirates of the Pacific & the Spanish Empire
Episode 383
Pirates weren’t just a menace on the high seas - they were a direct threat to Spain’s empire-building ambitions in the Pacific. Professor Suzannah Li…
1 year, 9 months ago
Marie Antoinette
Episode 382
In 1770, 14-year-old Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria arrived in France to marry Louis XVI. As Marie Antoinette, she became the ultimate diva of …
1 year, 9 months ago
Elizabeth I & the Sultan of Morocco
Episode 381
Elizabeth I and Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco shared a common goal of empire building, despite their cultural, political and religious difference…
1 year, 9 months ago
William III & the Persecution of Sodomites
Episode 380
**Warning: This episode contains explicit descriptions of sexual acts and the use of historic terminology that does not align with current usage**
The…
1 year, 9 months ago
Majestic Mughals: From Akbar to Shah Jahan
Episode 379
Beginning with the reign of Emperor Akbar and continuing through to Shah Jahan, India's Mughal Empire enjoyed fabulous wealth and stable governance, …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Witches of Lorraine
Episode 378
**This episode contains brief descriptions of tortures**
Between 1570 and 1630 there was intense persecution as thousands of people were accused of be…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Women who Painted the Tudors
Episode 377
We probably think that the only artists working in the Tudor court were men, like Holbein and Hilliard. But new research is revealing that women were…
1 year, 9 months ago