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Witchcraft: Everything You Need to Know
Episode 269
In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb pays a visit to historians Dr. Anthony Delaney and Dr. Maddy Pelling, who are the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Henry VII
Episode 268
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb kicks off four special episodes about the Tudor Dynasty with a look at its founding father King Henry VII. Seen as an exi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gunpowder Plot: Tudor Origins
Episode 267
The Gunpowder Plot is one of the hinge events of British history - an act of terror the roots of which stretch back to the Tudor period and Henry VII…
2 years, 6 months ago
Origins of the Witchfinder General
Episode 266
In the 1640s, Matthew Hopkins gave himself the grandiose title of Witchfinder General and set himself the task of purging England of witches. But whe…
2 years, 6 months ago
Black Tudors
Episode 265
The most famous Black African in Tudor England is John Blanke, a musician in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. The discovery of Blanke, origina…
2 years, 6 months ago
Inside the Tudor Home
Episode 264
We are all familiar with great Tudor palaces and country houses but what were the homes of ordinary people like during that time? How were they built…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Tudors Told Through Numbers
Episode 263
There are countless ways to understand and analyse the Tudors but a new book takes a unique look at the dynasty through its statistics. And there’s a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Shakespeare's son Hamnet with Maggie O'Farrell
Episode 262
When it comes to Shakespeare's biography and his inner life, there's a certain lack of evidence. But what if Shakespeare actually signposted us to an…
2 years, 6 months ago
William the Silent, Father of the Netherlands
Episode 261
What encouraged a young man who had spent most of his formative years being raised by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, to bite the hand that feeds him a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Witchcraft: A History in Four Trials
Episode 260
Most of our knowledge of witchcraft accusations and executions comes from the proceedings of high profile and significant trials. Professor Marion Gi…
2 years, 7 months ago