Podcast Episodes

Tudor True Crime: Murder in the Stuart Court

Episode 455

The public fascination with true crime is nothing new.  Four centuries ago, the sensational story of the death in the Tower of London of Thomas Overbury, a lawyer in the court of King James I, led to…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Tudor True Crime: Murder of Amy Dudley

Episode 454

**WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of suicide**

On 6 September 1560, Amy Robsart Dudley died after falling down a staircase at Cumnor Place in Oxfordshire. But did she fall? Was she pushed?…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Tudor True Crime: Murder of Christopher Marlowe

Episode 453

Who stabbed the famed playwright? And who planned it? We're stepping out of the sun and into the shadows on Not Just the Tudors, as Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates Tudor True Crime; a selec…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Othered: Race, Gender & Human 'Monsters'

Episode 452

**Contains examples of 'othering', including birth abnormalities, and the terms used to describe them historically**

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Surekha Davies to discuss how individu…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Molière: Satire, Scandal & the Stage

Episode 451

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Jan Clarke to explore the life, legend, and legacy of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin — better known as Molière. From his audacious rejection of bourgeois ex…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Vasari: Inventor of Artistic Genius

Episode 450

What if the tale of one night could change the way we view art forever?

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Noah Charney to explore the life and legacy of Giorgio Vasari, the man who redefine…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

British Barbary Slaves

Episode 449

**Contains historical language which may cause offence**

Between the early 1600s and late 1700s, thousands of British sailors, fishermen, merchants, and coastal villagers were captured and enslaved by…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Isabel and Ferdinand: Renaissance Power Couple

Episode 448

From the establishment of a formidable double monarchy to the complex dynamics of the Spanish Inquisition, Isabel of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon were quite the Renaissance team.

Professor Suzannah…

Published on 3 months ago

The Rise of Isabel of Castile

Episode 447

**This episode contains sexually explicit language**

In an age when powerful female rulers were few and far between, Isabel of Castile rose against the odds to become one of Europe's most formidable m…

Published on 3 months ago

Bonnie Prince Charlie & the Jacobite Rebellion

Episode 446

What was the Jacobite cause, and why did it spark some of the most famous and devastating events in British history?

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Professor Allan McInnes dive into the Jacobite rebe…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago