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Saving Henry VIII's Lost Tapestry
Episode 274
For the Tudors, tapestries not only brought warmth and colour to a room, but they were magnificent demonstrations of artistic skill and of moral mess…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mary I: What if She'd Lived?
Episode 273
On 17 November 1558, Queen Mary I died. But how would history have turned out differently if Mary had lived another 30 years? Where would her Roman-C…
2 years, 9 months ago
Inside Hampton Court Palace
Episode 272
For centuries, Hampton Court has been a stage for monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. In his new boo…
2 years, 9 months ago
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I with Tracy Borman
Episode 271
Anne Boleyn is usually considered in the context of her marriage to - and demise at the hands of - King Henry VIII. But ultimately, the memory of Ann…
2 years, 10 months ago
Henry VIII: What You Really Need to Know
Episode 270
The truth about Henry VIII may surprise you. This second episode of Not Just the Tudors' Tudor Dynasty mini-series provides you, in a nutshell, with …
2 years, 10 months ago
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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago