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Willoughbyland: England's Lost Colony
Episode 206
When Sir Walter Raleigh set out to South America to find the legendary city of El Dorado, he paved the way for a series of adventurers who would stru…
3 years ago
Catherine Howard: Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
Episode 205
Catherine Howard was Queen Consort - and fifth wife - to Henry VIII for just 16 months before he had her executed for treason for committing adultery…
3 years, 1 month ago
Mary, Queen of Scots on Film: Historians’ Verdict
Episode 204
What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate Mary, Queen of Scots on film? History with the gloves off - our second special …
3 years, 1 month ago
Creator of Don Quixote: Cervantes
Episode 203
In the early 17th century, an aged veteran of Spain's wars against the Ottoman Empire published a book. It was the story of a poor nobleman who delud…
3 years, 1 month ago
How People Died in 16th Century London
Episode 202
In one week in London in September, 1665, no fewer than 47 different causes of death were reported, including consumption, fever, dropsy, being frigh…
3 years, 1 month ago
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Renaissance Painter
Episode 201
During a time of increasing religious and political conflict, Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s paintings portrayed work and pleasure, rituals and festivals…
3 years, 1 month ago
17th Century Revolutionary England
Episode 200
In the 17th Century, people experienced major social and economic problems that intertwined with religious disagreements and political debates. The t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Who Painted Anne Dudley? A Tudor Mystery
Episode 199
For centuries, the name of an accomplished and popular portrait painter in the court of Elizabeth I has remained unknown. The renowned art historian …
3 years, 1 month ago
Menstruation in Early Modern England
Episode 198
Today we know that menstruation is a biological process. There’s a great deal of scientific research that explains the menstrual cycle. But how was m…
3 years, 1 month ago
Anne Boleyn’s Final Year
Episode 197
Anne Boleyn’s reputation is buried beneath centuries of labels: home-wrecker, seductress, opportunist, witch, romantic victim, Protestant martyr, fem…
3 years, 1 month ago