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Francis Drake's Discovery of West Coast America
Episode 234
In the summer of 1579, Francis Drake had to land in a ‘fair and good bay’ on the western coast of the New World when his ship - The Golden Hind - nee…
3 years, 2 months ago
Thomas More on Film: The Historians' Verdict
Episode 233
What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate depictions of Thomas More on film and TV? History with the gloves off - our thi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Elizabeth I's Musician: William Byrd
Episode 232
The most admired and influential composer during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, William Byrd died exactly 400 years ago on 4 July …
3 years, 2 months ago
Shakespeare's Plays: The Power of Gestures
Episode 231
When we think of Shakespeare, we mostly think of language. But what about gesture and other forms of nonverbal communication - from thumb-biting in R…
3 years, 2 months ago
Transgender Fairies in Early Modern Literature
Episode 230
Today we think of fairies on the stage and in stories as often cute, ultra-feminine and unthreatening. But in Early Modern literature, fairies were s…
3 years, 2 months ago
Shakespeare's London: Going to the Theatre
Episode 229
In this third special episode of Not Just the Tudors celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, Professor Suz…
3 years, 2 months ago
Elizabeth I’s Royal Tours
Episode 228
Every spring and summer of her 44 year reign, Queen Elizabeth I insisted that her court go "on progress" — royal visits to towns and aristocratic hom…
3 years, 2 months ago
Cromwell, Boleyn & Aragon: A New Discovery
Episode 227
Experts at Hever Castle - the childhood home of Anne Boleyn - have made an extraordinary discovery. They’ve established that an ornate 1527 prayer bo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Shakespeare’s First Folio: Politics, People & Printing
Episode 226
Shakespeare’s First Folio — the first book to contain 36 of his plays, 18 of which had not been in print before — was published in 1623.
In the second…
3 years, 3 months ago
Elizabethan 'Travel Liar': The Truth about David Ingram
Episode 225
In 1567, a sailor named David Ingram sailed from Plymouth with 400 others on a slaving expedition. The ensuing events read like a fantastic adventure…
3 years, 3 months ago