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Mary Queen of Scots, Catherine de' Medici & Elisabeth de Valois
Episode 221
Three powerful Renaissance queens all lived together at the French court for many years. They were bound together through blood and marriage, allianc…
3 years, 3 months ago
Shakespeare's First Folio
Episode 220
Four hundred years ago in 1623, the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays was printed. Known as the First Folio, the book was integral to es…
3 years, 3 months ago
Great Fire of London
Episode 219
Why do we call the Great Fire of London in 1666 “great”? Was it because of the significant challenge it posed to authorities and residents as they so…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tudors in Ireland
Episode 218
King Henry VII and his Tudor heirs knew very little about Ireland, over which they ruled in name at least. During the 118 years of Tudor rule, not on…
3 years, 3 months ago
Obscene Jokes in the Early Modern Period
Episode 217
In the 16th Century, rude jokes and scatological humour were just as much a feature of life as they are today. Between 1529 and 1539, a Swiss linen t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Anne Boleyn & Katherine of Aragon: Rival Queens?
Episode 216
History has painted Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn in two very different hues: one wife, one mistress; one Spanish, one French; one committed Ca…
3 years, 3 months ago
Enslaved Children in 16th Century Spain
Episode 215
Following the Second Granada War (1568-70), thousands of Moriscos in Spain were exiled, imprisoned or enslaved. Moriscos were former Muslims who had …
3 years, 4 months ago
Witches of St Osyth
Episode 214
In March 1582, a number of women from the small Essex village of St Osyth, were hanged for the crime of witchcraft. Several others, including one man…
3 years, 4 months ago
Louis XIV and his Mistresses
Episode 213
Louis XIV ruled France for more than 72 years, the longest recorded reign of any monarch of any sovereign country in history. Despite the devotion of…
3 years, 4 months ago
Coronations of Charles I and Charles II
Episode 212
What could be more topical this week than looking back at the coronations of the first two Kings Charles. Charles I’s reign is best remembered for th…
3 years, 4 months ago