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A Happy Tudor New Year
This week we're sharing again a fascinating podcast first released at this time last Christmas.
For the Tudors, Christmas Day was not traditionally th…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Biggest Discoveries of 2022
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb presents her annual review of the year, recommending the finest history books she has discovered, the best television sho…
3 years, 4 months ago
Tudor Christmas Carols
A Tudor Christmas would have probably featured as much singing as we have today, if not more, and surprisingly many of the carols would have been the…
3 years, 4 months ago
Filth, Noise & Stench in England
In English cities of the 17th century, there was plenty to offend the eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants. Residents were scarred b…
3 years, 4 months ago
The First Printed English Bible
England was the only European country that completely banned translating the Bible. The dissident Lollards had produced one after the death of their …
3 years, 4 months ago
Mary, Queen of Scots: The Material Evidence
Mary, Queen of Scots wore red at her execution as a symbol of Catholic martyrdom. It was the climax of a life throughout which Mary used textiles to …
3 years, 5 months ago
Making Babies in the 17th Century
Making babies was a mysterious process for people in early modern England. Their ideas about conception, pregnancy and childbirth tell us much about …
3 years, 5 months ago
Huygens: Europe’s Greatest Scientist
Christiaan Huygens was the greatest scientist working in the vital period between Galileo and Newton, as the scientific revolution gathered pace. He …
3 years, 5 months ago
Public Executions in London
For at least 700 years, presumed criminals were publicly executed in London. Such occasions were often gruesome, gory and very popular.
A new exhibiti…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fall of the Ming Dynasty
Episode 167
In 1627 Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor, became the 17th - and what would turn out to be the last - Emperor of China’s Ming Dynasty. It had ruled …
3 years, 5 months ago