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Mary Queen of Scots’ Lost Letters Decoded
Episode 191
The most important discovery related to Mary Queen of Scots for 100 years was recently made - by a team of amateur cryptologists.
In this episode of …
3 years, 6 months ago
The House of Guise: Europe's Most Murderous Dynasty?
Episode 190
The rich and powerful Guise family was one of the most treacherous and bloodthirsty in sixteenth-century France. They whipped up religious bigotry, o…
3 years, 7 months ago
Children in Tudor England
Episode 189
What was it like to grow up in Tudor England? How were children cared for, what did they play with, and which subjects were they taught?
In this editi…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Murder of Christopher Marlowe
Episode 188
This month on Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates four of history’s most notorious murders and brutal crimes.
In this first …
3 years, 7 months ago
Henrietta Maria, Charles I’s Queen Consort
Episode 187
Charles I's Queen Henrietta Maria was perhaps the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's three kingdoms. To this day, she remains t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of Renaissance France
Episode 186
Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was an influential diplomat and political activist, an outstanding patron of philosophers and artists, an accomplis…
3 years, 7 months ago
When London Shipped Poor Children to America
Episode 185
In 1618, almost 100 impoverished children from London - some as young as eight - arrived in Jamestown, Virginia to labour in the growing colony. It w…
3 years, 7 months ago
Hatton: Elizabeth I's Favourite?
Episode 184
In the cut-throat world of the Elizabethan court, Sir Christopher Hatton became one of Elizabeth I’s favourites. After catching her eye in 1561, Hatt…
3 years, 7 months ago
Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History
Episode 183
In 1628, a Dutch East India flagship called Batavia set sail from the Netherlands, never to reach her destination. Eight months into the voyage, the …
3 years, 7 months ago
Swords in Elizabethan England
Episode 182
In Elizabethan England, swords were everywhere. Hanging on girdles, used in plays and depicted in paintings, they were an important marker of status …
3 years, 7 months ago