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Elizabeth II: The Making of The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne.
Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when her uncle …
3 years, 8 months ago
Elizabethan England's Seafaring Musicians
Episode 146
Hardly anything has been written about the musicians who carried out many important tasks in England’s maritime ventures during the Elizabethan age. …
3 years, 8 months ago
Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing
Episode 145
*WARNING: This episode contains very strong language - including the F and C words - and derogatory terms for sex workers. So if you're likely to fee…
3 years, 8 months ago
Shakespeare’s Henry V
Episode 144
This week marks 600 years since the death of King Henry V, perhaps best known for his military successes during the Hundred Years War against France …
3 years, 8 months ago
A 16th Century Celebrity Executioner
Episode 143
The German executioner Meister Frantz Schmidt kept a fascinating journal of all the executions, torture and punishments he administered between 1573 …
3 years, 8 months ago
Thomas Cromwell's Private Life
Episode 142
Thomas Cromwell was an extraordinary figure in the Tudor court. Lawyer, politician, minister and peer of the realm, Cromwell deployed all of his wisd…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Borgias: Sin in Renaissance Italy
Episode 141
In Renaissance Italy, the Borgia family were admired for their audacity and their ruthlessness - they even inspired Mario Puzo’s depiction of the Cor…
3 years, 8 months ago
Elizabeth I on Screen: The Historians’ Verdict
Episode 140
What do you get when you bring together five top historians in a room with bottles of Prosecco to debate Elizabeth I on screen? History with the glov…
3 years, 8 months ago
Becoming Elizabeth I
Episode 139
Queen Elizabeth I has been depicted on the big and small screen more times than most of her contemporaries. Now, a critically acclaimed TV series Bec…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Witches of Warboys: England's Most Famous Witch Trial
Episode 138
The Cambridgeshire village of Warboys was the scene of one of the most famous English witch trials of the sixteenth century. There, the privileged da…
3 years, 9 months ago