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Elizabeth I's Doctor - & Poisoner?
Episode 499
Why was a Portuguese-born Jewish doctor, who rose to become Elizabeth I’s chief physician, brutally executed for treason in a scandal that shocked En…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Girl With a Pearl Earring: Identity Revealed
Episode 498
Could one of art’s greatest mysteries at last be solved? Who was the luminous girl with a pearl earring in Vermeer's iconic painting? Professor Suz…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Henry VIII's Reckoning: Pilgrimage of Grace
Episode 497
The Pilgrimage of Grace sounds calm, but was in reality a major uprising in the north of England against Henry VIII’s religious and political reforms…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Hamnet
Episode 496
How much do we really know about William Shakespeare, his wife Anne Hathaway, and the family tragedies that may have shaped the bard's greatest work?…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tudor True Crime: Murder in Renaissance Rome
Episode 495
This episode contains discussions of incest and sexual assault.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by historical novelist Elizabeth Fremantle to ex…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Elizabeth I's Succession Crisis
Episode 494
What happens when a Queen refuses to name her heir? How does she hold her kingdom together when every courtier is secretly preparing for her death? W…
4 months ago
Christopher Marlowe: A Dangerous Life
Episode 493
Was Christopher Marlowe a rebel, a genius, or a heretic ahead of his time? From his plays that shocked Elizabethan England to his brutal murder, Marl…
4 months ago
Enchanted Realms: Fairies in the 16th Century
Episode 492
In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace. But put all thoughts of Tinkerbell aside! Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Secrets Hidden In Tudor Art
Episode 491
Why are diamonds black, and how does a triangle show power in Tudor portraits? From Henry VII’s shrewd statecraft to the glittering reign of Elizabet…
4 months, 1 week ago
Princes in the Tower
Episode 490
The unsolved mystery of what happened to the Princes in the Tower - Edward V and Richard, Duke of York - is possibly English history’s greatest cold …
4 months, 2 weeks ago