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Isabella & Ferdinand's Granada
Episode 117
From the early Middle Ages to the present day, travellers have been bewitched by the peerless beauty of Granada. From 1230 until 1492, it was ruled b…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Man Who Broke Michelangelo's Nose
Episode 116
Pietro Torrigiano is credited with introducing Renaissance art to England in the early years of the 16th century and designed the tomb of Henry VII, …
3 years, 11 months ago
Religious Exiles in Early Modern Europe
Episode 115
Facing persecution in Elizabethan England, some Catholics chose exile over conformity. Some even cast their lot with foreign monarchs rather than wai…
3 years, 11 months ago
Anne Boleyn: Dispelling the Myths
Episode 114
There are so many myths about Anne Boleyn - among them that she had six fingers, that she was a murderess, even that she was Henry VIII's own daughte…
3 years, 11 months ago
The English Civil War: Loyalty House
Episode 113
The Civil War was the most traumatic conflict in British history, pitting friends and family members against each other, tearing down the old order.
A…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Founding of Jamestown
Episode 112
415 years ago this month, 104 English men and boys landed in North America and established a settlement they called Jamestown in Virginia. Over the c…
3 years, 11 months ago
How to Treat Depression in 17th Century England
Episode 111
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Not Just the Tudors casts a 21st century eye over "one of the most perplexing, elusive, attractive, and afflict…
4 years ago
Sex & The Tudors
Episode 110
There’s not an infinite number of ways that humans can act on sexual desire. Human bodies haven’t changed, but the cultural landscape around sex has.…
4 years ago
Walter Raleigh's Quest for El Dorado
Episode 109
Sir Walter Raleigh remains one of the enduring names from the Elizabethan era. He was a true Renaissance man - a statesman, soldier, writer, explorer…
4 years ago
Suleyman the Magnificent
Episode 108
The Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I - known as "Suleyman the Magnificent" in the West - was the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century. His …
4 years ago