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Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots
Episode 78
Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots were cousins who never met - but their fates were intertwined. As their nations were engulfed in religious turmo…
4 years, 3 months ago
1492: The Year the Spanish Monarchy Changed the World
Episode 77
2022 marks the 530th anniversary of 1492 - the year in which Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille ended centuries of Muslim rule in Spain, ex…
4 years, 4 months ago
Franz Hals: Painter of The Laughing Cavalier
Episode 76
One of the most famous paintings in London is The Laughing Cavalier of 1624 by Franz Hals, the great portrait artist of the Dutch Golden Age whose fa…
4 years, 4 months ago
2022: A Year of Major Anniversaries
Episode 75
Happy New Year from Not Just the Tudors! But what, looking back, can we look forward to in 2022? Our first episode of the year anticipates 12 months …
4 years, 4 months ago
A Happy Tudor New Year
Episode 74
For the Tudors, Christmas Day was not traditionally the date when gifts were given. The Twelve Days of Christmas begin on 25 December and end at Epip…
4 years, 4 months ago
Biggest Tudor Discoveries 2021
Episode 73
In this special end of the year edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb takes a look back at 2021 and the major events and achiev…
4 years, 4 months ago
Tudor Ghosts and Angels
Episode 72
To this day, the presence of angels is synonymous with the Christmas story and the momentous events associated with the Nativity. For the Tudors and …
4 years, 4 months ago
Witches of Iceland
Episode 71
In Iceland in the 17th century, witchcraft accusations, trials and convictions occurred later than in the rest of Europe. But also unusual was the fa…
4 years, 4 months ago
Tudor Box Set Binge
Episode 70
If you are planning your television viewing over the holidays, especially if you are looking forward to bingeing on the best Tudor dramas and classic…
4 years, 4 months ago
Dürer: The Great Renaissance Artist
Episode 69
Albrecht Dürer was the greatest German artist to come out of the Renaissance, whose high quality woodcuts revolutionised the potential of the medium.…
4 years, 4 months ago