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Dissolution of the Monasteries
Ordered by King Henry VIII and carried out by Thomas Cromwell, the dissolution of the monasteries was the greatest land re-distribution in England si…
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The Renaissance Lute
The lute, with its double strings and beautiful decorative detail is a familiar feature of Renaissance paintings. In the sixteenth century, lute musi…
5 years, 3 months ago
Origins of the English in India
In the late 16th century, a group of London merchants petitioned Queen Elizabeth I to allow them to build English trade in Asia. She granted a charte…
5 years, 3 months ago
Anne Boleyn: New Discoveries
Anne Boleyn has been trending on Twitter after it was announced that secret inscriptions were found hidden in the Book of Hours that she took to her …
5 years, 3 months ago
Anne Boleyn: Life and Afterlives
In the first of two special podcasts to mark the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death, Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by a panel of experts to discu…
5 years, 3 months ago
17th Century Female Spies
If you think that the female spy is a 20th century phenomenon, be it Mata Hari, Mrs Zigzag or Eve Polastri, think again! Accounts of numerous 17th ce…
5 years, 3 months ago
Tudor Banquets
The Tudors loved a good banquet, to show off their wealth and social status. Guests were plied with the most superb food, made from the most expensiv…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Aztecs
What we know about the Aztecs of Mexico often comes from the accounts of their Spanish conquerors. But the Aztec culture was far more sophisticated t…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Queer Shakespeare: John Lyly
John Lyly's name may not be so familiar. He was a playwright and poet writing at the same time as Shakespeare and, in his day, was more famous than t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Bridewell: The Palace that became a Prison
In the heart of Shakespeare's London, there was a palace that had become a prison: Bridewell. Professor Duncan Salkeld has explored the records of th…
5 years, 4 months ago