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Tudor True Crime: Who Murdered Lord Darnley?
Episode 479
**Contains accounts of murder and sexual violence**
After an explosion rocked Edinburgh in February 1567, Lord Darnley - husband to Mary, Queen of Sco…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hans Holbein: New Discoveries
Episode 478
Henry VIII’s commanding gaze, Thomas More’s intellect, Anne of Cleves’ cautious poise; Hans Holbein’s portraits didn’t just depict the Tudors, they d…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Rise of St Paul's Cathedral
Episode 477
St Paul’s Cathedral still dominates the London skyline, defiant, majestic, timeless. Yet, its story begins in the ashes of the Great Fire of London o…
6 months ago
What if Guy Fawkes had succeeded?
Episode 476
On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes became infamous not for what he achieved, but for what he failed to do: kill King James VI & I and bring down the Brit…
6 months ago
King vs. Emperor: The Battle of Pavia, 1525
Episode 475
500 years ago, the fields outside Pavia in Italy became the stage for one of the most dramatic and decisive battles of the Renaissance. Francis I of …
6 months, 1 week ago
Diary of Samuel Pepys
Episode 474
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb unlocks the pages of one of the most extraordinary diaries ever written. Samuel Pepys chronicled his life in Restoration …
6 months, 1 week ago
Jane Boleyn with Philippa Gregory
Episode 473
Jane Boleyn has long been called the most hated woman in Tudor history. Wife to Anne Boleyn's brother George, Jane served as lady-in-waiting to five …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
When Europe met Islam
Episode 472
In the Early Modern period the boundaries between Christian and Islamic civilisations were far more porous than we imagine: Isaac Newton’s library in…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England
Episode 471
In 16th and 17th century England, the plague and pox, disease and injury were a daily presence. At at time when medicine was a complex interplay of t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ballads of Magic & Mystery
Episode 470
Songs have always carried stories of love, loss, rebellion and hope. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by author Amy Jeffs, illustrator Gwen Burn…
6 months, 3 weeks ago