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Katherine Howard's Deadly Affairs
Episode 504
Was Henry VIII's fifth wife a promiscuous teenager and then heartless adulteress and schemer? Celebrated, scrutinised, and endlessly talked about at …
7 months ago
Charles II: Restoration of the Monarchy
Episode 503
From clinging to a tree while evading capture, his face blackened with soot, to triumphantly sailing home to reclaim his crown — the story of Charles…
7 months ago
Why Cromwell's Republic Failed
Episode 502
After the execution of King Charles I, England became a Republic for the only time in its history. Yet why was this revolutionary moment so short-li…
7 months, 1 week ago
"Bloody Mary": Debunking the Myths
Episode 501
Was Mary Tudor truly “Bloody Mary”? Has England’s first reigning queen been misunderstood for centuries? Determined to restore Roman Catholicism, her…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ireland Under the Brutal Tudors
Episode 500
What impact did the Tudors have on Ireland, not just in the councils of kings and earls, but in the rhythms of ordinary life? What were the consequen…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
7 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…
7 months, 3 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…
7 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?…
7 months, 4 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…
8 months ago