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Rise of the Habsburgs
Episode 459
In the first of a special four-part series on the Habsburgs, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb traces the unlikely rise of Europe’s most enduring imperial …
8 months ago
English Civil War Pt.2: Cromwell v. Charles I
Episode 458
On 30 January 1649, the unthinkable happened: for the first time in history, a reigning monarch was tried and condemned by his own people. But how d…
8 months, 1 week ago
English Civil War Pt.1
Episode 457
What sparks a nation to turn against its own king? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb dives into the turbulent and transformative decade that witnessed the…
8 months, 1 week ago
Tudor True Crime: Europe's Most Murderous Dynasty
Episode 456
The rich and powerful Guise family was one of the most treacherous and bloodthirsty in sixteenth-century France. They whipped up religious bigotry, …
8 months, 1 week ago
Tudor True Crime: Murder in the Stuart Court
Episode 455
The public fascination with true crime is nothing new. Four centuries ago, the sensational story of the death in the Tower of London of Thomas Overb…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Tudor True Crime: Murder of Amy Dudley
Episode 454
**WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of suicide**
On 6 September 1560, Amy Robsart Dudley died after falling down a staircase at Cumnor Place…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Tudor True Crime: Murder of Christopher Marlowe
Episode 453
Who stabbed the famed playwright? And who planned it? We're stepping out of the sun and into the shadows on Not Just the Tudors, as Professor Suzann…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Othered: Race, Gender & Human 'Monsters'
Episode 452
**Contains examples of 'othering', including birth abnormalities, and the terms used to describe them historically**
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is jo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Molière: Satire, Scandal & the Stage
Episode 451
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Jan Clarke to explore the life, legend, and legacy of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin — better known as Mol…
9 months ago
Vasari: Inventor of Artistic Genius
Episode 450
What if the tale of one night could change the way we view art forever?
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Noah Charney to explore the life …
9 months ago