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Kateryn Parr | Secret Lives of the Six Wives
Episode 279
At the time, surely Kateryn Parr had her reservations about being Henry VIII's sixth wife?
Aside from being a tyrannical maniac who'd just beheaded hi…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Did People Smell in Medieval Times?
Episode 278
Accessing stories from the past can be difficult, but how do we access smells from the past?
In today's episode, Kate is joined by Eleanor Jackson, cu…
1 year, 10 months ago
Catherine Howard | Secret Lives of the Six Wives
Episode 277
Henry VIII called her his 'rose without a thorn', but the teenage Catherine Howard was to fall out of favour less than 18 months after becoming Queen…
1 year, 10 months ago
History (and Future) of Dating
Episode 276
The history of lonely hearts ads might be a lot deeper than you'd expect.
For as long as people have been printing newspapers, people (read: men) were…
1 year, 10 months ago
Anne of Cleves | Secret Lives of the Six Wives
Episode 275
Anne of Cleves gets a pretty raw deal in the history books.
She's often accused of being ugly, after Henry VIII claimed the painting he had made of he…
1 year, 10 months ago
History of Celibacy
Episode 274
What did Queen Elizabeth I gain from being thought of as celibate? Why was property so essential to the Christian church embracing celibacy? And what…
1 year, 10 months ago
Jane Seymour | Secret Lives of the Six Wives
Episode 273
Meek and mild, or smart and scheming? Have we all been underestimating the third wife of Henry VIII?
Was Jane Seymour the meek and mild lady she's oft…
1 year, 10 months ago
History of Pubic Hair
Episode 272
We often think of the way we treat pubic hair as a relatively modern thing.
But how did they manage pubic hair in Ancient Greece, or the Middle Ages? …
1 year, 10 months ago
Anne Boleyn | Secret Lives of the Six Wives
Episode 271
How did Anne Boleyn go from being a commoner to being the Queen of England?
As soon as she arrived in the Tudor court she stood out from the other bea…
1 year, 10 months ago
Gladiator Women of Ancient Rome
Episode 270
Evidence shows us that women gladiators fought in front of baying crowds in Ancient Rome.
Who were these women? How would these fights have played out…
1 year, 10 months ago