Podcast Episodes

Rotten Spares: The Prince Andrews & Harrys of History - Part 1

Season 3 Episode 30

Prince Harry may have put the word spare on the map, but he and his uncle Prince Andrew are not the first royal to grumble about being second in line.

In this week’s episode, Robert Hardman and Profe…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Churchill & The Queen

Season 3 Episode 29

Was Churchill her favourite PM — and who did the Queen secretly loathe?

Find out in this week’s royally revealing episode of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things! 

Robert Hardman is joined by royal biograp…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Spies & The Crown - Part 2

Season 3 Episode 28

Royals in taxis, Groucho Marx glasses on ski slopes, and a Soviet mole hiding in the Queen’s drawing room — this episode has it all. Listen Now.

In their second episode of Spies & The Crown, Kate Will…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Spies & The Crown - Part 1

Season 3 Episode 27

From the Tudors to King Charles III, the royals have always been close to spies. Listen to find out!

Today’s monarchs get discreet MI5 briefings — but back in Elizabeth I’s day, her spymaster Francis …

Published on 3 months ago

Can Royals Be Jailed?

Season 3 Episode 26

“Off with his head!” may be the most famous royal sentence ever passed — but what happens before the axe falls? Can kings and queens actually be locked up like the rest of us? Listen to find out!

On t…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Royale

Season 3 Episode 25

Trump’s coming to town — welcome to the towers of Windsor Castle. Hope you like ghosts!

Royal biographer Robert Hardman and Prof. Kate Williams whisk us through the protocols of a state visit, Windsor…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Monstrous Royals: Bloody Mary v The Serpent Queen

Season 3 Episode 24

Who was the most monstrous queen — England’s Bloody Mary or France’s Serpent Queen? Listen to find out!

This week on Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things, royal historian Robert Hardman and Professor K…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Monstrous Royals: King John v Richard III

Season 3 Episode 23

Who was the most rotten king of all — treacherous John of England or Shakespeare’s wicked Richard III? Listen to find out!

This week on Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things, royal historian Robert Hard…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Monstrous Royals: Henry VIII v Louis XIV

Season 3 Episode 22

Who was history’s most monstrous monarch — Henry VIII of England or Louis XIV of France? Listen to find out!

This week on Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things, royal historian Robert Hardman and Profes…

Published on 4 months ago

Help! The Royals are Coming for Tea - Part 2

Season 3 Episode 21

From meat mountains to one lonely kiwi fruit — the royal appetites that shocked history. Listen Now!

What’s worse than one demanding royal houseguest? A whole history of them — and in Part Two of Quee…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago