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322Europe XII Religion & Science
Season 6 Episode 57
In the first of three episodes on Europe 1600-1650, we talk about religion, scientific revolution, and Witchcraft. And why Galileo was a weaker No 8 …
4 years, 5 months ago
321a The Bagpipes of Freedom by Mike Corradi
A tale of an unlikely British hero in 1945 from Mike Corradi of A History of Italy podcast
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4 years, 5 months ago
321 Fin de Siecle
Season 6 Episode 56
The final years of Elizabeth's reign inevitably have the sense of the end of an era; she retreated to her chambers, court was no longer the attractio…
4 years, 6 months ago
320 Justice and the State
Season 6 Episode 55
Crime in England saw a sharp growth between the 1580s and 1640s; and the hand of justice lay heavy. But at the same time was forged a system of local…
4 years, 6 months ago
319 Dearth and Discord
Season 6 Episode 54
The last 15-20 years of Elizabeth's reign have been described as the Golden Age. It's a description that might have seemed incomprehensible to many o…
4 years, 6 months ago
318a The Prehistory of British Broadcasting by Paul Kerensa
Paul Kerensa of the British Broadcasting Century podcast gives an engaging and brisk march through the early years of British Broadcasting
…4 years, 7 months ago
318 The Nine Years' War
Season 6 Episode 53
In Ulster near the end of the 16th century, it appeared that Elizabeth could reply at least on one of her favoured Irish subjects - Hugh O'Neill, Bar…
4 years, 7 months ago
317 Well Worth a Mass
Season 6 Episode 52
Henry IV of France, regarded as one of France's greatest leaders, looks for way to bring peace and unity to his divided country, while England and Sp…
4 years, 7 months ago
316 The Valois Extinguished
Season 6 Episode 51
The defeat of the Armada feels in retrospect like a watershed in Elizabeth's reign; many of her closest advisers and companions died, and for the rem…
4 years, 7 months ago
315b The Tilbury Speech in Film, with Sean Lang
Elizabeth has been a favourite subject for film makers; but the way her famous Tilbury Speech has been represented has been affected by the period in…
4 years, 8 months ago