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311 Fears of State
Season 6 Episode 46
In a time of existential and moral threat, the English state developed a network of informants and spies at home and abroad. While Catholics tried to…
5 years, 3 months ago
310 The English College
Season 6 Episode 45
By the 1580s, the confessional lines between Protestant and Catholic were increasingly strongly drawn; repressive legislation increased, and the Engl…
5 years, 3 months ago
309 Godly, Godlier and Godliest
Season 6 Episode 44
Elizabeth set her face against further reform, against pressures from within the church and without; in her view, hers was a Godly church. How far di…
5 years, 4 months ago
308a Roanoke by Joel Kindrick
In 1585, a colony was established at Roanoke, sponsored by Walter Raleigh. Find out what happens from historian and Birkenstock wearer Joel Kindrick.…
5 years, 4 months ago
308 Fool's Gold
Season 6 Episode 43
A host of Elizabeth explorers explored the world in the late Elizabethan reign. Did they achieve anything, or were there efforts a false start?
Host…
5 years, 4 months ago
307b What makes Nelson Special by Adam Preston
Nelson was an extraordinary mix - described by N A M Rodgers as 'Vulnerable and weak as a man, Nelson was also a leader of unequalled ardou…
5 years, 4 months ago
370a Renaissance Warfare by Ben Jacobs
Ben Jacobs talks about how the demands and costs of Renaissance warfare changed the nature of Europe for ever
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5 years, 4 months ago
307 All Around the World
Season 6 Episode 42
For a couple of years in the mid 1570s Elizabeth nixed proposed exploration projects for fear of Spain. At the same time she was discussing a secret …
5 years, 5 months ago
306 A Devil and No Man
Season 6 Episode 41
Together the Elizabethan explorers, and authors like John Dee and Richard Hakluyt built excitement about the possibilities of global exploration. Fra…
5 years, 5 months ago
305 The Frog Prince
Season 6 Episode 40
From 1578 to 1582 the courts of France, Spain and England buzzed with the possibility of the latest office romance - between the Queen of England and…
5 years, 5 months ago