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291 Queen and Court
Season 6 Episode 26
How did Elizabethan government work, and what was Elizabeth's court like?
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5 years, 7 months ago
290 The Religious Settlement
Season 6 Episode 25
Elizabeth's England was awash with expectation - from Mary's bishops demanding that no change be made to Mary's church, to a wave of Protestant Maria…
5 years, 7 months ago
289 Elizabeth Regina
Season 6 Episode 24
A game of 2 halves this week; the major themes of Elizabeth's reign and then the Funeral of Mary and Elizabeth's coronation . Ooh, and the appointmen…
5 years, 8 months ago
288 Elizabeth I and the Historians
Season 6 Episode 23
Elizabeth's reputation has been broadly positive except for Catholic historians, established by the man pictured, William Camden (1551-1623) though s…
5 years, 8 months ago
287 Enter Good Queen Bess
Season 6 Episode 22
In January 1559, Elizabeth finally entered London, and on the day of her coronation, she processed through London. Elizabeth's personality turned the…
5 years, 9 months ago
286 Sex and the Reformation of Manners
Season 6 Episode 21
What concerned society about sexual behaviour and why ? How did they intervene in the way people lived their lives; what did you have to do to be whi…
6 years ago
285 Reformation of Manners
Season 6 Episode 20
How far did parish life change in the 16th century, and how far was the Reformation responsible? What did 16th century folk enjoy themselves, and how…
6 years, 1 month ago
284 Popular Culture in the Ritual Year
Season 6 Episode 19
The Lord of Misrule, the Boy Bishop. dancing the Morris and May games. A little about the celebrations of the ritual year, and how things changed.
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6 years, 3 months ago
283 Little Commonwealth
Season 6 Episode 18
The patriarchy, love and marriage, gender roles and huswifery, the daily grind and a bit about food and clothing. It's a smorgasbord.
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6 years, 3 months ago
282 Parish and Protest
Season 6 Episode 17
The parish was the essential and ever present canvas on which most lives were painted in early modern England. We discuss how it changes, it's harmon…
6 years, 3 months ago