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Episode 315: England Triumphant
Season 1 Episode 312
England emerges from the defeat of the Spanish Armada, its stock never higher. Yet all around Elizabeth the signs of the end of the Tudor age continu…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 314: The End of the Valois
Season 1 Episode 312
We enter this episode with an heir and a spare. We end with neither and the end of France's ruling house since the High Middle Ages.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 313: The Armada
Season 1 Episode 313
The "Protestant Wind" fells Philip's Armada, leaving Elizabeth "Eliza Triumphant".
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1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 312: The Tragical Execution
Season 1 Episode 312
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, finally meets her end.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 311: Henri III
Season 1 Episode 310
Catherine D'Medic's favorite son takes over the throne of France. Henri III is going to be notable for many reasons in French history and today we be…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 310: The Death of Charles IX
Season 1 Episode 308
Charles IX, fairly or unfairly, will forever be remembered for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. His death ushers in a new era of uncertainty for b…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 309: English Intrigues
Season 1 Episode 306
In this episode, we return to England under Queen Elizabeth I. Around Elizabeth, her key advisors grow increasingly uneasy about her seeming unwillin…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 308: The Sedentary Sultan
Season 1 Episode 306
After the death of Selim II, the Ottoman Empire goes into a period of decline. Successive Sultans seem far more interested in doling out favors to th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 307: Selim II and the Battle of Lepanto
Season 1 Episode 306
Today we are back in the Ottoman Empire. Selim II takes over for the deceased Suleyman the Magnificent. He continues his father's policies but suffer…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 306: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Season 1 Episode 304
The swelling tide in France finally explodes in August 1572. Just as it seems like the marriage of the Protestant Henri of Navarre prepares to wed th…
1 year, 9 months ago