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Not Just the Tudors

From the Aztecs to witches, Prof Suzannah Lipscomb talks all aspects of the Tudor period

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Rise of Thomas More
Saintly man of conscience or stubborn zealot? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates.
02 Jun 2025,43 mins
John Dee's Angels
Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels?
29 May 2025,52 mins
Philip II of Spain, King of England
Was Philip's role as King of England merely ceremonial, or did he wield real power?
26 May 2025,42 mins
Dancing Plague of 1518
One woman's mysterious dance sparked an epidemic of people dancing til they dropped.
22 May 2025,48 mins
How to Kill a Scottish Witch
Scotland's Witch Trials and the modern-day efforts to recognise these historic injustices
19 May 2025,60 mins
Shakespeare's First Playhouse
The Making of Shakespeare: Apprenticeship, Theatre and the Burbage Legacy
15 May 2025,56 mins
Young Elizabeth I
How did a child written off by the court become one of England's most iconic monarchs?
12 May 2025,50 mins
The Maya & the Inquisition
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores a chilling act of cultural destruction in Mexico
08 May 2025,48 mins
The Elizabethans and Islam
How and why did Elizabeth I try to align England with Muslim powers?
05 May 2025,49 mins
The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake
A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths.
01 May 2025,58 mins
Tudors & Their Dogs
The Tudors' love of dogs reveals a lot about the hierarchy and pleasures of the period
28 Apr 2025,46 mins
The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity
What - and who - did Christopher Columbus find when he landed in the Caribbean?
24 Apr 2025,50 mins
Cardinal Wolsey
The rise and fall of Henry VIII's most trusted confidant
21 Apr 2025,50 mins
Cortez and the Aztecs
Unraveling the Aztec Conquest: Myths, Murder and Indigenous Perspectives
17 Apr 2025,59 mins
Succession 1625: James I to Charles I
The events that ed England and Scotland, and forged Great Britain.
14 Apr 2025,49 mins
Christopher Columbus
Columbus: The man, the monster and the four voyages.
10 Apr 2025,40 mins
Henry VIII's Conscience and Contradictions
How did Henry VIII's desires change England forever?
07 Apr 2025,29 mins
Conquest of the Americas
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb uncovers the hidden stories of the Spanish Invasions
03 Apr 2025,51 mins
What did Henry VIII Believe?
The Gruesome Symmetry of the Six Martyrs: Henry VIII's Religious Turmoil
31 Mar 2025,49 mins
Aphra Behn: Revolutionary, Author, Spy
Revealing the fascinating story of this enigmatic 17th Century woman.
27 Mar 2025,40 mins
Dr Faustus: Pacts with the Devil
How one play danced with the devil and it paid off.
24 Mar 2025,40 mins
Henry VIII & his Rabbis
Henry VIII sought justification for divorce from surprising places.
20 Mar 2025,42 mins
Murderous Women
The women who horrified and fascinated England with their shocking acts of violence.
17 Mar 2025,53 mins
The Birth of New York City
Colonising Manhattan.
13 Mar 2025,44 mins
Ireland's Witchcraft Trials
The Mystery of the Island Magee Witches.
10 Mar 2025,43 mins
Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love
The Rise and Scandal of Robert Dudley: Elizabeth's Favourite.
06 Mar 2025,58 mins
Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith
What do we know about Shakespeare's daughter who lived through the English Civil War?
03 Mar 2025,36 mins
The Great Siege of Malta
What happens when a small island faces the might of the Ottoman Empire?
27 Feb 2025,49 mins
How to Run a Stuart Household
Margaret Baker’s Receipt Books: Unearthing 17th Century Domestic Life
24 Feb 2025,35 mins
Giordano Bruno: Mystic, Heretic, Spy
S.J. Parris shares her hero; a defender of free speech who was executed by the Church.
20 Feb 2025,40 mins