Not Just the Tudors
By History Hit
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history.
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Conquest of the Americas
You may think you know about the daring exploits of Columbus, the ruthless ambition of Cortés, but beyond the accepted histories lies a world of indigenous voices—stories of fierce resistance, cunnin… -
What did Henry VIII Believe?
The Gruesome Symmetry of the Six Martyrs: Henry VIII's Religious Turmoil -
Aphra Behn: Revolutionary, Author, Spy
The first woman to earn a living by writing, how did Behn craft her public persona while challenging cultural and sexual norms? -
Dr Faustus: Pacts with the Devil
How did Marlowe's play become a cultural phenomenon that still echoes today through John Grisham and James Bond? -
Henry VIII & his Rabbis
Why did Henry VIII turn to Italian rabbis to help him annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon? -
Murderous Women
Why did crimes committed by women fascinate society more than those carried out by men? -
The Birth of New York City
400 years ago, Fort Amsterdam was established on the southern tip of Manhattan island. How did things change when England invaded in 1664? -
Ireland's Witchcraft Trials
The chilling story of possession, witchcraft accusations and Ireland’s only recorded execution of a man for witchcraft. -
Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love
Rumours of secret trysts between Elizabeth I and Dudley set the court ablaze - but their love was doomed from the start. -
Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith
The brief life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet is now quite well known, thanks to Maggie O'Farrell's novel, but Hamnet also had a twin sister Judith, who outlived her brother by many decades. Now it's time for Judith to take centre stage…