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Japan's Edo Period and the "Floating World"
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb navigates the fascinating, floating world of Japan in the 17th century - its art, its brothels, its class system, Kibuki theatre and Samurai warriors - with Professor Timon Screech. -
Bloody Massacres and the Puritan Poet
With her 1589 epic poem about the bloody conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France, Anne Dowriche became one of the first women writers to publicly comment on contemporary political events and speak up against tyranny. -
The "Spectacle of Suffering": A 16th Century Executioner
Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Joel Harrington to discover Meister Frantz Schmidt, a conscientious and highly literate German executioner in the 16th century. -
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
The dissolution of the monasteries brought about the largest windfall of cash to the crown in history. But it had far-reaching consequences for the poor, for education, even for pregnant women. -
The Renaissance Lute
Suzannah Lipscomb talks to leading lutenist and musicologist Dr. Lynda Sayce, to explore and hear what the lute sounds like, how it evolved in different countries, and its cultural importance. -
Origins of the English in India
Suzannah Lipscomb talks to David Veevers about the origins of the English East India Company, its initial struggles and failures, and how it transformed itself into a political and military power that led to the British Empire dominance of India. -
Anne Boleyn Special: New Discoveries
Why does Anne Boleyn continue to fascinate us, almost five centuries after her execution? -
Anne Boleyn Special 1: Life and Afterlives
In the first of two special podcasts to mark the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death, Suzanah Lipscomb is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the enduring fascination with Anne's life and demise. Exploring the different perceptions... -
17th Century Female Spies
If you think that the female spy is a modern phenomenon, be it Mata Hari, Mrs Zigzag or Eve Polastri, think again! Suzannah talks to Nadine Akkerman about the incredible 17th century 'she-intelligencers' forgotten by history. -
Banqueting like a Tudor
For the Tudors there was nothing like a good banquet to show off your wealth and social status. Professor Suzannah Lipscombe talks to Brigitte Webster about how the most superb food - and the arrival of sugar - changed Tudor habits and mores.
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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