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.
Latest episode
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Oliver Cromwell: Massacres & Manoeuvres
How did Oliver Cromwell navigate the many forces ranged against him and rise to the pinnacle of his power? From the execution of Charles I, through the establishment of the Commonwealth, to savage campaigns in Ireland and Scotland,… -
Elizabeth I's Conjuror: John Dee
A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, and navigator with ties to the occult.But what role did astrology or the occult have alongside Christianity in the Elizabet… -
Floral Messages in the Tudor Court
The Tudor Rose was a well-known symbol which dominated the national identity of England. But for both the Tudors and Stuarts, flower imagery flourished across all aspects of the arts as well as in daily life, in what people wore and… -
The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. James Taffe to re-examine this compelling, contradictory woman who served five successive Tudor queens. -
William and Mary's Glorious Revolution
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb meets Professor Ted Vallance, author of The Glorious Revolution: 1688 - Britain's Fight for Liberty. -
Mystic Visionary: Teresa of Avila
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams discusses St Teresa of Avila’s remarkable life and legacy. -
Rosy Royals: Tudor & Stuart Gardens
One subtle but powerful way that the Tudor and Stuart monarchs tried to show off their magnificence was through the creation of gardens that conveyed authority and cultural achievement. Garden history gives us an insight into statec… -
Oliver Cromwell: Protector & Dictator
In this second of our series looking at the 1650s, Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb is joined again by Prof. Alice Hunt to pick up the story of Britain as it moved from republic to protectorate, under Oliver Cromwell. -
When Britain was a Republic
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves deep into the turbulent 1650s with Professor Alice Hunt -
Kateryn Parr on Film: Firebrand
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb discusses the book, the film Firebrand and Henry VIII's sixth wife that inspired them both.
