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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Elizabeth I & the Sultan of Morocco
Unlikely allies: How Elizabeth I and the Moroccan Sultan plotted to reshape the world. -
William III & the Persecution of Sodomites
**Warning: This episode contains explicit descriptions of sexual acts and the use of historic terminology that does not align with current usage**The first widespread discussion of so… -
Majestic Mughals: From Akbar to Shah Jahan
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Susan Stronge at the V&A Museum delve into the opulent world of the great Mughals during their golden age. -
The Witches of Lorraine
**This episode contains brief descriptions of tortures**Between 1570 and 1630 there was intense persecution as thousands of people were accused of being witches in Lorraine, a small duchy on the borders of France… -
The Women who Painted the Tudors
We probably think that the only artists working in the Tudor court were men, like Holbein and Hilliard. But new research is revealing that women were painting the Tudors too, and they were probably more active than we have previously suspect… -
Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk
Long before witch trials, magic was the domain of ‘cunning folk’ who were part of the fabric of medieval and early modern life. Their charms, filters and spells - for personal advancement, aiding fertility, predicting the future, e… -
Leonardo da Vinci with Ken Burns
Leonardo da Vinci was a man like no other. A restless visionary and polymath, his paintings are some of the best known of all works of art.To talk about Leonardo, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Ken Burn… -
Witchfinder General
In the aftermath of the Civil War, a remote corner of Essex witnessed the most brutally devastating witch-hunt in English history. A dangerous maverick Matthew Hopkins, 'the Witchfinder General', hunted down vulnerable people across East An… -
Invisible Activists of the Reformation
The names that spring first to mind in the Reformation of Christianity tend always to be male. But women were central to these extraordinary transformations in religious life in Europe and around the globe.Profe… -
The Witch
Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Professor Ronald Hutton as they explore the evolving definitions of witches, the global spread of witch beliefs, and their impact during the 16th and 17th century witch trials in Europe.
