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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How to Kill a Scottish Witch
At least 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland including men. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates with campaigners Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi -
Shakespeare's First Playhouse
The making of Shakespeare: apprenticeship, theatre and the Burbage legacy -
Young Elizabeth I
How did a child written off by the Tudor court become one of England's most iconic monarchs? -
The Maya and the Inquisition
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Amy Fuller explore one of history’s most chilling acts of cultural destruction. -
The Elizabethans and Islam
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb and Prof. Jerry Brotton discuss England's fascinating relations with the Muslim world, which were far more extensive, and often more amicable, than we might think. -
The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake
For centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been celebrated as a national hero - the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. But behind the Drake legend, was there a darker reality of violence and exploitation? Were his attacks on Spanish gal… -
Tudors & Their Dogs
What does the Tudors' love of dogs reveal about the hierarchy, politics and humanity of the period? -
The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity
The dynamic and complex encounters between Europeans and Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean following Columbus's arrival in 1492 -
Cardinal Wolsey
The rise and fall of Henry VIII's most trusted confidant -
Cortés and the Aztecs
How true are the myths about the Aztecs and the impact of European colonisation?
