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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Fall of Thomas More
Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, closest ally, rumoured torturer and...Saint? -
Rise of Thomas More
Saintly man of conscience or stubborn zealot? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Joanne Paul investigate. -
John Dee's Angels
Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I really communicating with angels and following their instructions? -
Philip II of Spain, King of England
Was Philip's role as King of England merely ceremonial, or did he wield real power? -
Dancing Plague of 1518
Why did 400 people dance wildly for weeks on end in Strasbourg? -
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.
