The Only Prime Minister Ever Assassinated
Was this moment the closest Britain came to revolution? When Prime Minister Spencer Perceval lay dying on the floor of the Parliament, many feared it was the start of bloody revolt. We discover the as...
1 Joulu 202546min
Who Was Medieval Europe's Most Evil Monarch?
Who was the very worst of all the Medieval monarchs? No spoilers but we've got monarchs driven psychopathic by love, terrible sadists, and egos that straddled a continent. They were the worst of the w...
27 Marras 202549min
Who was the Last Witch of Scotland?
With the nights closing in, what better time to re-visit a favourite episode of ours.In 1727, Janet Horne of the Highland community of Dornoch became the last person in Britain to be tried and execute...
24 Marras 202529min
Could you Survive the Medieval Apocalypse?
For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent.We are talking about the four horsemen, locusts the size of horses, the beast of the abyss, the Whore of...
20 Marras 202545min
Why Did Henry VIII Kill Catherine Howard?
In 1540 Henry VIII was getting old, and his eyes turned to teenager Catherine Howard.He fell hard and fast for Catherine - his "rose without a thorn" - but when he found out about her past, all hell b...
17 Marras 202552min
Who Was Nostradamus?
Did Nostradamus really predict everything from the Great Fire of London to the rise of Hitler?We predict that you'll find out in this episode...Join Anthony and Maddy as they explore the life of 16th ...
13 Marras 202532min
Day in the Life of a Tudor Executioner
Did they wear black hoods? Whose axe did they use? How did you get the job in the first place? Today Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling inside the world of the Tudor Executioner.Research by Phoebe Jo...
10 Marras 202542min
Henry VIII's Murderous Reign
Henry VIII was a monarch everyone was excited for, and turned into someone who weaponised his powers for murder.What happened in his life that caused the death toll to suddenly rise?In this episode, A...
6 Marras 202551min
