Hapsburg Inbreeding with Dr. Adam Rutherford
One of Early Modern Europe’s most powerful families, the Hapsburgs shared a physical trait so distinctive that it came to be regarded as a badge of honour - the large, jutting jaw that was a result of...
11 Syys 202334min
Michelangelo
At 31, Michelangelo was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world. Long before he died at almost 90, he was widely believed to be the greatest sculptor or painter who had ever lived. Fe...
7 Syys 202342min
Origins of Modern Iran: Safawid Dynasty
The Safawid Dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1501 to 1736, marked the beginning of modern Iranian history. At its height, it controlled all of what is now Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Armenia, eastern Geo...
4 Syys 202347min
Dutch Golden Age: 'The Goldfinch' and its Painter
On the morning of 12 October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than 70 miles away. Carel Fabritius - now known across the worl...
31 Elo 202346min
Henry VIII's Billionaire Wardrobe
Henry VIII was described as the 'best dressed sovereign in the world' by the Venetian ambassador Sebastian Giustinian. The Tudor King spent the equivalent of £2 million a year on clothes. In this epis...
28 Elo 202343min
Girls on Stage and Page in the Elizabethan Age
Contrary to the idea that the early modern stage was male-dominated, girls actually played an active part in religious dramas, civic pageants, Elizabethan country house entertainments, and Stuart cour...
24 Elo 202333min
Stealing the Crown Jewels with Al Murray
In 1671, an Anglo-Irish officer, the self-styled Colonel Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. The thwarted crime brought him face-to-face with King Charles II. This incr...
21 Elo 202341min
Elizabeth I's Censored Annals: A Major Discovery
Did King James VI of Scotland plot to assassinate Elizabeth I? Did she name him as her successor? For centuries, dozens of pasted-over passages in the original manuscript of William Camden’s Annals ha...
17 Elo 202339min
