Creating the Tudors with Sean Cunningham (ep 186)
When thinking of the Tudors, we often jump to the exploits of Henry VIII. But two essential Tudor men preceded the big guy: his father and his brother. Dr. Sean Cunningham of the National Archives UK ...
3 Huhti 20241h 8min
Young Elizabeth: Becoming a Queen with Nicola Tallis (ep 185)
Before she was Gloriana, celebrating her victory over the Spanish Armada; before she was the Virgin Queen, revered in England and across Europe; before she was the longest reigning Tudor monarch, she ...
27 Maalis 202451min
Women of the Anarchy with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 184)
During the period of history known as the Anarchy, two women named Matilda stood in opposition: Empress Matilda and Queen Matilda (wife of Stephan of Blois). Sharon Bennett Connolly tells their storie...
20 Maalis 202444min
Hearing the Secret Voices, with Sarah Gristwood (ep 183)
Sarah Gristwood offers us a captivating collection of extracts from women’s diaries, looking back over 400 years to listen to women’s experience with love and family and work and leisure has changed ...
6 Maalis 202436min
Dress for Success, Tudor Style! With Judith Arnopp (ep 182)
For the Tudors, image was everything! The monarchs used their clothing and jewels to project an image of magnificence, which reinforced their place on the throne. Judith Arnopp tells us how. Show Not...
21 Helmi 202441min
Anthony Woodville's Rise and Fall with Danielle Burton (ep 181)
Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers: brother of Elizabeth Woodville, brother-in-law of King Edward IV, uncle of King Edward V. When Edward IV died, Anthony was tasked with bringing the new King to England ...
7 Helmi 20241h 14min
Eating Through the Tudor Year with Brigitte Webster (ep 180)
Eating with the Tudors is more than a guide to Tudor eating, it is a description of the changing world of monarchs and their people in the sixteenth century. Tudor food expert Brigitte Webster joins u...
24 Tammi 202458min
Tudor Education and Women's Lives with Amy McElroy (episode 179)
We love to learn about the Tudors, but how did Tudors learn? And what was life like for Tudor women? Author and historian Amy McElroy joins us to explore the lives of learners and women during Tudor t...
10 Tammi 202449min
