The Royal Romances that Rocked the Monarchy (ep 44)
Once there was a Prince who was becoming known as a bit of a playboy. Naturally boisterous and more devoted to fun than his brother, he had spent years having a good time all around the world. While h...
24 Helmi 202121min
Victoria and Albert: Passion and Politics in Royal Marriage (ep 43)
Victoria decided she was ready to be married after all. Just a few days after Albert’s return to England, Victoria wrote to Lord Melbourne, the Prime Minister, to inform him of her decision to marry A...
17 Helmi 202123min
Jane Austen: What's Love Got to Do with It? (episode 42)
More than 200 years after her death, which was marked by an explosion of celebrations and books and merchandise and movies and television specials in 2017, Jane Austen continues to be one of the most ...
10 Helmi 202123min
Royal Romance: Henry VIII and True Love (episode 41)
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating love stories this month. And I thought I’d start with someone who certainly should have been an expert, someone who would have personally supported choco...
3 Helmi 202122min
Your Question: Was Jane Grey Really Queen of England? (ep 40)
Show Notes: Here are some great sources if you want to learn more! Nicola Tallis, Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey Suzannah Lipscomb, The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testam...
27 Tammi 202124min
Questions about British Monarchy: The Beginning! (ep 39)
Part 1, the Romans Before there were Kings of England, there was Roman occupation. In fact, you might think of the first monarch of England as being the Roman Emperor. Britain was officially discovere...
20 Tammi 202128min
Queen Charlotte, History, and Netflix: What's Real? (ep 38)
What was the Regency really like? That’s a question we can answer only in parts. We can learn something from the music and literature, something from the architecture. We can know something of the eli...
13 Tammi 202123min
Your Questions about Queens, Consorts, and Coronations (ep 37)
Today we’ll be looking at your questions regarding Queens and Consorts. Recently I posted a trivia questions on Facebook: Who was crowned in the SEVEN Tudor coronations? This raised a host of question...
6 Tammi 202136min
