
Hamnet: The Truth Behind The Oscar-Winner
Shakespeare, Hollywood, the Oscars, the plague, and a little boy called Hamnet.In this episode of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams are joined by historian...
9 Maalis 33min

The Kennedy Curse - Part 3
The Kennedy Curse didn't end with the assassination of JFK - far from it!In this final episode of our Kennedy trilogy, we ask what happened after Camelot fell. With John F. Kennedy gone and Robert Ken...
2 Maalis 34min

The Kennedy Curse - Part 2
The assassination of JFK - an unforgettable moment in a changing and volatile world: the Berlin Wall rising, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and then came the shocking events of Dallas.In this second of th...
23 Helmi 36min

The Kennedy Curse - Part 1
JFK’s assassination, plane crashes, scandals, and untimely deaths. Is there really such a thing as a Kennedy curse?In this first of three special episodes, we go back to the beginning — to the making ...
16 Helmi 33min

Royal Love: The Gaveston Affair
For Valentine’s Day, Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things goes full royal romance-with-a-body-count.Robert Hardman and Prof Kate Williams delve into the whispered love story of Edward II and his dazzling ...
9 Helmi 25min

The Royal Vampire
Welcome to royal history with bite.In this episode of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams head east to Transylvania to unravel one of the strangest threads in ...
2 Helmi 25min

The Last King of America - Part 3
Royals, hot dogs, Hollywood, and the making of the “special relationship”Robert and Kate conclude their deep dive into Britain and America’s long and complicated partnership. Joined once again by hist...
26 Tammi 29min

The Last King of America - Part 2
Revolution, the American divorce, and the true history of the sandwich! Robert and Kate return to the American War of Independence as the story moves beyond declarations and slogans, and into the long...
19 Tammi 28min




















