
Hamnet Times Four: Experiencing the Book, Movie, Play, and Audio Book (ep 245)
Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet has captured the attention of the world, focusing on Shakespeare's family. The importance of Agnes (Anne) Hathaway Shakespeare and the death of son Hamnet changed the family....
22 Apr 52min

Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble: Scottish Witches with Mary Craig (244)
Macbeth begins ominously: "Enter three witches." What did Scottish people believe about witches? Historian and author Mary Craig joins Royals, Rebels, and Romantics to explain. Show Notes: Mary Crai...
8 Apr 49min

Leadership Lessons from History and Shakespeare: Henry V and the Power of Listening (ep 243)
A new series on Royals, Rebels, and Romantics! Leadership Lessons from History and Shakespeare. This week we take a deep dive into Shakespeare's Henry V and why listening is a leader's superpower. Ca...
1 Apr 33min

Scandals Surrounding the Seymour Women with Rebecca Batley (242)
Jane Seymour was not the only famous Seymour woman of the sixteenth century. Rebecca Batley explores the lives of Edward Seymour's two wives, Catherine Filliol and Anne Stanhope. Show Notes: Rebecc...
25 Mar 56min

Elizabeth Goff and the Bloody, Brilliant Tudors (ep 241)
Elizabeth Goff, aka The Historical Gal, brings the Tudors to life, with 100 tales of gowns, gossip, and gory ends! Show Notes Elizabeth Goff @TheHistoryGal @thehistoricalgal @the_historical_gal o...
11 Mar 52min

Michael Livingston & The Bloody Crowns: The Two Hundred Years War (ep 240)
It was a conflict that raged on for years, shifting alliances, remaking warfare, and changing the political and economic landscape of Europe forever. Michael Livingston deep into the history of what w...
25 Feb 1h 2min

Catherine de Medici & Bess of Hardwick: Wives & Mothers of Power (ep 239)
Throughout history, women have used their own ways to establish credibility and exercise influence. In the sixteenth century, two women took this to high art: Catherine de Medici and Bess of Hardwick....
11 Feb 50min

Heart of a Lioness with Catherine Hanley (ep 238)
Joanna Plantagenet, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, was a princess and a pioneer. Author and historian Catherine Hanley takes us through her exciting life and shares insights from her b...
28 Jan 39min





















