Not Just the Tudors

**Contains historical language which may cause offence**Between the early 1600s and late 1700s, thousands of British sailors, fishermen, merchants, and coastal villagers were captured and enslaved by ...

4 Aug 202545min

From the establishment of a formidable double monarchy to the complex dynamics of the Spanish Inquisition, Isabel of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon were quite the Renaissance team.Professor Suzannah ...

31 Jul 202548min

**This episode contains sexually explicit language**In an age when powerful female rulers were few and far between, Isabel of Castile rose against the odds to become one of Europe's most formidable mo...

28 Jul 202551min

What was the Jacobite cause, and why did it spark some of the most famous and devastating events in British history?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Professor Allan McInnes dive into the Jacobite rebel...

24 Jul 202549min

**This episode contains discussions of miscarriage**When a teenage Catholic princess was sent from Italy to marry James II and reunite England with Rome, public scandal and political intrigue fuelled ...

21 Jul 202558min

Five generations of remarkable women - from Mary of Burgundy to Isabella Clara Eugenia - made an enduring impact on the Low Countries. By strategically navigating political alliances, personal losses,...

17 Jul 202551min

The maverick herbalist who fought for medical freedom.We love a rebel with a cause here on Not Just The Tudors, and Nicholas Culpeper was just that.He defied the authoritarian College of Physicians in...

14 Jul 202547min

Before the Spanish Armada threatened England in 1588, an even more dangerous invasion loomed, just across the Channel in France. The Battle of the Solent—470 years ago in July 1545—is chiefly known f...

10 Jul 202548min