Tudor and Anglo Saxon Treasures at Gloucester Cathedral Archives
Hello fellow history lover!Instead of my live this week I am publishing a brand new ‘on-location’ interview. This, the first one in this ongoing series, was recorded inside the Library of Gloucester C...
15 Apr 202547min
Henry VIII's Divorce and the 1527 Sack of Rome - Part 3
In this, the final of 3 episodes, recorded live, we are discussing the factors going on in Rome which effected Henry VIII's ultimately failed attempt to secure a divorce from his first wife Katherine ...
31 Mar 20251h 27min
Rebellious Nuns, Unsung Heroes and a lost Cross
There is a fascinating and intriguing exhibition on in 2025 at Chichester Cathedral. Reverend Vanessa Baron Cathedral Treasurer, who curated the exhibition, joined me today to talk about the human sto...
29 Mar 202534min
Henry VIII's Divorce and the 1527 Sack of Rome - Part 2
In this, the second of 3 episodes, recorded live, discussing the factors going on in Rome which effected Henry VIII's ultimately failed attempt to secure a divorce from his first wife Katherine of Ara...
17 Mar 20251h 13min
Henry VIII's Divorce and the 1527 Sack of Rome
In this first of a series of 3 episodes, recorded live, discussing the factors going on in Rome which effected Henry VIII's ultimately failed attempt to secure a divorce from his first wife Katherine ...
3 Mar 20251h 20min
The Life, Death and Martyrdom of Bishop Hooper, and did Arthur Tudor sleep with Katherine of Aragon?
In this episode of British History Live, Main Topic of the episode: The life, death and martyrdom of Bishop Hooper. 3 minute explainer: Did they or didn’t they? Arthur Tudor and Katherine of Aragon, d...
17 Feb 20251h 26min
Queen James: Britain's openly gay king
Hello and Welcome! I'm Philippa and it’s great to see you here.I was honoured to be granted the first interview with Gareth Russell about his forthcoming book, a biography of James I of England/VI of ...
14 Feb 202554min
How Charles I and Oliver Cromwell lost their heads - bizarre stories from the 17th century
Exactly 12 years apart, Charles I and Oliver Cromwell lost their heads to the axe. In Cromwell's case over 2 years after he'd died!In this episode, recorded live, Philippa covers how a king could be t...
5 Feb 202558min
