Judith, England’s First Crowned Queen
When HM The Queen was crowned in 1953, her Coronation ceremony contained some subtle nods to another Queen who made history 1100 years earlier. Princess Judith of Flanders was the first woman to be cr...
7 Jun 202229min
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Matt Lewis revisits the fascinating story of Empress Matilda who came within a hair’s breadth of being crowned England’s first Queen regnant in the 12th cent...
4 Jun 202243min
Burials with Alice Roberts
What do human remains - and the objects buried with them - tell us about people’s lives in Britain in the first millennium, what they thought about mortality, how they felt about loss, and what they b...
31 Mai 202246min
The Wars of the Roses: Rise of the Beauforts
As part of our Wars of the Roses special month, there’s one family that demands more attention than they usually get: The Beauforts’.The influence of the Beauforts’ in the Wars of the Roses can still ...
28 Mai 202244min
Trade After the Roman Empire
Rivers, Silk roads and camels - how did international trade adapt and survive beyond the Roman Empire into the middle ages? In today's episode Cat is joined by author Hilary Green to talk about her de...
24 Mai 202232min
The Wars of the Roses: Endings
All things must end. This final special episode on the Wars of the Roses deals with a series of endings and considers what finding a date for the end of the conflict means for how we think about this ...
21 Mai 202232min
What Did the Anglo-Saxons Eat?
Early medieval royals ate mostly meat, right? Wrong! A new study that’s made headlines around the world has shown that medieval kings were largely vegetarian! To help shed light on this exciting new d...
17 Mai 202230min
The Wars of the Roses: Dynastic War
Part one of this comprehensive trilogy covering the Wars of the Roses left the Yorkist lords attained and in exile. From this point, the 15th century civil wars were transformed into a bitter processi...
14 Mai 202228min
