The Death of Henry VIII
On 28 January 1547, King Henry VIII died at the age of 55. Just hours before his passing, his last will and testament had been read, stamped, and sealed. Historians have disagreed ever since about its...
15 Jul 202437min
The First Japanese Visitor to Elizabethan England
In November 1588, a 21-year-old Japanese man called Christopher met Queen Elizabeth I. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North America. His story has been almost ...
11 Jul 202426min
Charles II's Lost Queen: Catherine de Braganza
Despite Catherine of Braganza's crucial place in British history, she has always been overshadowed by stories of Charles II’s many mistresses and forgotten as his boring, powerless wife. This could no...
8 Jul 202437min
Ultimate Tudor Spy-Master: Robert Cecil
Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, stood at the heart of the Tudor and then Stuart state, a vital figure in managing the succession from Elizabeth I to James I & VI, warding off military and relig...
4 Jul 202447min
Six Wives: Kateryn Parr
Six wives - six lives that we think we know everything about. But beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII and, in most cases, tragic ends, here were six women who shaped history in their o...
1 Jul 202447min
Women Pirates of the Caribbean
Anne Bonny and Mary Read were pirates who sailed the Caribbean in the early 18th century. For both of them, piracy offered a chance at a freedom otherwise disallowed to women.In this episode of Not Ju...
26 Jun 202446min
Six Wives: Katherine Howard
Six wives - six lives that we think we know everything about. But beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII and, in most cases, tragic ends, here were six women who shaped history in their o...
24 Jun 202443min
Legendary Woman Samurai: Hosokawa Gracia
Toda Mariko, or Mariko-san, one of the main characters from the new TV series Shogun - adapted from James Clavell's epic novel - is based on a real woman, Hosokawa Gracia. Who was she? Was she the zea...
20 Jun 202437min
