Henry VIII’s Lost Brother, Prince Arthur
During the early part of the sixteenth century England should have been ruled by King Arthur Tudor with his wife Catherine of Aragon as Queen. Had the first-born son of Henry VII lived into adulthood,...
17 Nov 202246min
Oliver Cromwell’s Republic
On 30 January 1649, King Charles I was executed for treason. Within weeks the monarchy had been abolished and the House of Lords discarded. The people were now the sovereign force in the land. What th...
14 Nov 202246min
Inca Apocalypse
For many, the word Inca conjures up images of an ancient civilisation in South America, swiftly conquered by the Spanish in their quest for gold and Christian converts.In this episode of Not Just the ...
10 Nov 202255min
Life in Tudor England
What was life really like in Tudor England? This was a society where monarchy was under strain, the church was in crisis, where contending with war, rebellion, plague and poverty was a fact of daily l...
7 Nov 202250min
Mary I: Myths Vs. Reality
Queen Mary I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She reigned - as England’s first Queen Regnant - between 1553-1558. Unlike her sister and successor Elizabeth I, Mary’s posthumous ...
3 Nov 202246min
Sorcery and the Tudor Court
It's a little known fact that the Tudor monarchs and their councillors used - and feared - magic and the occult. At this time of great religious change and great religious faith, belief in magic was p...
31 Okt 202236min
Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India
In 1611, the daughter of a Persian nobleman and widow of a subversive official, became the 20th and favourite wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Unique and outstanding for the age in which she lived...
27 Okt 202235min
Edward VI & The Prayer Book Rebellion
The so-called “Prayer Book Rebellion” of 1549 saw the people of Devon and Cornwall rising up against the young King Edward VI, determined to halt the religious reforms of the Tudor period. The rebelli...
24 Okt 202243min
