
The Kennedy Curse - Part 1
JFK’s assassination, plane crashes, scandals, and untimely deaths. Is there really such a thing as a Kennedy curse?In this first of three special episodes, we go back to the beginning — to the making ...
16 Feb 33min

Royal Love: The Gaveston Affair
For Valentine’s Day, Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things goes full royal romance-with-a-body-count.Robert Hardman and Prof Kate Williams delve into the whispered love story of Edward II and his dazzling ...
9 Feb 25min

The Royal Vampire
Welcome to royal history with bite.In this episode of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams head east to Transylvania to unravel one of the strangest threads in ...
2 Feb 25min

The Last King of America - Part 3
Royals, hot dogs, Hollywood, and the making of the “special relationship”Robert and Kate conclude their deep dive into Britain and America’s long and complicated partnership. Joined once again by hist...
26 Jan 29min

The Last King of America - Part 2
Revolution, the American divorce, and the true history of the sandwich! Robert and Kate return to the American War of Independence as the story moves beyond declarations and slogans, and into the long...
19 Jan 28min

The Last King of America - Part 1
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence - unfolding the momentous history.Robert and Kate kick off a three-part deep dive into one of history’s significant break-ups: how George III...
12 Jan 27min

Eleanor: England's Lost Queen
Love, loss, and a queen who deserves to be famous again.This week, Kate is joined by historian and broadcaster Alice Loxton, whose new book follows a wonderfully bonkers idea: walking 200 miles in Dec...
5 Jan 25min

The Royal Pantomime
Behind every coronation, balcony wave and solemn procession lies a simple truth: royalty is theatre.In this sparkling, story-packed episode of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things, Robert Hardman and Prof...
29 Des 202524min




















