Tudor Queens: The Power of Jewellery
From the mid-15th century to the mid-16th century, there were 10 Queens Consort of England, from Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr. For each of these Queens, jewellery was a way she could signify he...
17 Juli 202341min
Elizabethan Rivals: Francis Bacon & Edward Coke
As Queen Elizabeth I lays dying, King James VI of Scotland is waiting to accede to the throne of England. But who will thrive and who will fall under the new King? Will it be the scholar Francis Bacon...
13 Juli 202332min
Francis Drake's Discovery of West Coast America
In the summer of 1579, Francis Drake had to land in a ‘fair and good bay’ on the western coast of the New World when his ship - The Golden Hind - needed repairs. A sign was put up, naming it Nova Albi...
10 Juli 202337min
Thomas More on Film: The Historians' Verdict
What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate depictions of Thomas More on film and TV? History with the gloves off - our third special episode of Not Just the Tudors Lates! Th...
6 Juli 202356min
Elizabeth I's Musician: William Byrd
The most admired and influential composer during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, William Byrd died exactly 400 years ago on 4 July 1623. Byrd’s music ranks among the most unique and ...
3 Juli 202348min
Shakespeare's Plays: The Power of Gestures
When we think of Shakespeare, we mostly think of language. But what about gesture and other forms of nonverbal communication - from thumb-biting in Romeo and Juliet to Pistol giving “the fig of Spain”...
29 Juni 202353min
Transgender Fairies in Early Modern Literature
Today we think of fairies on the stage and in stories as often cute, ultra-feminine and unthreatening. But in Early Modern literature, fairies were supernatural often gender-fluid beings - just think ...
26 Juni 202338min
Shakespeare's London: Going to the Theatre
In this third special episode of Not Just the Tudors celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the nature of theatre-g...
22 Juni 202356min
