Jane Austen: What's Love Got to Do with It? (episode 42)
More than 200 years after her death, which was marked by an explosion of celebrations and books and merchandise and movies and television specials in 2017, Jane Austen continues to be one of the most ...
10 Feb 202123min
Royal Romance: Henry VIII and True Love (episode 41)
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating love stories this month. And I thought I’d start with someone who certainly should have been an expert, someone who would have personally supported choco...
3 Feb 202122min
Your Question: Was Jane Grey Really Queen of England? (ep 40)
Show Notes: Here are some great sources if you want to learn more! Nicola Tallis, Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey Suzannah Lipscomb, The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testam...
27 Jan 202124min
Questions about British Monarchy: The Beginning! (ep 39)
Part 1, the Romans Before there were Kings of England, there was Roman occupation. In fact, you might think of the first monarch of England as being the Roman Emperor. Britain was officially discovere...
20 Jan 202128min
Queen Charlotte, History, and Netflix: What's Real? (ep 38)
What was the Regency really like? That’s a question we can answer only in parts. We can learn something from the music and literature, something from the architecture. We can know something of the eli...
13 Jan 202123min
Your Questions about Queens, Consorts, and Coronations (ep 37)
Today we’ll be looking at your questions regarding Queens and Consorts. Recently I posted a trivia questions on Facebook: Who was crowned in the SEVEN Tudor coronations? This raised a host of question...
6 Jan 202136min
Top 10 Royals, Rebels, and Romantics (episode 36)
In just about six months, we’ve started exploring British history together. So I thought it would be fun for the end of the year to look back at the Top Ten royals, rebels, and romantics. I’ve looked ...
30 Dec 202034min
The Windsor Winter Wonderland (episode 35)
In 1800, Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, erected the first known Christmas tree at Windsor Castle. She hosted a party for the children of Windsor families. According to Dr. John Watkins, who wrot...
23 Dec 202017min
