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
Elizabeth I’s Royal Tours
Every spring and summer of her 44 year reign, Queen Elizabeth I insisted that her court go "on progress" — royal visits to towns and aristocratic homes. These trips provided the only direct contact mo...
19 Juni 202344min
Cromwell, Boleyn & Aragon: A New Discovery
Experts at Hever Castle - the childhood home of Anne Boleyn - have made an extraordinary discovery. They’ve established that an ornate 1527 prayer book — kept in a Cambridge library for more than 350 ...
15 Juni 202334min
