From the Aztecs to witches, Prof Suzannah Lipscomb talks all aspects of the Tudor period
Sounds,·135 episodes
Was Mary, Queen of Scots involved in the murder of her second husband?
15 Dec 2025,·48 mins,·
Henry VIII’s commanding gaze, Anne of Cleves’ cautious poise are newly examined.
11 Dec 2025,·56 mins
How Wren turned the Great Fire's destruction into a building of timeless beauty?
08 Dec 2025,·51 mins
How might England, and the world, be different if the Gunpowder Plot triumphed?
04 Dec 2025,·54 mins
One of the most decisive battles of the Renaissance was fought 500 years ago
01 Dec 2025,·55 mins
Unlock the pages of one of the most extraordinary diaries ever written.
27 Nov 2025,·47 mins,·
Was Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law a villain or just fighting for her own life?
24 Nov 2025,·57 mins
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb discovers how Islam profoundly influenced early modern Europe
20 Nov 2025,·50 mins
How did ordinary people navigate the perils of sickness and try to live for longer?
17 Nov 2025,·55 mins
In a world where the patriarchy ruled supreme, these women risked everything.
13 Nov 2025,·47 mins
Songs have always carried stories of love, loss, rebellion and hope.
10 Nov 2025,·52 mins,·
Where does fiction meet fact? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates
06 Nov 2025,·65 mins
How did the Plantagenets fair after the Wars of the Roses? Prof. Lipscomb investigates
03 Nov 2025,·50 mins
Why is the Virgin Mary always dressed in blue? Does egg tempera smell?
30 Oct 2025,·48 mins,·
How the most enigmatic Habsburg emperor established the heart of Renaissance creativity
27 Oct 2025,·50 mins
Exploring Dangerous Times: Playwrights, Politics, and Censorship in Elizabethan England
23 Oct 2025,·46 mins
Time to turn our attention to the Empresses and Queens of the Habsburg Dynasty
20 Oct 2025,·47 mins
With six wives, Henry VIII must have had something going for him, right?
16 Oct 2025,·44 mins,·
How the "monarch of the world" defined and shaped 16th-century Europe
13 Oct 2025,·48 mins,·
Could a long-hidden portrait unlock the mystery of Shakespeare’s most intimate poetry?
09 Oct 2025,·44 mins
How did a modest Swiss noble house rise to dominate Europe for almost 400 years?
06 Oct 2025,·44 mins
From the decisive Battle of Naseby to the execution of King Charles I
02 Oct 2025,·40 mins
What sparks a nation to turn against its own king?
29 Sep 2025,·44 mins
Meet the Guise - one of France's most charismatic but bloodthirsty families
25 Sep 2025,·39 mins,·
How did the death of lawyer Thomas Overbury lead to a scandal that rocked the monarchy?
22 Sep 2025,·45 mins
Could his wife's death have cleared the way for Robert Dudley to marry Elizabeth I?
18 Sep 2025,·40 mins,·
Who stabbed the famed playwright? And who planned it?
15 Sep 2025,·51 mins,·
An exploration of the four humors and human classification in the Early Modern period
11 Sep 2025,·42 mins,·
Was Molière really a radical — or a master of well-calibrated provocation?
08 Sep 2025,·49 mins
What if the tale of one night could change the way we view art forever?
04 Sep 2025,·64 mins,·
