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Not Just the Tudors - Podcast

Not Just the Tudors

 History Hit

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.


Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history, new releases every Wednesday and Sunday.


A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets.


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History
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
459
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Charles V: Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V: Holy Roman Emperor

Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Geoffrey Parker to explore the extraordinary life and career of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500–1558), who ruled Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much …

00:47:41  |   Mon 21 Jun 2021
Louis XIV and his Mistresses

Louis XIV and his Mistresses

Louis XIV ruled France for more than 72 years, the longest recorded reign of any monarch of any sovereign country in history. Despite the devotion of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain, Louis took a ser…
00:51:07  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots, returned to the news headlines when the rosary she carried to her execution in 1587, was recently stolen from Arundel Castle. It's the latest chapter in the enduring story of th…

00:50:29  |   Mon 14 Jun 2021
Japan's Edo Period

Japan's Edo Period

After a century of Civil War, changes in the way Japan was ruled from 1600 onwards meant that Europeans and Christianity made few inroads into Japanese society. Shogun Tokugawa organised Japan into a…
00:55:39  |   Thu 10 Jun 2021
The French Historie: A Gory Poem

The French Historie: A Gory Poem

In 1589, Anne Dowriche, the wife of a Puritan minister from Devon, wrote a long and gory poem about the bloody, ongoing conflict between Catholics and Huguenots in France. Dowriche's The French Histo…

00:40:14  |   Mon 07 Jun 2021
A 16th Century Public Executioner

A 16th Century Public Executioner

The German executioner Meister Frantz Schmidt kept a fascinating journal of all the executions, torture and punishments he administered between 1573 and 1618. In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, …
00:41:55  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
Dissolution of the Monasteries

Dissolution of the Monasteries

Ordered by King Henry VIII and carried out by Thomas Cromwell, the dissolution of the monasteries was the greatest land re-distribution in England since the Norman Conquest, and the largest windfall …

00:37:02  |   Mon 31 May 2021
The Renaissance Lute

The Renaissance Lute

The lute, with its double strings and beautiful decorative detail is a familiar feature of Renaissance paintings. In the sixteenth century, lute music was highly prized in the courts of Europe and lu…

00:46:48  |   Thu 27 May 2021
Origins of the English in India

Origins of the English in India

In the late 16th century, a group of London merchants petitioned Queen Elizabeth I to allow them to build English trade in Asia. She granted a charter in 1600 to support the English East India Compan…
00:46:10  |   Mon 24 May 2021
Anne Boleyn: New Discoveries

Anne Boleyn: New Discoveries

Anne Boleyn has been trending on Twitter after it was announced that secret inscriptions were found hidden in the Book of Hours that she took to her execution. They were discovered by Kate McCaffrey …

00:43:52  |   Thu 20 May 2021
Anne Boleyn: Life and Afterlives

Anne Boleyn: Life and Afterlives

In the first of two special podcasts to mark the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death, Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the enduring fascination with Anne's life and d…

00:50:33  |   Mon 17 May 2021
17th Century Female Spies

17th Century Female Spies

If you think that the female spy is a 20th century phenomenon, be it Mata Hari, Mrs Zigzag or Eve Polastri, think again! Accounts of numerous 17th century 'she-intelligencers' have lain undiscovered …
00:41:53  |   Thu 13 May 2021
Tudor Banquets

Tudor Banquets

The Tudors loved a good banquet, to show off their wealth and social status. Guests were plied with the most superb food, made from the most expensive ingredients and displayed in the most outrageous…
00:33:28  |   Mon 10 May 2021
The Aztecs

The Aztecs

What we know about the Aztecs of Mexico often comes from the accounts of their Spanish conquerors. But the Aztec culture was far more sophisticated than the European invaders chose to portray. In thi…
00:51:09  |   Thu 06 May 2021
The Queer Shakespeare: John Lyly

The Queer Shakespeare: John Lyly

John Lyly's name may not be so familiar. He was a playwright and poet writing at the same time as Shakespeare and, in his day, was more famous than the Bard himself. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks…
00:40:16  |   Mon 03 May 2021
Bridewell: The Palace that became a Prison

Bridewell: The Palace that became a Prison

In the heart of Shakespeare's London, there was a palace that had become a prison: Bridewell. Professor Duncan Salkeld has explored the records of this notorious destination for the poor and the indi…
00:41:44  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
An Early Modern Teenage Werewolf

An Early Modern Teenage Werewolf

The witch-hunts of sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe are well-known. But did you know that some 300 people were convicted of being werewolves? In this revelatory podcast with Dr. Jan Machielse…
00:34:06  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
Velazquez and the Spanish Court

Velazquez and the Spanish Court

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Laura Cumming - author and art critic for The Observer - about Velázquez, arguably the greatest genius of Spanish painting. They particularly discuss one of the w…
00:49:59  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
Henry VIII's Billionaire Wardrobe

Henry VIII's Billionaire Wardrobe

Venetian ambassador Sebastian Giustinian described Henry VIII as the 'best dressed sovereign in the world'. The King spent the equivalent of £2 million a year on clothes. In this episode with Profess…
00:43:14  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
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