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Not Just the Tudors Episodes

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    Little Ice Age

    How did England adapt to severe weather from the 15th to early 19th centuries?

  2. King vs. Emperor: The Battle of Pavia, 1525

    One of the most decisive battles of the Renaissance was fought 500 years ago

  3. John Dee's Angels

    Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels?

  4. Jane Boleyn with Philippa Gregory

    Was Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law a villain or just fighting for her own life?

  5. Jane Austen & the Reformation

    How did the dissolution of the monasteries shape the landscapes of Jane Austen's novels?

  6. James II: The Restoration's Last Catholic King

    Was King James II a tyrant blinded by belief, or a visionary undone by his own time?

  7. Isabella d’Este: Renaissance Influencer

    Discover the woman we all want to be, but not be related to.

  8. Isabel and Ferdinand: Renaissance Power Couple

    How did Isabel and Ferdinand shape 15th-century Spain into a powerful monarchy?

  9. Ireland's Witchcraft Trials

    The Mystery of the Island Magee Witches.

  10. Ireland Under The Brutal Tudors

    Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the massacres carried out in Elizabeth I's name.

  11. How to Survive the Plague

    How did misinformation and scapegoats stoke terror across the nation?

  12. How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England

    How did ordinary people navigate the perils of sickness and try to live for longer?

  13. How to Run a Stuart Household

    Margaret Baker’s Receipt Books: Unearthing 17th Century Domestic Life

  14. How to Kill a Scottish Witch

    Scotland's Witch Trials and the modern-day efforts to recognise these historic injustices

  15. How Poets Spoke Truth to Power

    How have the pens of poets given rise to courage and resistance?

  16. How Persia Influenced Elizabeth I

    Could an ancient Persian drama have stopped Mary, Queen of Scots from being executed?

  17. Henry VIII's Reign of Terror

    At what point did Henry VIII's ambition cross the line into outright tyranny?

  18. Henry VIII's Reckoning: Pilgrimage of Grace

    How did the challenge to Henry VIII’s religious reforms fail to restore Catholicism?

  19. Henry VIII's Nemesis, Cardinal Pole

    Who was the Cardinal who defied Henry VIII?

  20. Henry VIII's Conscience and Contradictions

    How did Henry VIII's desires change England forever?

  21. Henry VIII's Brothers in Armour

    A fascinating look at the tournament armour of Henry VIII

  22. Henry VIII: From Cradle to King

    How did a dazzling young Tudor prince become one of history's most notorious kings?

  23. Henry VIII On Screen: The Historians' Verdict

    Where does fiction meet fact? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates

  24. Henry VIII at War

    Why has history forgotten Henry VIII's legacy as a conqueror?

  25. Henry VIII & his Rabbis

    Henry VIII sought justification for divorce from surprising places.

  26. Henry VII: Reign of Jeopardy

    Was Henry Tudor a controlling tyrant or a visionary who created peace and prosperity?

  27. Hans Holbein: New Discoveries

    Henry VIII’s commanding gaze, Anne of Cleves’ cautious poise are newly examined.

  28. Habsburg Women: Matriarchs of Power

    Time to turn our attention to the Empresses and Queens of the Habsburg Dynasty

  29. Gulliver's Travels

    Is Gulliver’s Travels an adventure story or a satire exposing political hypocrisy?

  30. Great Plague of London

    What effect did the 1665 Great Plague of London have on the human mind, society and state?

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