Not Just the Tudors Episodes Episode guide
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Captain Cook: The Voyage that Changed the World
How did Captain Cook's scientific voyage of 1768 become a mission for the British empire?
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C.S. Lewis & Narnia: Renaissance Origins
How was Renaissance symbolism and Christian imagination woven into C.S. Lewis's Narnia?
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British Barbary Slaves
How British people were enslaved by North African pirates
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Bonnie Prince Charlie & the Jacobite Rebellion
The Jacobite cause sparked some of the most devastating events in British history.
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Basque Witch Hunt
Examining new evidence of Spanish Inquisition brutality.
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Ballads of Magic & Mystery
Songs have always carried stories of love, loss, rebellion and hope.
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Aphra Behn: Revolutionary, Author, Spy
Revealing the fascinating story of this enigmatic 17th Century woman.
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Anne of Cleves: New Discoveries
What if Henry VIII’s “discarded bride” actually showed real promise as queen?
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Anne Boleyn: Dispelling the Myths
Professor Susannah Lipscomb explores the persistent myths around enigmatic Anne Boleyn.
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Anne Boleyn: Ambition or Faith?
Was Anne Boleyn a seductress, a schemer, or something far more radical?
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Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle
What was Anne Boleyn like before she became England's most controversial queen?
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An Early Modern Teenage Werewolf
An investigation into the Werewolf convictions of the 17th Century.
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Akbar, the Great Mughal
The remarkable life of one of history's most impressive emperors.
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Accidental Deaths in Tudor England
Unexpected perils and bizarre fatalities revealed in Coroner's Inquests
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"Bloody Mary": Debunking the Myths
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb takes a fresh look at Mary Tudor.