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Not Just the Tudors Episodes

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    Spanish Armada

    A fierce naval battle in 1588 saved England from invasion. But who was the real hero?

  2. Six Wives: Katherine of Aragon

    Beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII here were six women who shaped history.

  3. Six Wives: Katherine Howard

    Step forward Queen Katherine, victim or vixen?

  4. Six Wives: Kateryn Parr

    Queen Kateryn; a true survivor.

  5. Six Wives: Jane Seymour

    Learning about Henry's most elusive queen

  6. Six Wives: Anne of Cleeves

    The real story of the 'Flanders Mare'

  7. Six Wives: Anne Boleyn

    Beyond the King, who was Anne Boleyn?

  8. Shakespeare's Male Muse: A Mystery Solved?

    Could a long-hidden portrait unlock the mystery of Shakespeare鈥檚 most intimate poetry?

  9. Shakespeare's First Playhouse

    The Making of Shakespeare: Apprenticeship, Theatre and the Burbage Legacy

  10. Shakespeare's Family: New Discoveries

    Examining new evidence about the Bard and the women in his life.

  11. Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith

    What do we know about Shakespeare's daughter who lived through the English Civil War?

  12. Rudolf II, the "Mad Habsburg Emperor"

    How the most enigmatic Habsburg emperor established the heart of Renaissance creativity

  13. Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love

    The Rise and Scandal of Robert Dudley: Elizabeth's Favourite.

  14. Rise of Thomas More

    Saintly man of conscience or stubborn zealot? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates.

  15. Rise of the Habsburgs

    How did a modest Swiss noble house rise to dominate Europe for almost 400 years?

  16. Rise of the Borgias

    Professor Suzannah Lipscomb steps into the shadowy world of the real Borgias.

  17. Rene Descartes

    The genius who sought biological proof of a soul's existence

  18. Prelude to the English Civil War

    How was 17th-century England hurled into one of the bloodiest periods in its history?

  19. Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk

    Charms and spells for help or revenge; an early-modern solution to problems.

  20. Philip II of Spain, King of England

    Was Philip's role as King of England merely ceremonial, or did he wield real power?

  21. Othered: Race, Gender & Human 'Monsters'

    An exploration of the four humors and human classification in the Early Modern period

  22. Oliver Cromwell v. Charles I

    From the decisive Battle of Naseby to the execution of King Charles I

  23. Nicholas Culpeper: Herbalist and Radical

    The maverick herbalist who fought for medical freedom.

  24. Nell Gwyn: Actress & Royal Mistress

    How did a lowly orange seller become the celebrated mistress of Charles II?

  25. Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard

    Where did the greatest cache of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery ever found come from?

  26. Mysterious Murder of Juan Borgia

    Who was responsible for one of history's great unsolved murders?

  27. Murderous Women

    The women who horrified and fascinated England with their shocking acts of violence.

  28. Moli猫re: Satire, Scandal & the Stage

    Was Moli猫re really a radical 鈥� or a master of well-calibrated provocation?

  29. Mary Rose & the Battle of the Solent

    Before the Spanish Armada, an even more dangerous invasion loomed.

  30. Marlowe & Shakespeare: Rivals or Collaborators?

    Exploring Dangerous Times: Playwrights, Politics, and Censorship in Elizabethan England

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