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Not Just the Tudors Episodes

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    Marie Antoinette

    A trailblazing diva who divided society.

  2. Machiavelli

    Was Machiavelli a cynical manipulator or a realist ahead of his time?

  3. Lucrezia Borgia

    Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb dissects the myths surrounding the infamous femme fatale

  4. Little Ice Age

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

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

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

  6. John Dee's Angels

    Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels?

  7. Jane Boleyn with Philippa Gregory

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

  8. Jane Austen & the Reformation

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

  9. Isabella d鈥橢ste: Renaissance Influencer

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

  10. Isabel and Ferdinand: Renaissance Power Couple

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

  11. Ireland's Witchcraft Trials

    The Mystery of the Island Magee Witches.

  12. How to Survive the Plague

    How did misinformation and scapegoats stoke terror across the nation?

  13. How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England

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

  14. How to Run a Stuart Household

    Margaret Baker鈥檚 Receipt Books: Unearthing 17th Century Domestic Life

  15. How to Kill a Scottish Witch

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

  16. Henry VIII's Conscience and Contradictions

    How did Henry VIII's desires change England forever?

  17. Henry VIII's Brothers in Armour

    A fascinating look at the tournament armour of Henry VIII

  18. Henry VIII On Screen: The Historians' Verdict

    Where does fiction meet fact? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates

  19. Henry VIII & his Rabbis

    Henry VIII sought justification for divorce from surprising places.

  20. Habsburg Women: Matriarchs of Power

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

  21. Giordano Bruno: Mystic, Heretic, Spy

    S.J. Parris shares her hero; a defender of free speech who was executed by the Church.

  22. German Peasants War

    500 years ago, a moment of hope, rebellion and bloodshed reshaped the landscape of Europe

  23. Fig Leaves & A Grumpy Jesus: Renaissance to Baroque Art

    Why is the Virgin Mary always dressed in blue? Does egg tempera smell?

  24. Fall of Thomas More

    Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, closest ally, rumoured torturer and...Saint?

  25. Dr Faustus: Pacts with the Devil

    How one play danced with the devil and it paid off.

  26. Diary of Samuel Pepys

    Unlock the pages of one of the most extraordinary diaries ever written.

  27. Death of Henry VIII

    Henry VIII's will was signed and sealed just hours before his death. Is it authentic?

  28. Dancing Plague of 1518

    One woman's mysterious dance sparked an epidemic of people dancing til they dropped.

  29. Cortez and the Aztecs

    Unraveling the Aztec Conquest: Myths, Murder and Indigenous Perspectives

  30. Conquest of the Americas

    Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb uncovers the hidden stories of the Spanish Invasions

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