Not Just the Tudors Episodes Available now

John Dee's Angels
Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels?

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

Dancing Plague of 1518
One woman's mysterious dance sparked an epidemic of people dancing til they dropped.

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

Shakespeare's First Playhouse
The Making of Shakespeare: Apprenticeship, Theatre and the Burbage Legacy

Young Elizabeth I
How did a child written off by the court become one of England's most iconic monarchs?

The Maya & the Inquisition
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores a chilling act of cultural destruction in Mexico

The Elizabethans and Islam
How and why did Elizabeth I try to align England with Muslim powers?

The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake
A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths.

Tudors & Their Dogs
The Tudors' love of dogs reveals a lot about the hierarchy and pleasures of the period