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Akbar, the Great Mughal
The remarkable life of one of history's most impressive emperors.
Shakespeare's Family: New Discoveries
Examining new evidence about the Bard and the women in his life.
Jane Austen & the Reformation
How did the dissolution of the monasteries shape the landscapes of Jane Austen's novels?
Accidental Deaths in Tudor England
Unexpected perils and bizarre fatalities revealed in Coroner's Inquests
Isabella d’Este: Renaissance Influencer
Discover the woman we all want to be, but not be related to.
Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard
Where did the greatest cache of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery ever found come from?
Fall of Thomas More
Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, closest ally, rumoured torturer and...Saint?
Rise of Thomas More
Saintly man of conscience or stubborn zealot? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates.
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?