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Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk

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

• 33 mins

Machiavelli

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

• 46 mins

Wolf Hall

What happened to those scheming Tudor courtiers, the supporting players in Wolf Hall?

• 52 mins

Mysterious Murder of Juan Borgia

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

• 34 mins

Little Ice Age

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

• 46 mins

Lucrezia Borgia

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

• 36 mins

When Europeans Reached Australia

How indigenous Australians encountered their first Europeans and the enduring consequences

• 46 mins

Rene Descartes

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

• 36 mins

Nell Gwyn: Actress & Royal Mistress

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

• 56 mins

Versailles - Science & Splendour

How did the French royal court become the centre of scientific discovery and innovation?

• 34 mins

German Peasants War

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

• 53 mins

Giordano Bruno: Mystic, Heretic, Spy

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

• 40 mins

How to Run a Stuart Household

Margaret Baker’s Receipt Books: Unearthing 17th Century Domestic Life

• 35 mins

The Great Siege of Malta

What happens when a small island faces the might of the Ottoman Empire?

• 49 mins

Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith

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

• 36 mins

Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love

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

• 58 mins

Ireland's Witchcraft Trials

The Mystery of the Island Magee Witches.

• 43 mins

The Birth of New York City

Colonising Manhattan.

• 44 mins

Murderous Women

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

• 53 mins

Henry VIII & his Rabbis

Henry VIII sought justification for divorce from surprising places.

• 42 mins

Dr Faustus: Pacts with the Devil

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

• 40 mins

Aphra Behn: Revolutionary, Author, Spy

Revealing the fascinating story of this enigmatic 17th Century woman.

• 40 mins

What did Henry VIII Believe?

The Gruesome Symmetry of the Six Martyrs: Henry VIII's Religious Turmoil

• 49 mins

Conquest of the Americas

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

• 51 mins

Henry VIII's Conscience and Contradictions

How did Henry VIII's desires change England forever?

• 29 mins

Christopher Columbus

Columbus: The man, the monster and the four voyages.

• 40 mins

Succession 1625: James I to Charles I

The events that joined England and Scotland, and forged Great Britain.

• 49 mins

Cortez and the Aztecs

Unraveling the Aztec Conquest: Myths, Murder and Indigenous Perspectives

• 59 mins

Cardinal Wolsey

The rise and fall of Henry VIII's most trusted confidant

• 50 mins

The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity

What - and who - did Christopher Columbus find when he landed in the Caribbean?

• 50 mins