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The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake

A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths.

• 58 mins

The Elizabethans and Islam

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

• 49 mins

The Maya & the Inquisition

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores a chilling act of cultural destruction in Mexico

• 48 mins

Young Elizabeth I

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

• 50 mins

Shakespeare's First Playhouse

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

• 56 mins

How to Kill a Scottish Witch

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

• 60 mins

Dancing Plague of 1518

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

• 48 mins

Philip II of Spain, King of England

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

• 42 mins

John Dee's Angels

Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels?

• 52 mins

Rise of Thomas More

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

• 43 mins

Fall of Thomas More

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

• 56 mins

Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard

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

• 48 mins

Isabella d’Este: Renaissance Influencer

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

• 55 mins

Accidental Deaths in Tudor England

Unexpected perils and bizarre fatalities revealed in Coroner's Inquests

• 55 mins

Jane Austen & the Reformation

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

• 39 mins

Shakespeare's Family: New Discoveries

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

• 40 mins

Akbar, the Great Mughal

The remarkable life of one of history's most impressive emperors.

• 57 mins

Prelude to the English Civil War

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

• 56 mins

The Duchess of Malfi

What makes the story of a young widow defying societal -patriarchal- norms so compelling?

• 49 mins

The Roma: Resistance & Survival

Unveiling Roma Histories: From Persecution to Persistence

• 40 mins

Mary Rose & the Battle of the Solent

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

• 47 mins

Nicholas Culpeper: Herbalist and Radical

The maverick herbalist who fought for medical freedom.

• 47 mins

When Women Ruled the Low Countries

The unsung female powerhouses of the Habsburg Netherlands.

• 51 mins

Basque Witch Hunt

Examining new evidence of Spanish Inquisition brutality.

• 40 mins