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Twice a week, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb hosts the Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit - not just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
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After extraordinary detective work, experts
@hevercastle
have proven that a 1527 prayer book belonged to Thomas Cromwell and is linked to Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb goes to Hever to find out more:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Between c.1400 and 1550, 25 women in the Southern Netherlands were charged with “sodomy” and punished in the same way as men. Today Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores these intriguing cases with Professor Jonas Roelens:
@sixteenthCgirl
@jonasroelens1
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Hello to all of our new followers - we are thrilled to see so many people are passionate about early modern history. Did you know that on this day in 1509, Henry VIII and Katherine (Catalina) of Aragon were crowned in
@wabbey
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In today's Not Just the Tudors podcast,
@sixteenthCgirl
takes you on a tour of the spectacular exhibition Holbein at the Tudor Court at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace, accompanied by art historians Dr. Elizabeth Goldring and Dr. Kate Heard:
@RCT
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This month Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is investigating four of history’s most notorious murders and brutal crimes. Today it's the 1593 murder of the playwright Christopher Marlowe in a Deptford lodging house, with author Charles Nicholl:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Did Henry VIII's Queens Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn have some things more in common than is normally believed? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb goes to Hever Castle to discover more from
@DrOwenEmmerson
and
@kateemccaffrey
:
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Queen Elizabeth I took her court "on progress" every spring and summer to towns around England. They were the only direct contact most people had with their monarch. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Dr. Mary-Hill Cole:
@sixteenthCgirl
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For every Tudor Queen, their ladies-in-waiting were their confidantes and chaperones, and intimate witnesses to their lives during unpredictable times. Today,
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to
@NikkiClark86
about their remarkable and previously untold stories:
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Catherine Howard was Henry VIII's Queen Consort and fifth wife for just 16 months before he had her executed. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Catherine's biographer Gareth Russell about her tragic life and marriage:
@garethrussell1
@sixteenthCgirl
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Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire was built by Bess of Hardwick as a conspicuous symbol of her great wealth and power. Today Professor Suzannah Lipscomb pays it a visit to tell its story and explore its Renaissance magnificence:
@NThardwick
@sixteenthCgirl
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The lives of Mary Queen of Scots, Catherine de' Medici and Elisabeth de Valois were all inextricably interwoven. Today Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about these three powerful queens from Dr. Leah Redmond Chang:
@sixteenthCgirl
@leahrchang
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Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb kicks off four special podcasts on the Tudor Dynasty with King Henry VII, an exile and outsider with barely a claim to the throne. Suzannah finds out more from Henry VII’s biographer Dr. Sean Cunningham:
@SeanC1509
@sixteenthCgirl
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Exactly 40 years ago, the Mary Rose was raised from the seabed of the Solent. But how was such a remarkable feat achieved? In the second part of our Not Just the Tudors’ mini-series, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out:
@sixteenthCgirl
@MaryRoseMuseum
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Artemisia Gentileschi was the greatest female painter of the Baroque Age, but the events of her life were as savage as those she painted.
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to
@LizFremantle
about what fuelled the energy and fury of these paintings:
@gentileschi_art
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Compared to the other five wives of Henry VIII, little interest has been shown in Jane Seymour. Yet there was much more to Jane than has been readily available.
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more with Jane's biographer Dr. Elizabeth Norton:
@ENortonHistory
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Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen of England for fewer than two weeks before being imprisoned, condemned and executed for treason. Today, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Nicola Tallis about Jane's tragic story:
@sixteenthCgirl
@NicolaTallis
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In today's Not Just the Tudors, Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb takes a look back at 2022, choosing her favourite books, exhibitions and TV shows, and the year's biggest discoveries that have changed what we know about the Early Modern era:
@sixteenthCgirl
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In 1959, archaeologists excavated Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace for the first time, led by Prof. Martin Biddle. Today he shares with Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb what they found out about one of the great lost wonders of the Tudor world:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Ghosts were banished from Protestant Elizabethan and Stuart England - but people continued to see and believe in them. Were they malevolent spirits or guardian angels? Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from Professor Peter Marshall:
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John Blanke was a Black musician in the Tudor court. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
meets
@MirandaKaufmann
and
@michael1952
from
@WhoIsJohnBlanke
to discuss the evidence for Africans in early modern Britain and why it's important to tell stories like John Blanke's:
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Anne Boleyn’s reputation is buried beneath centuries of negative labels. But a new book about Anne's final year offers an altogether different portrait. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to its author Natalie Grueninger:
@sixteenthCgirl
@OntheTudorTrail
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Katherine of Aragon with Henry VIII created a royal court that attracted Europe’s greatest writers, artists and thinkers. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Emma Luisa Cahill Marrón about England's first Renaissance Queen:
@sixteenthCgirl
@EmmaLCahill
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Who was the mysterious woman in this newly identified portrait by
#NicholasHilliard
? How is she connected with a fascinating episode of Elizabethan spycraft? Today
@sixteenthCgirl
discovers all with art historians
@emmarutherford1
and Elizabeth Goldring:
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In the cut-throat world of the Elizabethan court, Sir Christopher Hatton rose to become one of Elizabeth I's closest aides and favourites. Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to explore Hatton's life with Dr. Neil Younger:
@sixteenthCgirl
@NeilYounger1
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Who was the real Thomas Cromwell? Today, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to author Caroline Angus who has transcribed and compiled the letters of Cromwell, revealing the many facets of his public and private life:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk - uncle to Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - is vilified as one of the Tudor century's most unpleasant characters. But can his reputation be rescued from infamy?
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from author Robert Hutchinson:
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When Amy Robsart Dudley - wife of Elizabeth I’s very close friend, Robert Dudley - died after falling down stairs, was it an accident, a suicide or murder? Today Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates with Dr. Joanne Paul:
@sixteenthCgirl
@Joanne_Paul_
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What do you get when you bring together five top historians in a room with bottles of prosecco to debate Elizabeth I on screen? It's our first Not Just the Tudors Lates!
@sixteenthCgirl
@childs_jessie
@Joanne_Paul_
@sarahchurchwell
@alexvtunzelmann
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In 1582, a witch-hunt swept through St. Osyth, Essex. Several were hanged, others died in prison. Today Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Prof. Marion Gibson who reveals new insights into the stories of the victims:
@sixteenthCgirl
@witchesetc
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Anne of Cleves was the ‘last woman standing’ of Henry VIII’s Queens. How did she manage it?
@sixteenthCgirl
's mini-series on Henry VIII's wives continues with a look at the survivor who remained close to her step-daughters Mary and Elizabeth:
@NPGLondon
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For any Queen - Regnant or Consort - jewellery was a powerful way of signifying her status and legitimacy, displaying familial and cultural ties, and charting major life events. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@NicolaTallis
:
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Our knowledge of witchcraft accusations largely comes from the records of high profile trials. Professor Marion Gibson’s new book tells the stories of a number of them. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
and Prof. Gibson explore four harrowing cases:
@witchesetc
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Kateryn Parr was a promoter of the Reformation, a writer and translator of politically sensitive texts, influencing the future Queen Elizabeth I and the direction of the church.
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from Dr. Micheline White:
@WhiteMicheline
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The “Prayer Book Rebellion” of 1549 saw the people of Devon and Cornwall rising up against the religious reforms of the Tudor period. 4000 of them were killed. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Professor Mark Stoyle:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Behind the men in the Seymour, Dudley and Parr families were powerful, influential and now forgotten women. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
is joined by author Sylvia Barbara Soberton to find out more about Ann Seymour, Jane Dudley and Elizabeth Parr:
@SylviaBSo
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The roots of the Gunpowder Plot stretch back to Henry VIII's break with Rome. It's a story of Holy War, divided loyalties and religious hatred.
@sixteenthCgirl
talks gunpowder, treason and plot with award-winning historian Jessie Childs:
@childs_jessie
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What did Queen Elizabeth I actually look like? How was her appearance altered by cosmetics? What products would she have typically used and how were they made? In today's podcast,
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@sallypointer
:
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The Tudors loved singing Christmas carols, and many of them would have been the same as ours. In today's Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Medieval and Renaissance musicologist, Professor Lisa Colton:
@sixteenthCgirl
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What could be more timely today than reflecting back upon the coronations of King Charles I and King Charles II, and the momentous events that followed them? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Dr. Clare Jackson:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy author
#HilaryMantel
died on 22 September aged 70. On today's podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow pay tribute to one of the greatest novelists of our century:
@sixteenthCgirl
@Hilary_Mantel
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Described as the 'best dressed sovereign in the world', Henry VIII spent £2 million a year (in today's money) on clothes. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
is joined by Maria Hayward to get to grips with the sumptuous garments, the fabrics and exaggerated codpieces:
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The letters of Eustace Chapuys - Spanish Ambassador to London - were filled with personal observations of Henry VIII and his Court. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb finds our more about this extraordinary figure from Dr. Lauren Mackay:
@sixteenthCgirl
@Regina_Saba
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Anne - or Anna - of Cleves was the only Queen of Henry VIII to be buried in Westminster Abbey, honoured by her step-daughter Queen Mary. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Heather R. Darsie:
@sixteenthCgirl
@HRDarsieHistory
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Jane Seymour is the Tudor Queen about whom we know perhaps the least.
@sixteenthCgirl
's special mini-series on Henry VIII's six wives continues with a look at the woman who finally gave the King the heir he desired - with fatal consequences:
@NPGLondon
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How has Sir Thomas More been depicted on screen? In today's Not Just the Tudors Lates, Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb discusses the Tudor scholar and saint with her panel of distinguished friends:
@Joanne_Paul_
,
@childs_jessie
,
@alexvtunzelmann
&
@sarahchurchwell
:
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The race is on to save a rare tapestry commissioned by Henry VIII at the time he broke with Rome. If successful it will go on display at Bishop Auckland's Faith Museum. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to the team spearheading the campaign:
@aucklandproject
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It's a little known fact that Tudor monarchs used - and feared - magic and the occult. In today’s podcast for Hallowe'en, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into Tudor sorcery with Dr. Francis Young:
@sixteenthCgirl
@DrFrancisYoung
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Charles II's Queen Catherine of Braganza has always been overshadowed by his many mistresses and labelled as his boring, powerless wife. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from
@sophie_shorland
about how Catherine actually changed the country in many ways:
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On today's Not Just the Tudors, five top historians get together to debate Mary, Queen of Scots on film. In our second special Lates episode,
@sixteenthCgirl
is joined by
@DrJoanne_Paul_
@childs_jessie
,
@alexvtunzelmann
and Prof.
@sarahchurchwell
:
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What were ordinary people's houses like in Tudor times? How were they built? How did their inhabitants cook, clean and sleep? Did they have pets?
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from Bethan Watts, author of Inside the Tudor Home:
@bethancwatts
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Alessandro de’ Medici reasserted his family's faltering grip on the city state of Florence. But it was to last just six years.
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to
@cath_fletcher
about the Black Prince of Florence's spectacular rise to power and his violent demise:
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In her second podcast to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and
@DrCLaoutaris
look at the seismic political events and international tensions that intersected with the lives of its makers:
@sixteenthCgirl
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The Guise family was one of the most treacherous and bloodthirsty in 16th century France. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about this cultivated, charismatic, and violent dynasty with Professor Stuart Carroll:
@sixteenthCgirl
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The 1649 trial and execution of King Charles I sent shockwaves across Europe; the King had effectively been tried by his own subjects. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to Prof.
@TedVallance
whose research sheds new light on this turbulent event:
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After the French Wars of Religion, a brave widow instigated the prosecution of a military captain who had committed horrific acts against the villagers who lived around her. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to
@Tom_Hamilton_
about this remarkable story:
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What was surgery like for people in the 16th and 17th centuries? How were surgeons trained? What tools did they use? And what was the rate of survival? In today's podcast
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from historian and retired surgeon Michael Crumplin:
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As the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar gets under way, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Christina Faraday about how, when and why the calendar was introduced and the impact it had on people’s lives:
@sixteenthCgirl
@cjfaraday
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For the Tudors, all 12 days of Christmas were feast days, and presents were unwrapped on 1 January. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb delves into how Christmas and New Year were celebrated and the gifts that were given, with Dr. Felicity Heal:
@sixteenthCgirl
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The Elizabethan composer William Byrd died exactly 400 years ago. Remarkably he was a practicing Catholic composing religious music in Anglican England. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Dr. Kerry McCarthy:
@sixteenthCgirl
@ByrdCentral
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The history of 118 years of Tudor monarchs cannot fully be told without understanding their relationship with Ireland. In today's podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Professor Christopher McGinn:
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Hampton Court has been home to kings and queens, religious and regime change and sex scandals.
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more about the activities of the sovereigns and servants that have happened within its walls with
@garethrussell1
:
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Were Simnel and Warbeck - plotters to take the Tudor throne of Henry VII - connected to, or in reality, the missing Princes in the Tower? Today
@sixteenthCgirl
explores the evidence and the enduring speculation with
@NathenAmin
and
@MattLewisAuthor
:
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Books and manuscripts belonging to Henry VIII, Richard III, Mary I and Edward VI are among the treasures housed at Lambeth Palace Library, one of the oldest public libraries in England. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
takes a tour with Giles Mandelbrote:
@lampallib
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In today's podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Catherine Fletcher and Samantha Nelson, whose research into the crew of the Mary Rose sheds new light on the nationalities and origins of those on board:
@sixteenthCgirl
@MaryRoseMuseum
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Astronomer Johannes Kepler was an admired scientist in the early 17th century. But when his mother was accused of witchcraft, he remarkably defended her in a trial that lasted six years. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from Prof. Ulinka Rublack:
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What did people die from in 16th century London? Consumption, fever, dropsy, being frightened, grief, worms, vomiting, plague? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out about the fascinating Bills of Mortality from Professor Vanessa Harding:
@sixteenthCgirl
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An amazing discovery of more than 50 letters penned by Mary, Queen of Scots was recently made by amateur cryptologists. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to George Lasry about how he and his colleagues decoded the letters and proved that Mary wrote them:
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Details of political machinations in Elizabeth I’s court were lost to us because they were censored in a crucial manuscript. New technology is now making them visible.
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@helenaheritage
and
@CCockburn2
:
@britishlibrary
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What led King Henry VIII to set aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon? And how did it all go so wrong for Anne Boleyn? Today
@sixteenthCgirl
's special mini-series on Henry's six wives continues with the woman who changed England forever:
@NPGLondon
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In an age when literature was dominated by men, Margaret Cavendish wrote passionately about gender, science and philosophy - under her own name.
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to Francesca Peacock about this fascinating, revolutionary woman:
@cesca_peacock
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Contrary to popular belief, girls played a major role in Renaissance culture, taking part in religious dramas, civic pageants, country house entertainments and court masques.
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from Prof. Deanne Williams:
@Ardenpublisher
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Women played a critical role in Tudor families. The influential Howard dynasty produced Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. But today Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out about the other Howard women from Dr. Nicola Clark:
@sixteenthCgirl
@NikkiClark86
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, ships were often lost or wrecked in heavy storms or sunk during attacks. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to maritime archaeologist Dr. David Gibbins about discovering some of the era's most fascinating shipwrecks:
@GibbinsDavid
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Christopher Wren was Britain's greatest ever architect. But he also applied his mind to astronomy, meteorology and anatomy. In today's podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about this extraordinary man from
@AdeTinniswood
:
@sixteenthCgirl
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What was women's role through centuries of turmoil, plague and religious reform? Best-selling author Philippa Gregory is questioning the male version of history with the stories of normal women.
@sixteenthCgirl
meets her to find out more:
@PhilippaGBooks
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For Catholics and Protestants during the Reformation, where you stood on points of theology could literally mean life or death. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
explores people's complex and fascinating beliefs with Professor Alec Ryrie:
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We think of Shakespeare as a man out of time. But he was born during the early years of Elizabeth I's reign, and was shaped by the social, religious, and political worldview of his period. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
reflects on the world that made Shakespeare:
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If you thought that the female spy is a relatively modern phenomenon, think again. In today's Not Just the Tudors podcast
@sixteenthCgirl
talks to Professor Nadine Akkerman about the extraordinary 'she-intelligencers' of the 17th century:
@misswalsingham
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Ireland was England’s oldest colony. But what bloody and brutal events led to the English conquest of Ireland? And how did the Irish respond to such subjugation over the 16th and 17th centuries? Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out from
@janeohlmeyer
:
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In 17th century English cities, there was plenty to offend people's eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, and skin. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Emily Cockayne about how city life was navigated, or endured, by citizens:
@sixteenthCgirl
@Rummage_work
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In the third of our special series,
@sixteenthCgirl
looks at the relationship between Anne Boleyn and the daughter she barely knew, Elizabeth I.
@TracyBorman
presents evidence that Anne had a profound influence on Elizabeth’s character, beliefs and reign:
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How would history have turned out differently if Queen Mary I had lived another 30 years? In this counterfactual special,
@sixteenthCgirl
speculates with Dr. Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer, Prof. Alexander Samson and Prof.
@AnnaWhitelock
:
@gvb1985
@samsonaws
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In 16th Century Spain, the monarchy saw the value of controlling 'Morisco' children, from Muslim families that were forcibly converted to Catholicism. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Dr. Stephanie Cavanaugh:
@sixteenthCgirl
@SMCavanaugh
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Was Louis XIII a weak king controlled by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu? In today's Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from Dr. Marc Jaffré that it’s time to revise this view of French history:
@sixteenthCgirl
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When some English gentlemen chose to establish a new colony in what is today Suriname, they named it Willoughbyland. Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Matthew Parker about how this former paradise became a place of cruelty:
@sixteenthCgirl
@matthewparker70
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Margaret Tudor - sister to Henry VIII - is perhaps the most underestimated Tudor queen. Her statecraft enabled her to survive her husband's early death and construct a powerful Scottish monarchy. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@DrLindaPorter1
:
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A great deal of scientific research exists today about the workings of the menstrual cycle. But how was it understood and perceived in Early Modern England? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Dr. Sara Read:
@saralread
@sixteenthCgirl
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The reputation of King James VI and I has paled in comparison to his Tudor and Stuart forebears.
@sixteenthCgirl
meets Dr.
@stevenveerapen
to put the record straight about the King whose personal and political goals could never match up to reality:
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Happy New Year! If embarking on a new relationship is among your resolutions, then why not learn from the Tudors' approach to courtly love, first laid out in the romances of medieval literature?
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@sarahgristwood
:
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Thomas Roe was James I's first ambassador to the Mughal Empire. Roe's four years in India signalled a turning point in history. In today's podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb discovers how and why from Professor Nandini Das:
@sixteenthCgirl
@rentravailer
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How does the evidence from Queen Mary I's own lifetime cast a very different light on her reign from the familiar "Bloody Mary" version? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from Dr. Valerie Schutte and Dr. Jessica S. Hower:
@sixteenthCgirl
@jessica_s_hower
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In today's episode in Not Just the Tudors' special series on the six wives of Henry VIII,
@sixteenthCgirl
turns her attention to his fifth and youngest wife Katherine Howard, whom the king married in July 1540 and who he executed less than two years later:
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Ever since Henry VIII's death, historians have argued about his will's authenticity and validity. In today's Not Just the Tudors,
@sixteenthCgirl
offers her own illuminating interpretation of the aftermath of Henry VIII's death and the mystery of his will:
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In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace. But they were altogether more dangerous beings than Tinkerbell - troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from Prof. Diane Purkiss:
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Contrary to popular belief, modern science did not begin in the 17th century with the likes of Newton and Galileo. A century earlier, others were paving the way in Europe for their later revelations. Today
@sixteenthCgirl
finds out more from
@VioletMoller
:
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Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb on Not Just the Tudors for the first of three special podcasts marking the 40th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose. Today, why the Mary Rose sank:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Did modern global history really begin when Columbus 'discovered' America? In her groundbreaking new book,
@carolinepennock
investigates how Indigenous Americans discovered Europe. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more:
@sixteenthCgirl
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King Charles I's wife Henrietta Maria was perhaps British history's most reviled royal consort. In today's podcast Professor Suzannah Lipscomb sets out to dispel some of the myths about Henrietta Maria with her biographer
@LeandadeLisle
:
@sixteenthCgirl
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Which much admired - and much feared - Renaissance family inspired the Corleones in The Godfather? In today's Not Just the Tudors, Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Mary Hollingsworth about history’s most notorious dynasty:
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