Established in 2018, Talking Tudors is one of the longest-running and most popular independent interview podcasts about the Tudor era. It boasts an international listenership and has been downloaded in excess of 4 million times. In each episode, creator and host Natalie Grueninger speaks with esteemed historians and other experts about a wide range of subjects associated with Tudor England. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Podbean app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Sharing biblical truth and spiritual encouragement, as well as information on how to stay healthy in these crazy times. www.danceoflife.com
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The Tudor Chest Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.
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Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history, new releases every Wednesday and Sunday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan S ...
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Do you like your history served up with a side of irreverent speculation? Tudor Time Machine is the podcast for you. Join 21st century hosts Jessica and Gage as they spar with Tudor Time Traveler Lady Philadelphia Carey, correspondent from the time of Elizabeth I. In our newest series, Out Brief Candle, Philadelphia sets out to solve a gruesome murder at William Shakespere’s Globe theater. It’s bloody good! In the series Times Riddle Philadelphia divulges damning secrets about her queen. You ...
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Three British chaps talk about tabletop gaming of all kinds. Board games, card games, miniatures and more. Each episode we talk about what games we've been playing and our thoughts on them
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Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I'll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.
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Step back into a world of intrigue, passion, and ruthless ambition — welcome to Tudor England. Join historian and bestselling author Claire Ridgway as she uncovers the riveting stories of the Tudor dynasty. From the scandalous love affairs of King Henry VIII to the tragic fall of Anne Boleyn, the fierce reign of Elizabeth I, and the lesser-known secrets of Tudor court life, this podcast brings history to life in vivid detail. Hear dramatic tales of betrayal, execution, forbidden love, and po ...
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Welcome to Tudors Dynasty & Beyond, the podcast where history comes alive through stories of royalty, rebellion, and resilience. Hosted by independent researcher Rebecca Larson, each episode dives into the Tudors and beyond—Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Katherine of Aragon, forgotten queens, rebels, and adventurers. Enjoy Sunday storytelling (or interviews), engaging historian chats, and the popular Thursday series Dr. Emma & Me, with Dr. Emma Cahill Marron. Discover love, power, intrigue, and su ...
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Torture. Execution. Death. Listen as two die-hard fans chat about some of history's most gruesome death sentences. From famous queens and kings to the uncommon names in history, no conviction will be left untouched. Try not to lose your head over this comical approach to the shocking and disturbing stories of treason and crime (whether found guilty or not).
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An Independent History Podcast, in which we look at life through the prism of History. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll ...
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Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age. Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise & fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.
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A podcast that brings Tudor history to life by exploring Tudor places and artefacts in the flesh. The Tudor Travel Guide brings you lively onsite walk-and-talk interviews with local guides and experts at historic Tudor locations across the UK, creating inspiring ideas for your next Tudor-themed vacation. If you love seeing Tudor history through the lens of the places in which the Tudors lived and historic events occurred, then ’The Tudor History & Travel Show’ is tailor-made for you! Episode ...
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Hello, in this podcast you will here about my passion for gaming and what I would love to see more off and what could be better 😝👌
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It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
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Welcome to ALLI TUDOR, where amazing things happen.
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Whether it's the debauchery of ancient Roman emperors, the Tudor crime family, the shenanigans behind the Chair of St. Peter, or the Austrian elites’ attempts to save themselves by trading their daughters to other royal houses, it turns out that our betters have always been among our worst. Join Alicia and Stacie from Trashy Divorces as we turn our jaded eyes to a different kind of moral garbage fire: Trashy Royals! Thursdays. Brought to you by Hemlock Creatives.
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Do you have obsession with SIX The Musical? Or with the Six Wives of Henry VIII? Or the House Of Tudor in general? Then this is for you!!!
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Think history is boring? That’s because you’ve only ever heard the fake version. On History Rage, professional historians come in swinging — smashing the myths, clichés, and half-truths that keep getting recycled in classrooms, documentaries, and TikToks. Vikings with horned helmets? Nope. Britain standing alone in 1940? Wrong. Medieval people never bathed? Rubbish. Why listen? Because the truth is way more exciting. You’ll leave every episode with jaw-dropping stories, killer facts to shut ...
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Kellogg College annual lecture series sponsored by Bynum E. Tudor.
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A comedy podcast about the Tudors and 1500s shenanigans. It's educational, we swear. But mostly funny. Hosted by Emily Simpson and Garrett Kaser. Produced by Jeffrey Simpson.
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In TLC: Tudor's Living Chronicles, we record the living histories of the members of Tudor Ward, Anchorage North Stake. Not only do we hear the fascinating stories from our members' lives, we capture them for family history so they have their stories for their posterity. Each person has an incredible life and we build unity and love when we get to know them personally. Ranked #21 in FeedSpot's 40 Best Anchorage Podcasts.
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Welcome to Kevin Tudor, where amazing things happen. Cover art photo provided by Bia Andrade on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@biawashere
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Join Lily and Esther each week as they dive into a whirlwind of chaos, rants, singing, and sheer unhinged insanity. What began as an attempt to highlight the strength of women through the lens of those who've done ghastly things has transformed into an unpredictable journey through Lily's perverse ramblings and Esther's Tudor-inspired musical interludes.In each episode, they aim to discuss a notorious woman, but often get delightfully sidetracked. Along the way, they explore their fictional ...
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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A friendly podcast on all things medieval. Join host Danièle Cybulskie each week as she interviews the world's experts on topics ranging from pigs, to Persian poetry, to the Plantagenets.
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James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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History is full of the extraordinary. Each week, we'll transport you back in time to witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people. New episodes Mondays, or a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. With Noiser+ you'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions A Short History of Ancient Rome - the debut book from the Noiser ...
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This series features recordings of papers from the 2015 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference which took place from August 28-29 2015 in Maynooth University. The conference was generously supported by UCD School of History, UCD Research, Marsh's Library, Graduate Studies Office at Maynooth University, the Department of History at Maynooth University and the Irish Research Council (New Foundations Award). Podcasting was by Real Smart Media.
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We're a podcast about creating a company for podcasts. And about startups in general. Boo Hoo...
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Podcasts from the 8th Annual Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference which took place on August 24-25 2018 at the Graduate School, Queen's University Belfast. The 8th Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference was generously supported by the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, the School of Arts, English and Languages, and the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast, and Marsh's Library. Podcasting by Real Smart Media in associat ...
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Historian, USA Today bestseller, and Pulitzer nominated author Deb Hunter presents All Things Tudor, the podcast that blows the dust off the history books and brings the world of the Tudors roaring back to life! The power. The sex. The scandals. The romance, and the ruthlessness. Join Deb and her amazing guests as they pull back the curtain and reveal the real lives of the Tudors.
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Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference 2012
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This series features recordings of research papers from the Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference which took place on August 31st and September 1st 2012 in University College Dublin. The conference was supported by UCD Research Seed Funding, UCD School of History and Archives and The Society for Renaissance Studies. The podcast series is in association with the History Hub.ie website and multimedia hub.
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Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference 2014
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This series features recordings of papers from the 2014 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference which took place from August 29-30 2014 in NUI Maynooth. The conference was generously supported by UCD School of History and Archives, UCD Research, Marsh's Library, Graduate Studies at NUI Maynooth, and the Department of History at NUI Maynooth. 28 papers were recorded for podcasting by Real Smart Media. The podcast series is in association with the History Hub.ie website and multimedia hub.
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Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference 2016
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Podcasts from the 6th Annual Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference which took place on August 19-20 2016 at the Moore Institute, NUI Galway. The conference was supported by: an NUI Galway President's Award for Research Excellence (to Prof. Steven Ellis); the Moore Institute, NUI Galway; the School of Humanities, NUI Galway; the Discipline of History, NUI Galway; and the Society for Renaissance Studies. Podcasting by Real Smart Media in association with UCD's History Hub.ie. F ...
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Investigating the world's most amazing team performance turnarounds across business, sports, arts and civic sectors.
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Podcasts from the 7th Annual Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference which took place on August 18-19 2017 at the Moore Institute, NUI Galway. The conference was supported by: the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, NUI Galway; the School of Humanities, NUI Galway; the Moore Institute, NUI Galway; the Discipline of History and the Discipline of English at NUI Galway; the Women's History Association of Ireland; and Marsh's Library. Podcasting by Real Smart Media ...
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds ...
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Off the Record: What if Anne Boleyn Never Married Henry VIII?
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Welcome to the very first episode of Off the Record! Join Amy McElroy and Rebecca Larson as they dive into one of history’s biggest “what ifs”: what if Anne Boleyn had never married Henry VIII? Who might she have married instead - or would she have agreed to become Henry’s mistress? In this episode, they explore her options, share their thoughts, a…
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Episode 329 - Money and Majesty: Funding Medieval Queenship with Dr Michele Seah
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Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Michelle Seah about the economic lives of medieval and late 15th-century English queens, focusing on Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, and Elizabeth of York. They explore how queens raised and managed income—through lands, cash allowances, port customs and the tradition of “queen’s gold”—how their househ…
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[YouTube Drop] Henry VIII Did Pardon People.
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Henry VIII is famous for executions, but he did issue pardons; rarely, strategically, and always on his own terms. Starting with the pardon of Geoffrey Pole in 1539, this minicast explores who Henry spared, who he didn’t, and what mercy really meant under the Tudors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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One of the most controversial topics in Christian soteriology is election, the teaching that God chooses who is saved and who isn’t. Many do not understand this teaching and stumble over it, so today we will see what the bible says about it as we look at the Old Testament. * 00:00 - Introduction * 07:02 - Election in the Old Testament * 31:01 - The…
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Enchanted Realms: Fairies in the 16th Century
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In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace. But put all thoughts of Tinkerbell aside! Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Diane Purkiss to find out how these fairies were altogether more dangerous beings - troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings. MORE Transgender Fairies in Early Modern Liter…
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Tudor Time Machine's Miserable Maladies: Sores
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Philadelphia shares gruesome details of Kingly sores.By Tudor Time Machine
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Christmas Eve in Tudor England: Fasting, Firelight, and Midnight Mass - And a message from Claire!
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Christmas Eve in Tudor England was a day of preparation, restraint, and anticipation, not feasting. It marked the final day of Advent. In this short Christmas Eve episode, I’m sharing quick reminders of how Tudor people marked this special day, from fasting and firelight to church and tradition, before the celebrations truly began. For a deeper loo…
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Christmas in Tudor England with Brigitte Webster
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and so it was for the Tudors as well. Yes, its Christmas, and so I thought it would be the ideal opportunity to examine how the Tudors spent the most festive time of year. To join me, I am pleased to welcome back Tudor food and gardening historian, Brigitte Webster onto the podcast. She and I examine how th…
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‘Bloody Mary’ is most famous for burning hundreds of people at the stake for their religious beliefs. Sounding pretty evil so far. But she defied all of the odds against her to become queen, fight for what she believed in, and overcome a toxic childhood. Ria Lina, Pierre Novellie and Catherine Bohart must weigh up whether she was more evil or geniu…
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Boring History For Sleep | The 12 Days of Tudor Christmas: Feasting, Flexing & Full Madness 🏰🔥
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🎄🏰 In Tudor England, Christmas wasn’t just a day — it was twelve long nights of feasting, mischief, music, and rituals that blended faith with folklore. Lords, servants, and villagers all took part in traditions that ranged from joyful to downright strange, turning winter darkness into celebration and chaos. Tonight, close your eyes and wander into…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Dark Truth About Victorian Child-Raising 😳📜
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👶🕯️ Victorian parents believed they were raising strong, disciplined children — even if it meant practices that feel unthinkable today. From strict emotional distance and dangerous medical advice to child labor, corporal punishment, and shockingly young independence, childhood in Victorian England was less about comfort and more about endurance. So…
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Jane Austen’s final chapter – and lasting legacy
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What does Austen’s later writing tell us about her changing ideas? And what factors contributed to her death? In this fourth and final episode of our series chronicling the novelist’s life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers charts the last part of Austen’s story, and her enormous continuing influence. ––––– GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Want to go further into the…
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Boring History For Sleep | Complete History. The Drug That Built Empires: Tobacco 🚬👑
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🍃📜 Long before cigarettes, advertising, and warning labels, tobacco began as a sacred plant used in ritual, medicine, and ceremony. Over centuries, empires, traders, doctors, and corporations transformed it into one of the most powerful — and destructive — global industries in history. Its story touches exploration, colonialism, addiction, public h…
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Maresca leaves Chelsea, Arsenal vanquish Villa + Man United head to Leeds
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It’s the first pod of 2026 and Jimbo joins hands with Daniel Storey, Carl Anka and Adrian Clarke because the football doesn’t stop. Chelsea gonna Chelsea as they part company with manager Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day. Liam Rosenior looks set to take charge. Can this model of five sporting directors really work? Simon Johnson tells us more. The Bl…
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Boring History For Sleep | What It Was Really Like to Be a Victorian Brothel Worker 🕯️🏚️
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🏚️🕯️ Victorian society preached morality, discipline, and respectability — while quietly relying on an entire hidden workforce to survive on the margins. For many women, brothel work was not scandal or glamour, but poverty, strict rules, dangerous conditions, and constant judgment from the very society that profited from their existence. Police ove…
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Prophetesses & she-preachers of the 17th century
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A prophetess who warned Oliver Cromwell against killing the king. A Yorkshire maidservant who gained an audience with the Ottoman Sultan. The religious tumult of the 17th century gave ordinary women opportunities to have their voices heard more than ever before. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, Dr Naomi Baker looks at several of these radical religious…
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Historical Tinder: Mary I & Reginald Pole
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Swipe right or swipe left? 👀 In this episode of Historical Tinder, Rebecca is joined by Dr. Peter Stiffell, stepping in for Dr. Emma, to ask one tantalizing question: what if Mary I had married her longtime confidant and cousin Reginald Pole instead of Philip of Spain? Was this the ultimate Catholic power couple waiting to happen—or a relationship …
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Happy New Year to all our listeners. We hope you enjoy hearing what has been happening on Patreon over the last year. Next year starts with Michelangelo, so well worth a listen. Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon Relevant Ep…
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Who’s the fairest of them all? And, more importantly, how did they get that way? This week, a new biography of Marilyn Monroe sends Danièle down the rabbit hole of medieval beauty, how it was achieved, and how it’s still influencing beauty standards today. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how …
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Boring History For Sleep | The Entire History of Marie Antoinette 👑🕯️ (Myth, Luxury & a Lasting Legacy)
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🕯️👑 Marie Antoinette is remembered as history’s most misunderstood queen — blamed for excess, mocked for luxury, and immortalized by a sentence she never actually said. Born into Habsburg royalty and married into a crumbling French monarchy, her life unfolded between glittering palace rituals and a revolution that demanded a scapegoat. Tonight, dri…
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262. Stop Glorifying Henry VIII with Jackson Van Uden - Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 1
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Henry VIII: beloved monarch or mass-murdering tyrant we refuse to confront? Why do we glorify a king who executed 1% of England and displaced over 10,000 people for his own power? It’s time to dismantle everything you thought you knew about Henry VIII. Historian and educator Jackson Van Uden joins History Rage to expose the real Tudor ruler: a man …
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In 2031 we will have arrived at the 2000th anniversary of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Today the world around us has grown increasingly delusional, and many of the bible’s warnings have been fulfilled. Is it possible that we are living in the last decade? A deep analysis of history reveals a startling truth: there ar…
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Undoubtedly a pioneer in his field, Wagner made music that continues to inspire composers today. But his personal views make it difficult to separate the art from the artist. Unfortunately for our panellists - Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn - they have no choice but to decide: evil or genius. Additional material: Eve Delaney and…
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Boring History For Sleep | Why You Wouldn’t Last a Day in Ancient Greece 🏺💀
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🏺⚔️ Ancient Greece gave the world philosophy, democracy, and the Olympics — but daily life was far less heroic. Between backbreaking labor, constant wars, harsh social rules, and medical treatments that definitely did not work, most people spent their days struggling just to survive. Freedom was limited, hygiene was questionable, and even the gods …
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New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore
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Why should you be careful about who's first through your door on New Year's Day? What led people to believe that newts and earwigs were responsible for their ailments? And why do sticks play such a key part in children's imaginations? Ceri Houlbrook and Owen Davies, co-authors of new book Folklore: A Journey through the Past and the Present, join M…
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When you step into the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, the walls tell a story. In this minicast, we explore Henry VIII’s Abraham tapestries: vast, expensive works of art that doubled as political messaging. Woven in the 1540s, these biblical scenes weren’t just decoration. They reinforced Henry’s claims to religious authority, dynastic legitima…
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Teaching the Tudors: Humanists, Tutors, and Power
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When a listener asked for an episode on humanists, I couldn’t have asked for better timing. Amy McElroy has just written a book on Erasmus and is now deep into another on humanist educators in England—so honestly, who better to teach us about these men? Please check out Amy McElroy's books on Amazon! Stay tuned for the next Dr. Emma & Me and an ann…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Unwritten Winter Rules of Victorian Society 🕯️🏠
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❄️🕯️ Victorian winters weren’t just cold — they were filled with invisible rules about clothing, visits, greetings, meals, and even how long you were allowed to stay warm. From strict expectations about calling hours to the correct way to behave in overheated parlors, winter etiquette governed every polite move, whether anyone liked it or not. Toni…
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‘Evil genius’ is a phrase that could have been invented to describe Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. Augustus butchered his way to power in the chaos that followed Julius Caesar's assassination, and then showed the political cunning to remain there for four decades. In conversation with Spencer Mizen, Ed Watts – author of The Romans: A 2,000-Ye…
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This tour of Tudor York was originally a Members Only video from two years ago. I’m making it public today so everyone can explore it. Patrons and channel members still get the good stuff first, including extra episodes, and content that never appears on the public channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Arsenal meet Villa again, Cherki's on fire + the Cherries are in crisis
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Jimbo presents the last Totally Football Show of 2025 in the company of Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor. It will be 1st v 3rd on Tuesday as Arsenal host an Aston Villa side buzzing after an 11th win in a row against Chelsea at the weekend. Unai Emery’s side go level on points with the Gunners with a victory. Man City have notched…
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Saturday is (Actually) the Sabbath: A History of the Seventh Day
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Long ago God commanded us to remember the Sabbath, because it would be forgotten. But God never forgets, and He has also preserved historical knowledge so that we can prove His word to be true. Today we will go on an adventure through time to see a profound revelation, that the 7 day weekly cycle has remained uninterrupted, which means the 7th day …
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Why are diamonds black, and how does a triangle show power in Tudor portraits? From Henry VII’s shrewd statecraft to the glittering reign of Elizabeth I, the Tudors projected their power not just through politics, but through visual propaganda, art and objects. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr Christina Faraday, who ventures beyond the T…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Filthy Truth Behind Royal Gossip 👑🧼🚫
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👑🤢 Royal life looked glamorous in portraits — but behind the silk, jewels, and powdered wigs were habits so disgusting they became legends. From monarchs who refused to bathe to courts crawling with disease, parasites, and truly horrifying hygiene, many royal rumors weren’t exaggerations at all — they were polite summaries. Tonight, close your eyes…
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What do we know for certain about Old Norse ideas about masculinity and femininity, and can Viking Age mythology provide any answers? In conversation with James Osborne, Dr Jackson Crawford discusses the second edition of his translation of the Poetic Edda, and explores what can still be learned from the collection of Old Norse narrative poems that…
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261. There are more female pioneer pilots than Amelia Earhart with Midge Gillies
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In this exhilarating episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill takes to the skies with social historian and author Midge Gillies, whose latest book, Atlantic Furies: The Women Who Risked Everything to Be the First to Fly, uncovers the remarkable stories of the female pioneers of early aviation. Join us as we journey through the daring feats and for…
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Short History Of... is taking a short break over the Christmas period. New episodes will continue from the 29th of December. Until then, we hope you enjoy this repeat episode! Happy Christmas from the Short History Of... team. Standing over 29,000ft above sea level, the peak of Everest is the highest point on the planet. To the sherpa people of the…
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Episode 178 - The Best Tabletop Games of 2025
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It's that time of year again! In this special episode of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we look back at 2025 and count down the best board games and roleplaying games that hit our tables over the past twelve months. From heavyweight Euros and razor-sharp two-player duels to narrative epics and unforgettable RPG moments, we break down the games that …
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Episode 328 - The Women Who Kept Anne Boleyn's Memory Alive with Kate McCaffrey
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Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate McCaffrey of Hever Castle about Anne Boleyn’s books of hours, the hidden inscriptions they contain, and the Kentish women who preserved Anne’s memory after her fall. The episode explores female networks, the material life of devotional books, and how these discoveries challenge the lonely, male-focused myth …
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Boring History For Sleep | Who the Ninja Really Were 🥷🕯️ (And What They Actually Did)
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🌙🥷 Ninja were not magical assassins dressed in black — they were spies, scouts, and survival experts living quietly in feudal Japan. They gathered information, avoided open battle, and relied on patience, disguise, and local knowledge rather than flashy combat. Tonight, close your eyes and drift into the shadowy villages and moonlit paths of old Ja…
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A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’
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It was at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, that Jane Austen experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career. In this third instalment of our four-part series charting the novelist's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers tells Lauren Good about this creative flourishing, and explores the popular works that Austen published …
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Totally Extra: Boxing Day '63, Phil Brown and all things festive football...
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Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Duncan Alexander and Daniel Storey for a Totally Extra festive football special. The panel discuss Boxing Day football, the Victorian tradition of playing during the workers' time off which has provided some classic days of football over the years, from the 66 goals in 1963 to Phil Brown's on-pitch team talk i…
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