Not Just the Tudors

Conversations with historians on Tudor England and global history AI summary

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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 Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. How to Survive the Reformation

    2026-11-12 · 1 hr 5 min · Episode 582

    What would you feel if the religion and rituals you'd followed all your life suddenly became illegal? How did people from all strata of society adapt when their sacred spaces were destroyed?Tudor England saw decades of…

  2. Rise & Fall of an Elizabethan Pirate

    2026-11-09 · 42 min · Episode 581

    How did a celebrated maritime hero end up betrayed, mutinied against, and dead at sea?As the second Englishman to sail around the world, backed by powerful figures like Sir Walter Raleigh, Cavendish's exploits defined…

  3. The Gunpowder Plot

    2026-11-05 · 57 min · Episode 580

    **Contains descriptions of torture**The Gunpowder Plot is one of the hinge events of British history - an act of terror the roots of which stretch back to the Tudor period and Henry VIII's break with Rome. It's a story…

  4. True Crime: Assassination of Henry IV of France

    2026-11-02 · 36 min · Episode 579

    Was the shocking assassination of King Henri IV of France in 1610 the act of a lone fanatic, or a sinister conspiracy within the royal court?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Vincent Pitts to unpack the…

  5. Witchfinder General

    2026-10-29 · 36 min · Episode 578

    In the aftermath of the Civil War, a remote corner of Essex witnessed the most brutally devastating witch-hunt in English history. A dangerous maverick Matthew Hopkins - the 'Witchfinder General' - hunted down…

  6. How Persia Influenced Elizabeth I

    2026-10-26 · 47 min · Episode 577

    Could an ancient Persian drama have stopped Mary, Queen of Scots from being executed?When Queen Elizabeth I faced an agonising dilemma over her captive cousin, a performance about Cyrus the Great offered her a…

  7. Thomas, Oliver and the Cromwell Dynasty

    2026-10-22 · 53 min · Episode 576

    From Thomas Cromwell's rise under Henry VIII to Oliver Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector, how did the faith, ambition, and power of one family shape the course of British history?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by…

  8. Gulliver's Travels

    2026-10-19 · 54 min · Episode 575

    Is Gulliver’s Travels just a whimsical children’s adventure story, or is it a scathing satire designed to expose political hypocrisy?From suppressed Irish resistance allegories to biting parodies of Whig corruption,…

  9. Dark Origins of Fairy Tales

    2026-10-15 · 35 min · Episode 574

    What if the fairy tales you grew up with were never meant for children at all?Long before these stories were transformed into family-friendly animated films, they were forged in the gritty reality of Renaissance Italy…

  10. How to Survive Henry VIII

    2026-10-12 · 55 min · Episode 573

    How did one man survive serving Henry VIII as principal secretary when others lost their heads? Why is the mastermind behind the King’s final, most turbulent decade so often forgotten?Rising through sheer intellect and…

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