The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens

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Mistress Anne

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Lancaster and York

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Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family

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Elizabeth of York

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The Lost Tudor Princess

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The Children of Henry VIII

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Richard III: The Self-Made King

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Isabella: She-Wolf of France

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Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise

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Queens of the Crusades: Eleanor of Aquitaine and her Successors

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Queen of Scots

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Queens of the Conquest

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The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn

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The Prince Who Would Be King: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart

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The Demon's Brood: A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty

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Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens

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The First Elizabeth

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The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter

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Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

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King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts

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101 Amazing Facts about the Tudors

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Her Little Majesty: The Life of Queen Victoria

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Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England

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The House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

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Ladies-in-Waiting: Women Who Served Anne Boleyn

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Richard III and the Murder in the Tower

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The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival

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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

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Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

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Nazi Hunting: A Love Story: The husband and wife who, for six decades and counting, have made catching war criminals the family business

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Our Hideous Progeny: A Novel

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Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

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Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan

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The Ghost Map

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Summary: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann: Key Takeaways, Summary & Analysis Included

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The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066

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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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The War on the West

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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

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Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family

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The Professor and The Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: with Pearl and Sir Orfeo

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The Teutonic Knights: A Military History

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Iron, Fire and Ice: The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones

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The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

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Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation

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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

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The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons

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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence

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Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of American Cemeteries

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The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul

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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

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Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England

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The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero

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The Reformation: A History

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Project MK-Ultra: The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program

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Episode 6 - The Two Harolds: England on the eve of the Conquest was torn between the old King Edward the Confessor and the powerful house of Godwin. With no clear heir apparent chosen, a predatory Normandy and the terrifying Harald Hardrada of Norway waited for their chance to seize the throne, while Harold of England tried desperately to keep the peace. As the year 1065 drew to it's close a royal death started a chain of events that would drastically alter the political landscape. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the most famous date in English history and the three would-be kings who struggled for the crown.

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Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Survivor: In a talk from our 2019 History Weekend in Winchester, Nicola Tallis describes the remarkable life of a pivotal figure in the Wars of the Roses and Tudor eras. Historyextra.com/podcast

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Surviving Henry VIII with Hilary Mantel: In this episode author Hilary Mantel enlightens us on what it takes to have influence at the Tudor Court and what to do in order to survive King Henry VIII. In this series of talks by renowned Tudor historians, we closely examine the monarch and man...

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Anne Boleyn: life in the shadow of the Tower: In this talk, historians Lauren Mackay, Susannah Lipscombe and George Bernard explore the life of Anne Boleyn and her relationship with the Tower of London.

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Survival strategies at Henry VIII's court with David Loades: In this talk historian David Loades explores survival strategies at Henry VIII's court by assessing developments in his personality throughout his reign. In this series of talks by renowned Tudor historians, we closely examine the monarch and man...

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Not Just the Tudors: When thinking about the 16th century the Tudor dynasty often comes to the fore, but the was so much more to this extraordinary period to be explored. Professor Suzannah Lipscombe joins Dan to discuss all things Not Just the Tudors.

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What not to do at Henry VIII's court with Jessie Childs: In this episode historian Jessie Childs advises us what not to do at the court of Henry VIII in order to keep your head. In this series of talks by renowned Tudor historians, we closely examine the monarch and man himself, Henry VIII. These talks were...

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Lady Jane Grey: On a cold February morning in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was beheaded for high treason. Named as King Edward VI as his successor, Queen Jane had reigned for just 13 tumultuous days before being imprisoned in the Tower, condemned & executed.

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The role of Henry VIII's court with Glenn Richardson: In this episode historian Glenn Richardson explores losing your head at Henry VIII's court, by contextualising how the court operated as the machinery of monarchy. In this series of talks by renowned Tudor historians, we closely examine the monarch...

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The Other Anne Boleyn: (Kristin) In 1536, there were two Anne Boleyns in the Tower of London. One was a queen who helped inspire the English Reformation and stood accused of treason; the other was the aunt whose testimony may have helped to convict her. Lady Anne Shelton, née ...

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Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores the relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici - the two most powerful Queens of their time - one of the most intriguing Royal relationships of the 16th century.

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Thomas Cromwell’s fall from grace: Tudor historian Tracy Borman discusses the career of Thomas Cromwell, the henchman of Henry VIII who brought down Anne Boleyn only to eventually share the same fate. Meanwhile, our First World War audio series continues as veterans recall September 191...

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MAP#57: Dan Jones Interview: Wars of the Roses and The Plantagenets: Award-winning journalist, best selling author and Historian Dan Jones joins the Medieval Archives Podcast to talk all things Plantagenets! His first book on the subject The Plantagents: The Kings Who made England covers the first two centuries of Plant...

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Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudors: Nicola Tallis discusses Margaret Beaufort who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and whose son, Henry VII, began the Tudor dynasty. Historyextra.com/podcast

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The House of York: Thomas Penn discusses the Wars of the Roses, the princes in the Tower and the start of the Tudor era as he reflects on the Yorkist dynasty. Historyextra.com/podcast

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The decline and death of Henry VIII: Robert Hutchinson gives a lecture on the Tudor monarch's final years, plagued by illness, bankruptcy, and thwarted ambitions

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Episode 1 - Rollo and the Viking Age: They were the great success story of the Middle Ages, a footloose band of individual adventurers who appeared out of nowhere to blaze across the face of Dark Age Europe. In the course of two centuries the Normans launched a series of extraordinary conquests, transforming Anglo-Saxon England into Great Britain, setting up a powerful Crusader state in Antioch, and turning Palermo into the dazzling cultural and economic capital of the western Mediterranean. Their story, however, begins rather humbly in the fierce Viking Age, when a group of Scandinavian raiders came crashing into Charlemagne's empire. Join Lars Brownworth as he follows the ferocious warrior Rollo, the first Norman, who began life as a simple raider and ended it as a great lord of the West.

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The drama of Tudor coronations: In the 1500s the Tudor court was the place to be seen. This series of talks looks into court life in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII.    In this talk historian Dr Alice Hunt examines 16th century coronations, how...

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The Wars of the Roses: The Rise of the Beauforts

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The Tower of London's Jewish history: The Tower of London has an intriguing yet relatively unknown Jewish history. This series compiled from our archive reveals some fascinating stories from the Tower’s shared past with the Jewish community. In this talk our panel explore the role the...

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Episode 018 - Elizabeth Woodville: A history of Elizabeth Woodville, the grandmother of Henry VIII (mother in law to Henry VII) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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A New History of the Middle Ages with Dan Jones: Do the 21st Century & the Middle Ages really share that much in common? Examining a millennium of history Dan Jones guides Dan through a re-examination of the Middle Ages challenging the Eurocentric view of the period.

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The Elizabethans: everything you wanted to know: Nicola Tallis responds to listener questions about the Elizabethans, from the religious rifts of the era to the fate of Queen Elizabeth I’s royal jewels

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Episode 18 - Bohemond - Part 1: A great father can be both a blessing and a curse, and no one was more aware of that than Bohemond de Hauteville. The first-born son of the adventurer Robert Guiscard, Bohemond spent most of his formative years trying to both prove himself worthy and escape his father's formidable shadow. At every turn, however, fate seemed to conspire against him. Disinherited before he reached the age of five, he was raised by a step-mother who was determined to keep him from an inheritance, and actively held back by more powerful members of his family. But Bohemond had Guiscard's blood flowing in his veins and an unwavering belief in his eventual triumph. Join Lars Brownworth as he traces Bohemond's struggle to claim a place in the sun.

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Contextualising Henry VIII with Steven Gunn: In this episode historian Steven Gunn concludes our series of talks on Henry VIII by taking a step back and allowing us to understand the wider social and political context of Henry VIII's reign In this series of talks by renowned Tudor historians, we...

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Richard III reconsidered: Historian and politician Chris Skidmore discusses his major new biography of the Yorkist king, offering his take on pivotal moments such as Richard’s seizing of the throne, his death at Bosworth and the disappearance of the princes in the tower

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The development of Henry VIII with Eric Ives

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Episode 19 - Bohemond - Part 2 - Bohemond in the East: The First Crusade fell like a present into Bohemond's lap. Italy wasn't big enough for his ambitions (especially with his uncle blocking him at every turn) and now here was an opportunity to win fame and wealth in the east, and to look pious while doing it. What better way to prove himself worthy of his father than by accomplishing Guiscard's glittering eastern dream? Join Lars Brownworth as he follows Bohemond on Crusade, where he again matched wits with his old nemesis Alexius, and carved out a kingdom around one of the Near East's most famous cities.

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Saint Cuthbert: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life of one of England's most revered saints.

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Episode 061: Anne of Cleves: She's remembered as the 4th discarded wife of Henry VIII, but there's more to Anne of Cleves than that. This episode looks at her life, the foreign policy decisions that led up to the marriage, and how she handled life after being divorced. ...