Sharon Bennett Connolly and the Lives of Early Medieval Princesses (ep 257)
Being a royal princess in early Medieval England was not just about the clothes and jewels. These young women were intelligent ambassadors f...
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Weekly podcast, British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics, available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Meet famous and infamous characters, walk...
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20 of 258 episodesHeather Teysko: Creating a Tudor Community & Tudorcon (ep 256)
Welcome Heather Teysko, the woman who turned an interest and passion for the Tudors into a fabulous 3-day event: Tudorcon! Heather Teysko ht...
Tracy Borman and the Stories Inside the House of Boleyn (ep 255)
We think we know the story of Anne Boleyn and her family. But what went on behind closed doors? In her new novel, Tracy Borman explores the...
Power Clings to the Crown; Leadership Means Letting it Go (ep 254)
Shakespeare's Richard II clung to his crown as if it could transform him. Henry V took off his royal robes to focus on his people. Shakespea...
Formidable Women in Medieval Europe with Susan Abernethy (ep 253)
The history of Medieval Europe is shaped by the women--wives, mothers, daughter, sisters who wielded power, made alliances, governed areas a...
George vs George: The Georges and the American Revolution (ep 252)
This year, the US is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Despite his limited powers, George III is the foc...
When Does a Lie Become a Weapon? Leadership and Othello
Shakespeare's plays Othello and Much Ado About Nothing start with the same storyline: someone tells a lie about a relationship that threaten...
The Little World: Tudor & Stuart England with Nandini Das (ep 250)
Tudor and Stuart England is sometimes considered "a scepter'd isle," as Shakespeare put it--proudly alone. But in fact, the history is much...
Mary Tudor, Erasmus, and Tudor Continental Impact with Amy McElroy (ep 249)
Amy McElroy Substack: The Tudor Notebook with Rebecca Batley https://amymcelroy.substack.com/p/welcome @amymcelroy on Substack @amymcelroy_a...
Power, Praise, and Pressure: How King Lear Gets it Wrong (ep 248)
In this episode of the Royals, Rebels, and Romantics Leadership Series, Carol Ann examines Shakespeare's King Lear as a cautionary tale. Ins...
The Story of Anne Boleyn's Hands with Helene Harrison (ep 247)
From the time she burst onto the stage of the royal court in 1522, people have been debating what Anne Boleyn looked like. Recent discoverie...
The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn with Heather Darsie (ep 246)
Anne Boleyn changed the history of England, but her impact was felt far beyond her native country. Author and historian Heather Darsie bring...
Hamnet Times Four: Experiencing the Book, Movie, Play, and Audio Book (ep 245)
Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet has captured the attention of the world, focusing on Shakespeare's family. The importance of Agnes...
Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble: Scottish Witches with Mary Craig (244)
Macbeth begins ominously: "Enter three witches." What did Scottish people believe about witches? Historian and author Mary Craig joins Royal...
Leadership Lessons from History and Shakespeare: Henry V and the Power of Listening (ep 243)
A new series on Royals, Rebels, and Romantics! Leadership Lessons from History and Shakespeare. This week we take a deep dive into Shakespea...
Scandals Surrounding the Seymour Women with Rebecca Batley (242)
Jane Seymour was not the only famous Seymour woman of the sixteenth century. Rebecca Batley explores the lives of Edward Seymour's two...
Elizabeth Goff and the Bloody, Brilliant Tudors (ep 241)
Elizabeth Goff, aka The Historical Gal, brings the Tudors to life, with 100 tales of gowns, gossip, and gory ends! Show Notes Elizabeth Goff...
Michael Livingston & The Bloody Crowns: The Two Hundred Years War (ep 240)
It was a conflict that raged on for years, shifting alliances, remaking warfare, and changing the political and economic landscape of Europe...
Catherine de Medici & Bess of Hardwick: Wives & Mothers of Power (ep 239)
Throughout history, women have used their own ways to establish credibility and exercise influence. In the sixteenth century, two women took...
Heart of a Lioness with Catherine Hanley (ep 238)
Joanna Plantagenet, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, was a princess and a pioneer. Author and historian Catherine Hanley takes...