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Not Just the Tudors Episodes

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    The Dark Side of Sir Francis Drake

    A fresh look at Drake鈥檚 voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths.

  2. The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity

    What - and who - did Christopher Columbus find when he landed in the Caribbean?

  3. The Birth of New York City

    Colonising Manhattan.

  4. Surviving Plague in Venice

    How did Venice balance commerce, compassion and survival in the face of deadly disease?

  5. Succession 1625: James I to Charles I

    The events that joined England and Scotland, and forged Great Britain.

  6. Spanish Armada

    A fierce naval battle in 1588 saved England from invasion. But who was the real hero?

  7. Six Wives: Katherine of Aragon

    Beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII here were six women who shaped history.

  8. Six Wives: Katherine Howard

    Step forward Queen Katherine, victim or vixen?

  9. Six Wives: Kateryn Parr

    Queen Kateryn; a true survivor.

  10. Six Wives: Jane Seymour

    Learning about Henry's most elusive queen

  11. Six Wives: Anne of Cleeves

    The real story of the 'Flanders Mare'

  12. Six Wives: Anne Boleyn

    Beyond the King, who was Anne Boleyn?

  13. Shakespeare's Male Muse: A Mystery Solved?

    Could a long-hidden portrait unlock the mystery of Shakespeare鈥檚 most intimate poetry?

  14. Shakespeare's First Playhouse

    The Making of Shakespeare: Apprenticeship, Theatre and the Burbage Legacy

  15. Shakespeare's Family: New Discoveries

    Examining new evidence about the Bard and the women in his life.

  16. Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith

    What do we know about Shakespeare's daughter who lived through the English Civil War?

  17. Rudolf II, the "Mad Habsburg Emperor"

    How the most enigmatic Habsburg emperor established the heart of Renaissance creativity

  18. Robert Dudley: Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love

    The Rise and Scandal of Robert Dudley: Elizabeth's Favourite.

  19. Rise of Thomas More

    Saintly man of conscience or stubborn zealot? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates.

  20. Rise of the Habsburgs

    How did a modest Swiss noble house rise to dominate Europe for almost 400 years?

  21. Rise of the Borgias

    Professor Suzannah Lipscomb steps into the shadowy world of the real Borgias.

  22. Rene Descartes

    The genius who sought biological proof of a soul's existence

  23. Regime Change: From Stuart to Hanover

    How did a distant German Protestant dynasty take the British throne from the Stuarts?

  24. Queen Mary II & the Restoration's Glorious Revolution

    How did a quiet, devout queen help reshape Britain鈥檚 monarchy forever?

  25. Queen Anne: The Last Stuart Monarch

    Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb sets the record straight about one of Britain's least known queens

  26. Princes in the Tower

    Recent findings have raised new questions about the 540-year-old mystery...

  27. Prelude to the English Civil War

    How was 17th-century England hurled into one of the bloodiest periods in its history?

  28. Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk

    Charms and spells for help or revenge; an early-modern solution to problems.

  29. Plots Against Elizabeth I

    How did Elizabeth I thwart the many plots to replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots?

  30. Philip II of Spain, King of England

    Was Philip's role as King of England merely ceremonial, or did he wield real power?

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