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Sounds,01 Jun 2026,55 mins

Elizabethans in India

Not Just the Tudors

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Professor Suzannah Lipscomb speaks with Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami about Tudor and early Stuart England鈥檚 turn to global trade after Elizabeth I鈥檚 break with Catholic Europe, and why Mughal India鈥攙ast, wealthy, and pragmatically governed鈥攈ad little need for English wool or broadcloth. They trace the first arrivals: from a Catholic refugee to an Englishman's Mughal courtly success and marriage, as well as the first English 'walking tourist'. Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast

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