British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
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 with playwrights and peasants, and wander through castles and cathedrals. New episodes every Wednesday. Have a question about British history, something you’ve always wanted to know? Just ask! Let’s explore history together.
Episodes
208 episodes
Celebrate the Night Before Tudor Christmas with Laura and Kathryn! (ep 207)
Twas the night before...Tudor Christmas! Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are preparing for the holiday, and you can join them. Author Laura Loney and illustrator Kathryn Holeman join us to discuss recreating the classic tale, Tudor style!Sho...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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47:37
Life Lessons from the Tudors: Christmas Fun! (ep 206)
In Tudor times, the weeks before Christmas were about working and fasting. But once Christmas day came, the partying began! For 12 days, everyone from farmers and laborers to royals leaned into feasts, gifts, and parties. We can learn something...
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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38:15
Women Who Shaped Tudor England with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 205)
In many ways, Tudor England was created by women: mothers and wives, warriors and peacemakers, religious and rebels. These women are brought to life by Sharon Bennett Connolly, who joins us to share their stories.Carol Ann Lloydcaro...
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Season 5
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Episode 205
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54:22
Renaissance Queens: Passion and Power with Leah Redmond Chang (ep 204)
Throughout history, the relationship between gender and power has been fraught with challenge. Author Leah Redmond Chang explores the potent relationship by focusing on three pivotal queens: Catherine de Medici, Elisabeth of Valois, and Mary Qu...
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Season 5
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Episode 203
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1:12:45
Life Lessons from the Tudors: Mary I Right Now (ep 203)
We all face situations where things don't turn out the way we expected, where our long-term plan has to be shelved for a moment, and where we need to change direction quickly. Mary I is a great example of how to succeed with a Right Now Plan.
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Season 5
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Episode 203
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25:51
Tudor Executions: Don't Lose Your Head! With Helene Harrison (ep 202)
It wasn't easy living at the Tudor court. The closer you were to power, the closer you were to disaster! Historian and author Helene Harrison takes us through the perilous journey many made from glory to gory. Just in time for Hallowe'en, it's ...
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Season 5
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Episode 202
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50:20
Anne Nevill, Queen of Roses, with Rebecca Batley (ep 201)
In all the battles of the Wars of the Roses, with the focus on kings and warriors, we often lose sight of the women. Positioned to be queen first of Team Lancaster and eventually of Team York, Anne Neville is the focus of a new book by Rebecca ...
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Season 5
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Episode 201
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57:59
Life Lessons from the Tudors: Margaret Beaufort (ep 200)
The Tudors are one of the most famous dynasties in royal history. We can't stop talking about them. It's easy to forget how unlikely the dynasty was. Without the extraordinary ability of Margaret Beaufort to make connections with both sides of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 200
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33:30
Minefield of Malapropisms (ep 199)
In "The Glass Onion," Benoit Blanc discovers Miles Bron's deception by realizing his conversation is "A minefield of malapropisms." From Shakespeare to Sheridan to today, malapropisms are humorous and revealing. Show NotesC...
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Season 5
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Episode 199
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27:03
Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers with Darren Freebury-Jones (ep 198)
We see Shakespeare’s influence all over, from the popularity of his plays for hundreds of years to adaptations like West Side Story, The Lion King, and more. We’re less likely to see is others’ influence on him. That’s the topic of Shakespeare’...
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50:21
Meeting 1000 Tudor People with Melita Thomas (ep 197)
The Tudors are one of the most famous dynasties in history. But what about all the people around those well-known kings and queens? Melita Thomas takes us into the lives of 1000 Tudors who had front seats to fascinating times.Show notes...
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Season 5
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Episode 197
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52:26
Murder, Mystery, and Jane Austen with Carol Ann and Lindsey (ep 196)
From Death Comes to Pemberley, the idea of Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie has proven irresistible! On this episode of Royals, Rebels, and Romantics, we look at the adaptations of Austen's novels that have plunged some of our favorite charact...
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Season 4
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Episode 196
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36:46
Behind the Scenes at the Library with Carol Ann and Lindsey (ep 195)
Writing about history means research. Carol Ann shares some of her favorite places to research and some of her fun finds. Show NotesCarol Ann Lloydwww.carolannlloyd.com@shakeuphistorypatreon.com/carolannlloyd
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Season 4
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Episode 195
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36:11
The Welsh Man Who Created the Tudors with Nathen Amin (ep 194)
After years of battles over the crown, an unlikely contender emerged. Coming from a family that managed to thrive among political chaos, Henry Tudor tapped into mythology and legend to take the throne and establish a dynasty that would change t...
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Season 4
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Episode 194
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55:46
The Making of Shakespeare's Book with Dr Chris Laoutaris (ep 193)
Without the First Folio, about half of Shakespeare's plays would probably be lost to us. Dr. Chris Laoutaris takes us through the creation of the First Folio, the book that preserved Shakespeare for all time.Carol Ann Lloydwww.carol...
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Season 4
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Episode 193
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57:47
"Real" History? Or History via Hollywood? With M J Trow (ep 192)
Many of us first encountered moments from history at the movies or on television. But how much history do we see on the screen? M J Trow joins us to discuss his book, Hollywood vs History: How the Past is filmed.Show Notes:
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Season 4
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Episode 192
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43:34
Meeting Kateryn Parr with Laura Adkins (ep 191)
She's much more than the wife who "survived." Historian and author Laura Adkins takes us into the life of Kateryn Parr and shares the full background of this extraordinary woman, wife, stepmother, and queen.Show Notes:Carol Ann ...
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Season 4
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Episode 191
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53:29
How Anne Boleyn Started My Obsession with the Tudors (ep 190)
What were the greatest dangers in Tudor England? Bears escaping from the Bear Garden? A runaway cart? Poison? Or running afoul of the king? In this guide book to time travel, historian and author tells us how to keep our wits & our head in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 190
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49:41
Surviving the Tudors! With Toni Mount (ep 189)
What were the greatest dangers in Tudor England? Bears escaping from the Bear Garden? A runaway cart? Poison? Or running afoul of the king? In this guide book to time travel, historian and author tells us how to keep our wits and our head in Tu...
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Season 4
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Episode 189
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48:15
The Education of Margaret More Roper with Aimee Fleming (ep 188)
Thomas More's daughter Margaret tends to be in many of the rooms or on the sidelines when great things were happening in the court of Henry VIII. Aimee Fleming brings her into the center of the action, revealing her level of learning and how mu...
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Season 4
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Episode 188
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56:48
Playing and Winning the Waiting Game with Nicola Clark (ep 187)
No one was closer to the Tudors Queens than their ladies-in-waiting. From helping them get ready for the day to sleeping in their rooms at night, these women had a front row seat to what happened at court. Nicola Clark takes us into their world...
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Season 4
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Episode 187
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49:02
Creating the Tudors with Sean Cunningham (ep 186)
When thinking of the Tudors, we often jump to the exploits of Henry VIII. But two essential Tudor men preceded the big guy: his father and his brother. Dr. Sean Cunningham of the National Archives UK shares his interest and experience with thes...
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Season 4
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Episode 186
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1:08:46
Young Elizabeth: Becoming a Queen with Nicola Tallis (ep 185)
Before she was Gloriana, celebrating her victory over the Spanish Armada; before she was the Virgin Queen, revered in England and across Europe; before she was the longest reigning Tudor monarch, she was just young Elizabeth. Dr Nicola Tallis s...
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Season 4
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Episode 185
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51:43
Women of the Anarchy with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 184)
During the period of history known as the Anarchy, two women named Matilda stood in opposition: Empress Matilda and Queen Matilda (wife of Stephan of Blois). Sharon Bennett Connolly tells their stories.Show Notes:Carol Ann Lloyd...
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Season 4
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Episode 184
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44:32
Hearing the Secret Voices, with Sarah Gristwood (ep 183)
Sarah Gristwood offers us a captivating collection of extracts from women’s diaries, looking back over 400 years to listen to women’s experience with love and family and work and leisure has changed down the years. And how it hasn’t.<...
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Season 4
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Episode 183
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36:49