Topics associated with the Stuart Monarchy from UK history.
Join us in episode 7 as we chat about the tragically beautiful, and beautifully tragic, Mary Queen of Scots. In Part I, we cover the beginning of her story until the planned assassination of one David...Show More
In episode 8, we tackle the second half of Mary Stuart's life. In Part II more plots, murders, and crazy schemes abound! So grab a beverage and buckle in. Make sure you check out the Cult of Domesti...Show More
Mary Queen of Scots got off to a good start: she was wearing the crown early and upgraded it at a young age (under the watchful eye of many an interested party), but once she started making decisions ...Show More
In a programme first broadcast in 2017, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary, Queen of Scots, who had potential to be one of the most powerful rulers in Europe, yet she was also one of ...Show More
(Lesley) The lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England may be seen as a contrast in social expectations during early modern Europe worthy of scholarship, and television dramas. Perhaps ...Show More
A look at the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots, who posed a perpetual threat to Queen Elizabeth. For more information and show notes go to http://www.englandcast.com. If you like the Renaissance Eng...Show More
Mary Stuart is one of history’s most memorable figures, with myriad compelling chapters in her life. The Babington Plot was a convoluted bit of intrigue that she’s tied to, and it ultimately led to he...Show More
In February of 1567, Lord Darnley lay sleeping in a house called Kirk o'Field when it exploded. He was certainly dead, but when his body was discovered it seemed that he died of strangulation ... and ...Show More
By 1600, to be English was to be Protestant, and to be Roman Catholic was to be treacherous. Today, Michael Reeves picks up the story of the English Reformation with the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and ...Show More
Queen Elizabeth died leaving the throne to James I, her relative through her aunt who married into Scotland. In this episode Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about James, and why he is their Person ...Show More
Historians Hannah Greig and John Cooper, who are consultants on the new BBC drama Gunpowder, explore the story of the 1605 attempt to blow up the king and parliament. Plus they reveal the challenges i...Show More
In Part 2 of The Gunpowder Plot, we discuss how a group of English Catholics attempted to carry out their plan. Yet the Plot was discovered days before the event. Were the conspirators betrayed by som...Show More
In Part 2 of The Gunpowder Plot, we discuss how a group of English Catholics attempted to carry out their plan. Yet the Plot was discovered days before the event. Were the conspirators betrayed by som...Show More
Melvyn Bragg and guests Justin Champion, Diane Purkiss and David Wootton discuss the trial of Charles I, recounting the high drama in Westminster Hall and the ideas that led to the execution.Begun on ...Show More
Find out about the events leading up to Charles I's arrest and the famous death warrant, held in the Houses of Parliament.
(Kirsti) Remember, remember the Fifth of November! Guy Fawkes has become an iconic face of the American Occupy movement, but was the Gunpowder Plot really an effort to improve the lot of the lower cla...Show More
In the third episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is remembered as the main conspirator in the gunpowder plot - Guy Fawkes.
Among other things, Sir Walter Raleigh was a courtier, an explorer, a historian, a Member of Parliament and a soldier. He was part of England’s defense against the Spanish armada, as well the Tudor co...Show More
With violence setting in on the Continent, England sought a wife for Prince Charles who might give them an advantage in the escalating war in Germany. what they got, was an unrepentant Catholic who wa...Show More
When she looked back over her life, Henrietta recognised these years as the happiest of her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As Civil War swept across Charles's three kingdoms, Henrietta did her best to support her husband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not long after Henrietta arrived in France, the Royalist cause in England collapsed and her husband was executed. What would she do now?For the poem, go to page 169 of this book - https://deriv.nls.uk...Show More
As a daughter of England's oldest ally, Catherine came to marry a king of a restored monarchy. Sadly, there were more than just two people in their marriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...Show More
MERCH! - Click here to check it all out!She had had a terrible start to her time as queen, but things were only about to get harder for Catherine of Braganza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...Show More
A Catholic wife of a Catholic king in a virulently Protestant country, things were always going to be hard for England's first Italian queen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...Show More
In June 1688, Mary gave birth to a son. Or did she?Enquiry of the Princess of Orange into the Birth of the Prince of Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the face of invasion, Mary fled with her son to France with her husband close behind. It was deja-vu for the Stuart dynasty, but could they regain the crown for a second time? Hosted on Acast. See ...Show More
We round up the Tudor and Stuart Queens, and see how they match up against their Mediaeval forebears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.