188 episodes

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.

British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics Carol Ann Lloyd

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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 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.

    Playing and Winning the Waiting Game with Nicola Clark (ep 187)

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword
    Courting the Virgin Queen, coming from Pen and Sword

    Nicola Clark
    Twitter: @nikkiclark86
    Insta: @nicolaclark86
    The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women who Served the Tudor Queens
    Gender, Family, and Politics: The Howard Women
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 49 min
    Creating the Tudors with Sean Cunningham (ep 186)

    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 these often often looked Tudor figures.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword

    Dr Sean Cunningham
    Head of Medieval Records, National Archives UK
    Publications: Henry VII (2007); Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was (2016)
    Coming Dec 2024: Penguin Monarchs series: Henry VII
    Twitter: @SeanC1509 
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Young Elizabeth: Becoming a Queen with Nicola Tallis (ep 185)

    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 shares the journey of the young princess and how her early trials and turmoil prepared her to take the throne as the final, and some say greatest, Tudor.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword

    Dr Nicola Tallis
    nicolatallis.com
    @NicolaTallis on Twitter
    @Historian_Nicola on Instagram
    Part of the Tudor Trio! @TheTudorTrio
    Books: Young Elizabeth; All the Queen's Jewels, 1445-1548; Uncrowned Queen; Elizabeth's Rival; Crown of Blood

    Creative Director: Lindsey Lindstrom
    Music: History by Andy_Grey via Audio Jungle, Music Broadcast License
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 51 min
    Women of the Anarchy with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 184)

    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
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword

    Sharon Bennett Connolly
    historytheinterestingbits.com
    Twitter: @thehistorybits
    Factbook: Historytheinterestingbits
    Instagram: @sharonbennettconnolly
    Books: Women of the Anarchy, King John's Right Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye, Ladies of Magna Carta, AND MANY MORE
    Heroines of the Tudor World coming summer 2024

    Creative Director: Lindsey Lindstrom
    Music: History by Andy_Grey via Audio Jungle, Music Broadcast License
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 44 min
    Hearing the Secret Voices, with Sarah Gristwood (ep 183)

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword

    Sarah Gristwood
    sarahgristwood.com
    Twitter: @sarahgristwood 
    Instagram: @sarah.gristwood
    Facebook: sarah.gristwood
    Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries
    Other books: Tudors in Love, Games of Queens, Queen Elizabeth II, Vita and Virginia, The Queen's Mary, The Story of Beatrix Potter, Blood Sisters AND MORE.

    Creative Director: Lindsey Lindstrom
    Music: History by Andy_Grey via Audio Jungle, Music Broadcast License
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 36 min
    Dress for Success, Tudor Style! With Judith Arnopp (ep 182)

    Dress for Success, Tudor Style! With Judith Arnopp (ep 182)

    For the Tudors, image was everything! The monarchs used their clothing and jewels to project an image of magnificence, which reinforced their place on the throne. Judith Arnopp tells us how.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers, published by Pen and Sword

    Judith Arnopp
    juditharnopp.com
    How to Dress Like a Tudor
    Many other books, including the Henrician Chronicle, the Beaufort Chronicle, and more!

    Creative Director: Lindsey Lindstrom
    Music: History by Andy_Grey via Audio Jungle, Music Broadcast License
    Let's shake up history together!
    @shakeuphistory

    • 41 min

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