British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics

Carol Ann Lloyd
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.

  1. 19 FEB

    Black Tudors Whose Stories Shaped British History (ep 214)

    Our final podcast of Black History month will focus on Black Tudors, with some context from the years before and after the Tudor period and a sense of what is happening around the world. This is an area of Tudor history I do not know enough about, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to dig into the scholarship of so many wonderful historians to learn more. For history to show us what's possible, we need to know more of the stories and see the larger, messier, more inclusive picture of...

    48 min

  2. 5 FEB

    Black History Month: Black Women in British History (ep 213)

    As it's Black History Month in the US, I thought I would share some of my favorite Black women in British history that I think we all need to learn more about. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen History shows us what's possible.

    50 min

  3. 3 FEB

    Life Lessons: Making Decision Based on Values and Thomas More (ep 212)

    When faced with important decisions, what makes us say "yes" or "no"? Are our responses based on circumstance, fear of the person making the request, or our values? This week we take a look at Macbeth, Hamlet, and Thomas More to think about our values and how we use them. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen History shows us what's possible.

    35 min

  4. 22 JAN

    Behind the Scenes of Great Houses with Adrian Tinniswood (ep 211)

    Imagine stepping into an opulent life in the golden age of Britain, where old money met new and elite lives played out in the great homes across the country. With acres of land and a collision of architectural styles, the rural palaces of Victorian and Edwardian England were the stages on which aristocracy performed. Adrian Tinniswood joins Royals, Rebels, and Romantics to discuss his new book The Power and the Glory: Life in the English Country House Before the Great War. Show Notes: Carol...

    49 min

  5. 8 JAN

    Elizabethan Religion and Treason with Jessie Childs (ep 210)

    Elizabethan England was a place of terror for English Catholics, who hid their faith and friends and feared for their lives. Jessie Childs shares the real story of Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory shakeuphistory.bsky.social patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Jessie Childs jessiechilds.co.uk Twitter: @childs_jessie jessiechilds.bsky.social Insta: jessiechildshistorian The Siege of Lo...

    52 min

  6. 6 JAN

    Life Lessons: "This Above All" Katherine of Aragon and Mary I (ep 209)

    In Hamlet, Polonius says, "This above all, to thine own self be true." Shakespeare realized that knowledge of values and authenticity can create great leaders. Katherine of Aragon and Mary I put this into practice. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen History shows us what's possible.

    28 min

  7. 25/12/2024

    Classic Episode: Dr Owen Emmerson and Christmas at Hever Castle (ep 208)

    Celebrate Christmas with the Tudors at Hever Castle with this classic episode featuring historian Dr Owen Emmerson. Show Notes Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Dr Owen Emmerson www.drowenemmerson.com The Tudor Trio @drowenemmerson @thetudortrio Holbein's Hidden Gem Catherine and Anne Becoming Anne The Boleyns of Hever Castle History shows us what's possible.

    33 min

  8. 11/12/2024

    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! Show notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Laura Loney www.lauraloney LauraLoneyAuthor @lauralleavesandlaundry Twas the Night Before a Tudor Christmas **universal ...

    48 min
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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.

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