The Kings and Queens podcast Jonny Langton

Elizabeth II (1952-2022) ruled for 70 years, the second longest verifiably recorded reign of any monarch in world history behind Louis XIV. For 4 out of 5 Brits, she was the only monarch they had ever known. In a reign that was characterised by a redefinition of monarchy and empire. She offered calmness, reassurance, comfort, leadership and perspective over perhaps the most significant period of social, economic and technological change of any reign in British history. Despite the challenges of modern perspectives around the principles and practicalities of monarchy her adaptability and strong sense of civic duty ensured its survival.





Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms (1952-2022)

Prince Philip - Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms (1952-2021)

George VI - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Emperor of India (1936-47), father of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Empress of India (1936-47), mother of Elizabeth

Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1936), uncle of ElizabethGeorge V - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), grandfather of Elizabeth

Mary of Teck - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), grandmother of Elizabeth

Princess Margaret - sister of Elizabeth

Prince Charles - eldest son of Elizabeth and heir

Princess Anne - daughter of Elizabeth

Prince Andrew - son of Elizabeth

Prince Edward - son of Elizabeth

Prince William - son of Charles and Diana, grandson of Elizabeth

Prince Harry - son of Charles and Diana, grandson of Elizabeth

Princess Diana - first wife of Charles

Camilla Parker-Bowles - second wife of Charles

Marion Crawford - governess to Elizabeth and Margaret

Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

Winston Churchill - Prime Minister 1940-45, 51-55

Anthony Eden - Prime Minister 1955-57Harold MacMillan - Prime Minister 1957-63Alec Douglas-Home - Prime Minister 1963-64

Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister 1979-1990

Tony Blair - Prime Minister 1997-2007

Liz Truss - Prime Minister 2022

Michael Fagan - Buckingham Palace intruder



Credits

Jerusalem - Hubert Parry, Edward Elgar

A Moonlit Night On The Spring RiverZadok The Priest - George Friedrich Handel

We Wait For Thy Loving Kindness - William McKie

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George VI (1936-52) led Britain through one of the most consequential periods in world history. His modest and undramatic style of rule in stark contrast to the controversy and drama which surrounded the short reign of his brother was required to guide Britain through the Second World War and the death of the British Empire. He was a steady hand, who overcame his own personal limitations and won the respect of the British people.



Characters

George VI - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Emperor of India (1936-47)

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936-52), Empress of India (1936-47)

Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1936), brother of GeorgeGeorge V - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), father of George

Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1901-10), grandfather of George

Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1837-1901) and Empress of India (1876-1901), Great-grandmother of George

Mary of Teck - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India (1910-36), mother of George

Wallis Simpson - Wife of Edward VIII

Princess Elizabeth - elder daughter of George and Elizabeth

Princess Margaret - younger daughter of George and Elizabeth

Prince Philip - husband of Princess Elizabeth

Prime Ministers

Stanley Baldwin (1935-37)Neville Chamberlain (1937-40)

Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55)

Clement Attlee (1945-51)



Aneurin Bevan - Labour Minister of Health, co-founder of the NHS

Duff Cooper - anti-appeasement Conservative politician 

Alec Hardinge - Private Secretary of George VI

Lionel Logue - Australian speech therapist

Freda Dudley Ward - Edward VIII’s former mistress

Phyllis Monkman - George’s former love interest

Sheila Chisholm - George’s former mistress

Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

Adolf Hitler - Fuhrer of Germany (1934-45)

Benito Mussolini - Dictator of Italy (1922-43)

Richard Grigg - Historian



Credits

Wenn die Soldaten

I was glad Hubert Parry

King Oliver s Jazz Band

The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst

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Edward VIII (1936) ruled for 325 days, the shortest reign of any English monarch since Lady Jane Grey in the 16th century. The first monarch to abdicate since James II in 1688 and the first to do so voluntarily. The abdication crisis shook the British establishment to its core. His connections to Nazi Germany has undoubtedly shrouded his life in ignominy. Even after the war, he was known to describe Hitler as ‘not such a bad chap’. Shunned by the royal family for the crisis he had created and for putting private desire above public duty. It could also have been because they knew, unlike the country, that he was a traitor.



Characters



Edward VIII - King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions. Emperor of India (1936). Duke of Windsor (1937-72)

Wallis Simpson - Duchess of Windsor (1937-86), wife of Edward 

George V - King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions. Emperor of India (1910-36), father of Edward VIII and George VI

Mary of Teck - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and British Dominions. Empress of India (1910-36), mother of Edward VIII and George VI

George VI - King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions (1936-52). Emperor of India (1936-47). Younger brother of Edward. 

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and British Dominions (1936-52. Empress of India (1936-47). Wife of George VI

Queen Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901), great-grandmother of Edward

Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom (1901-10), grandfather of Edward

Herbert Warren - Edward’s tutor and President of Magdalen college, Oxford

Lord Kitchener - Secretary of War

Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

Alec Hardinge - Private Secretary to the Sovereign 

Louis Mountbatten - British Statesman and friend of Edward

David Lloyd George - Leader of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister (1916-22)

Stanley Baldwin - Leader of the Conservative Party, Prime Minister (1935-37)

Winston Churchill - Leader of the Conservative Party, Prime Minister (1940-45, 51-55)

Clement Attlee - Leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister (1945-51)

Anthony Eden - Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister (1955-57)

Winifred Dudley Ward - mistress of Edward 

Thelma Furness - mistress of Edward

Ernest Simpson - husband of Wallis (1928-37)

Lord Rothermere - media mogul, founder of the Daily Mail

Lord Beaverbrook - owner of the Daily Express

Oswald Mosley - leader of the British Union of Fascists

Ricardo Espirito Santo - Portuguese banker and associate of Edward



Adolf Hitler - Chancellor of Germany (1933-45), Fuhrer (1934-45)

Joseph Goebbels - Reichminister of Propaganda

Hermann Goering - Reichsmarschall and leading Nazi figure

Joachim von Ribbentrop - German ambassador to the United Kingdom, Reichminister of Foreign Affairs, Wallis Simpson’s lover.



Credits



Pomp and Circumstance No. 3Erika (German Soldier’s song)

When Eliza Rolls Her Eyes

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George V's reign (1910-36) stretched across perhaps the most tumultuous period in world history. It saw the bloodiest war to date, the financial markets melt and the rise of fascism and communism

His calm, dutiful leadership would be put to the test, the British monarchy faced perhaps its biggest existential threat as Europe faced unparalleled political and social change. 



Characters

George V - King of the United Kingdom and the British dominions, Emperor of India (1910-36)

Mary of Teck - Queen of the United Kingdom and the British dominions, Empress of India (1910-36)

Edward VII - Father of George, King (1901-10)

Alexandra of Denmark - mother of George, Queen consort (1901-10)

Albert ‘Eddy’ - brother of George

Victoria - Grandmother of George, Queen (1837-01)

Albert - Grandfather of George, Prince consort (1837-61)

David - eldest son of George and future Edward VIII

Bertie - younger son of George and future George VII

John Neale Dalton - tutor



Emmeline Pankhurst - leader of the Suffragette movement

Emily Davison - Suffragette killed during the 1913 Derby

Edward Carson - Irish Unionist politician

Bertrand Edward Dawson - George’s physician

Winston Churchill - Minister of Munitions, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Field Marshal John French - Commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force

Field Marshal Douglas Haig - Commander of the Expeditionary Force on the Western Front

Lord Kitchener - Secretary of State for War

Tsar Alexander III - Emperor of Russia (1881-94)

Tsar Nicholas II - Emperor of Russia (1894-1917), cousin of George 

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Emperor of Germany (1888-1918), cousin of George

Archduke Franz Ferdinand - heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary

Gavrilo Princip - Serbian nationalist and Franz Ferdinand’s assassin



Prime Ministers

Herbert Asquith - 1908-16

David Lloyd George - 1916-22

Andrew Bonar Law - 1922-23

Stanley Baldwin - 1923-24, 24-29, 35-37

Ramsey MacDonald - 1924, 1929-35

Pomp and Circumstance no. 4

The Last Post

Wo alle Straßen enden

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Politips host Ed Castel deep dives into the remarkable reign
of Aethelstan, the man recognised as the first King of England as well as the Anglo-Saxons themselves. Many key questions are answered:

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

What were the seven kingdoms and how did the deal with
Viking invasions?

How are sources found?

The reign of Athelstan: his rise and consolidation of power,
his historic coronation, becoming ‘King of the whole of Britain’, the Battle of Brunanburh and the birth of English national identity, his foreign and domestic policy, and his legacy



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It was a real privilege to interview Ben Kane.
We spoke about his Lionheart series, his new book Napoleon’s spy, as well as the challenges faced and rewards gained from writing historical fiction.

Initially well known for his excellent trilogies set in ancient Rome including the Forgotten Legion and the Spartacus series. More recently he has ventured into medieval England with his Lionheart series focussing on the reign of Richard I of England. His most recent book is set in the Napoleonic era.

You can follow Ben on twitter - @BenKaneAuthor or on his website benkane.net

I was joined by Ed Castel, a fellow History and Politics teacher, colleague and host of my other podcast – politips – politics for a-level and beyond.

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