British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics

By 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.

Episode Date
Playing and Winning the Waiting Game with Nicola Clark (ep 187)
Apr 17, 2024
Creating the Tudors with Sean Cunningham (ep 186)
Apr 03, 2024
Young Elizabeth: Becoming a Queen with Nicola Tallis (ep 185)
Mar 27, 2024
Women of the Anarchy with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 184)
Mar 20, 2024
Hearing the Secret Voices, with Sarah Gristwood (ep 183)
Mar 06, 2024
Dress for Success, Tudor Style! With Judith Arnopp (ep 182)
Feb 21, 2024
Anthony Woodville's Rise and Fall with Danielle Burton (ep 181)
Feb 07, 2024
Eating Through the Tudor Year with Brigitte Webster (ep 180)
Jan 24, 2024
Tudor Education and Women's Lives with Amy McElroy (episode 179)
Jan 10, 2024
Tudor Gift Giving and New Year's Gift Rolls (ep 178)
Dec 27, 2023
Celebrate Christmas, Tudor Style! With James Taffe (ep 177)
Dec 20, 2023
More Thoughts on the Princes in the Tower with Nathen Amin (ep 176)
Dec 13, 2023
How Hans Holbein "Created" Henry VIII with Franny Moyle (ep 175)
Nov 29, 2023
Civil Wars and a Kingdom without a King with Miranda Malins (ep 174)
Nov 15, 2023
Double, Double, Kings in Trouble: James I, Lear, and Macbeth (ep 173)
Nov 01, 2023
Visiting Kings, Queens, and Castles in Cumbria (ep 172)
Oct 18, 2023
The Marriage that Shook Europe with Julia Fox and John Guy (ep 171)
Oct 11, 2023
Ways of "Seeing History" Featuring Kathryn Holeman (ep 170)
Oct 04, 2023
Talking History, Women, & Tudors with Suzannah Lipscomb (ep 169)
Sep 20, 2023
Meet My New Book, The Tudors by Numbers (ep 168)
Sep 06, 2023
Tudor Queens & Controversies: Historic Fiction with Carol Ann & Lindsey (ep 167)
Aug 30, 2023
Stories of Tudor Queens: Anne and Jane with Adrienne Dilliard (ep 166)
Aug 16, 2023
Murder, Mystery, and Jane Austen with Claudia Gray (ep 165)
Aug 02, 2023
History Right Now: The King of Conversations (ep 164)
Jul 19, 2023
History & Right Now Plan: Queen Jane and Queen Mary (ep 163)
Jul 05, 2023
Sharing Some of My Favorite Tudor Numbers! (ep 162)
Jun 21, 2023
Ladies & Leadership in Medieval England with Sharon Bennett Connolly (ep 161)
Jun 07, 2023
Anne Boleyn's Final Year with Natalie Grueninger (ep 160)
May 31, 2023
Anne & Elizabeth, Mother & Daughter, with Tracy Borman (ep 159)
May 17, 2023
History on Display at the Coronation of King Charles III! (ep 158)
May 03, 2023
Tempests and Witches: Living That Shakespeare Life! (ep 157)
Apr 19, 2023
Tudors at the Tower: Jane and Mary with Dr. Valerie Schutte (ep 156)
Apr 05, 2023
Time for Tea! With Mrs. Bakewell (ep 155)
Mar 29, 2023
Serving Queen Anne Boleyn with Sylvia Barbara Soberton (ep 154)
Mar 22, 2023
At Sea with Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen (ep 153)
Mar 15, 2023
Rebelling Against Queen Elizabeth I with Helene Harrison (ep 152)
Mar 08, 2023
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Legend and Queen (ep 151)
Mar 01, 2023
Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, and the Tudors with Nathen Amin (ep 150)
Feb 22, 2023
Victoria and Albert: Creating a Family Dynasty (ep 149)
Feb 15, 2023
Mary I, Marriage, and the Monarchy with Dr. Johanna Strong (ep 148)
Feb 08, 2023
Queen Consort & Queen Mum with Gareth Russell (ep 147)
Feb 01, 2023
Celebrating 400 Years of Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (ep 146)
Jan 25, 2023
Women at the Royal Court with Gemma Hollman (ep 145)
Jan 18, 2023
Beginning the Year with Dynastic Beginnings (ep 144)
Jan 11, 2023
Looking Back at Top Moments of 2022! (ep 143)
Jan 04, 2023
Tracy Borman Rings Out 2022: The Year of Queen and King (ep 142)
Dec 28, 2022
Happy Holidays with Tudors in Love Featuring Sarah Gristwood (ep 141)
Dec 21, 2022
Christmas with Jane Austen and Charles Dickens! (ep 140)
Dec 14, 2022
Laura Loney's Night Before Tudor Christmas (ep 139)
Dec 07, 2022
Happy History Holiday! Family Celebrations with Richard III (ep 138)
Nov 30, 2022
Join Me for Tudor Art and Majesty at the Met! (ep 137)
Nov 23, 2022
Elizabeth I: Woman & Queen with Prof Susan Doran (ep 136)
Nov 16, 2022
Leanda de Lisle and Consorts Who Changed England: Anne Boleyn & Henrietta Maria (ep 135)
Nov 09, 2022
Remember the Road to the 5th of November: Encore episode (ep 134)
Nov 02, 2022
Walking with Anne Boleyn: Hever Castle and Hampton Court Palace (ep 133)
Oct 26, 2022
London Calling: Join Me on the Road! (ep 132)
Oct 19, 2022
Special Encore Episode: Anne Boleyn's Falcon Returns to Hampton Court Palace (ep 131)
Oct 12, 2022
Royals, Rebels, and Romantics Go on the Road (ep 130)
Oct 05, 2022
Royal Romances of Elizabeth I: The Making of the Virgin Queen (ep 129)
Sep 28, 2022
How Elizabeth I Created the Image of Gloriana, with Siobhan Clarke (ep 128)
Sep 21, 2022
The Dudleys: Traitors or Loyal Friends? Featuring Dr. Joanne Paul (ep 127)
Sep 14, 2022
Another Elizabethan Era Comes to an End (ep 126)
Sep 10, 2022
Creating Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen with Dr. Elizabeth Norton (ep 125)
Sep 07, 2022
Fun with Tudor Numbers: Breakfast, Toilets, and Death! (ep 124)
Aug 31, 2022
A Baby Swap, Fake News, and the Jacobites (ep 123)
Aug 24, 2022
Elizabeth, Essex, and Tudor Politics at the Playhouse (ep 122)
Aug 17, 2022
International Intrigue and the Tudor Pretenders (ep 121)
Aug 10, 2022
Henry Tudor, King Arthur, & the Spirit of Wales (ep 120)
Aug 03, 2022
Henry VII and the Number 1: Tudors by the Numbers! (ep 119)
Jul 27, 2022
Christmas in July: 12 Days of Treats, Tournaments, and Tudors (ep 118)
Jul 20, 2022
Christmas in July: Celebrating at Hever Castle with Dr. Owen Emmerson (ep 117)
Jul 13, 2022
Christmas in July: Celebrating at Old Hall (ep 116)
Jul 06, 2022
Fictional Worlds, from the Legend of King Arthur to the court of King James I (ep 115)
Jun 29, 2022
Fiction Fun with our Favorite Jane Austen Novels! (ep 114)
Jun 22, 2022
Victorious Victoria, Jubilee Queen (ep 113)
Jun 15, 2022
Long May She Reign: 70 Years with HM the Queen (ep 112)
Jun 08, 2022
The Coronation and Celebrations of Anne Boleyn (ep 111)
Jun 01, 2022
Becoming Anne with Owen and Kate at Hever Castle! (ep 110)
May 25, 2022
Anne Boleyn's Falcon Comes Home to Hampton Court (ep 109)
May 18, 2022
Reading the Queen: The Anne Boleyn Papers with Dr. Elizabeth Norton (ep 108)
May 11, 2022
Woodville and Boleyn: Put a Ring On It (ep 107)
May 04, 2022
Searching Shakespeare's Shadow with Michael Blanding (ep 106)
Apr 27, 2022
Shakespeare: Teaching and Learning with Dr. Peggy O'Brien (ep 105)
Apr 20, 2022
Will Shakespeare's Late Night Show with Cassidy Cash! (ep 104)
Apr 13, 2022
Exit, Pursued by a Bear: Shakespeare Playing at Death (ep 103)
Apr 06, 2022
Mary Boleyn: More than "The Other" with Christine Morgan
Mar 30, 2022
Daughters of Chivalry: England's Princesses with Kelcey Wilson-Lee, ep 101
Mar 23, 2022
Six-Pack Celebration of SIX the Musical for my 100th Episode! (ep 100)
Mar 16, 2022
Powerful Women, Anglo-Saxon Style! With Annie Whitehead (ep 99)
Mar 09, 2022
Elizabeth and Mary at the British Library: Story of Queens (ep 98)
Mar 02, 2022
Making Richard III: The Man and His Family with Matt Lewis (ep 97)
Feb 23, 2022
From Tilt Yards to Platinum Pudding: Jubilee Celebrations (ep 96)
Feb 16, 2022
Anna of Cleves and Her Family, with Heather Darsie (ep 95)
Feb 09, 2022
Mary I: Family of the Queen with Johanna Strong (ep 94)
Feb 02, 2022
Journeys and Adventures with Jane Austen & Her Novels (ep 93)
Jan 26, 2022
Favorite Monarchs on Stage and Screen (ep 92)
Jan 19, 2022
Celebrating the Monarchy and the Queen's Jubilee with Tracy Borman (ep 91)
Jan 12, 2022
Your Top 10 Memorable Moments from 2021 and More! (ep 90)
Jan 05, 2022
Dress and the Art of "Being Cool" with Sarah Bendall (ep 89)
Dec 29, 2021
Christmas Queens Charlotte and Alexandra with Jessica Storoschuk (ep 88)
Dec 22, 2021
Brigitte Webster Invites You to Christmas at Old Hall (ep 87)
Dec 15, 2021
History of Christmas at Hever Castle with Dr. Owen Emmerson (ep 86)
Dec 08, 2021
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Christmas Courts and Coronations (ep 85)
Dec 01, 2021
Services of Thanksgiving, from Elizabeth to Elizabeth (ep 84)
Nov 24, 2021
Palace and Prison: The Tower of London with Siobhan Clarke (ep 83)
Nov 17, 2021
"Royal" Rebels, Tudor Style with Nathen Amin (ep 82)
Nov 10, 2021
Blowing it Up! Dr. John Cooper and the Gunpowder Plot (ep 81)
Nov 05, 2021
Accidental and Unexpected Royal Rebels (episode 80)
Nov 03, 2021
History of Witchcraft, Accusations, and Power with Suzannah Lipscomb (ep 79)
Oct 27, 2021
Wealth, Power, and Witches with Gemma Hollman (ep 78)
Oct 20, 2021
Double, Double, Witches and Trouble: Cassidy Cash Joins Us! (ep 77)
Oct 13, 2021
None but Witches Do Inhabit Here: History of Witches (ep 76)
Oct 06, 2021
Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I with Kate McCaffrey (ep 75)
Sep 29, 2021
Monstrous Regiments: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots (ep 74)
Sep 22, 2021
More Celebrating Elizabeth I with Tracy Borman, pt 2 (ep 73)
Sep 15, 2021
Celebrating Elizabeth I with Tracy Borman, pt 1 (ep 72)
Sep 08, 2021
Fun Ahead with Season 2 and Elizabeth 1! (ep 71)
Sep 01, 2021
Royal Road Trip: Tudor Summer Progresses (ep 70)
Aug 25, 2021
Tudor Summers: Treats and Temptations (ep 69)
Aug 18, 2021
A Tudor Summer at Old Hall (ep 68)
Aug 11, 2021
Sea Bathing with Jane Austen (ep 67)
Aug 04, 2021
Christmas in July Windsor Style! (ep 66)
Jul 28, 2021
Christmas in July Victorian Style! (ep 65)
Jul 21, 2021
Christmas in July Tudor Style! (ep 64)
Jul 14, 2021
Christmas in July Medieval Style! (ep 63)
Jul 07, 2021
Mary Howard: A Wise Tudor Woman (ep 62)
Jun 30, 2021
Kids Rule! Major Problems with Minority Rule (ep 61)
Jun 23, 2021
King of the Castle: Famous & Fascinating Royal Dads (ep 60)
Jun 16, 2021
Stuart Sisters: Queen Mary II and Queen Anne (episode 59)
Jun 09, 2021
Dad Liked Me Best! Stuart Brothers on the Throne (ep 58)
Jun 02, 2021
Granny Bess & Princess Arbella: Creating an Heir (ep 57)
May 26, 2021
May 19 at the Tower of London: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth (ep 56)
May 19, 2021
Tudor Matriarch: Mother-in-Law from Hell or The Good Wife? (ep 55)
May 12, 2021
Rocking the Cradle, Ruling the World: Britain's Queen Mothers (ep 54)
May 05, 2021
Mad North North West? North by Shakespeare (ep 53)
Apr 28, 2021
Shakespeare's London: The Temple, the Tavern, and the Tower (ep 52)
Apr 21, 2021
Shake Up Spring with Shakespeare (episode 51)
Apr 14, 2021
Monarch Madness Final Five (episode 50)
Apr 07, 2021
Round Five: Six Wives Who Changed the King (ep 49)
Mar 31, 2021
Round Four: Elizabeth I vs Mary Queen of Scots (ep 48)
Mar 24, 2021
Round Three: Which Tudor Henry Did Most? (ep 47)
Mar 17, 2021
Round Two: Henry VI/Lancaster vs Edward IV/York (ep 46)
Mar 10, 2021
Round One: King Arthur vs Richard the Lionheart (ep 45)
Mar 03, 2021
The Royal Romances that Rocked the Monarchy (ep 44)
Feb 24, 2021
Victoria and Albert: Passion and Politics in Royal Marriage (ep 43)
Feb 17, 2021
Jane Austen: What's Love Got to Do with It? (episode 42)
Feb 10, 2021
Royal Romance: Henry VIII and True Love (episode 41)
Feb 03, 2021
Your Question: Was Jane Grey Really Queen of England? (ep 40)
Jan 27, 2021
Questions about British Monarchy: The Beginning! (ep 39)
Jan 20, 2021
Queen Charlotte, History, and Netflix: What's Real? (ep 38)
Jan 13, 2021
Your Questions about Queens, Consorts, and Coronations (ep 37)
Jan 06, 2021
Top 10 Royals, Rebels, and Romantics (episode 36)
Dec 30, 2020
The Windsor Winter Wonderland (episode 35)
Dec 23, 2020
Creating a Very Victorian Christmas (episode 34)
Dec 16, 2020
Twelve Days of Treats, Tournaments, and Tudors at Christmas (ep 33)
Dec 09, 2020
Mischief and Merrymaking: A Medieval Christmas (ep 32)
Dec 02, 2020
Strolling through Stratford with Shakespeare (ep 31)
Nov 25, 2020
Hang Out with Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace (ep 30)
Nov 18, 2020
Take a Walk into History in Winchester (episode 29)
Nov 11, 2020
Tudor Spies: A Special Repeat Journey to the Heart of Elizabethan Spiery (episode 28)
Nov 04, 2020
Six Books for the Six Wives of Henry VIII (episode 27)
Oct 28, 2020
Fighting from Inside: Books about Women and the Wars of the Roses (ep 26)
Oct 21, 2020
Reading Victoria: Books about the Queen and Her Empire (episode 25)
Oct 14, 2020
Books! Reading about Spies in the Court of Queen Elizabeth I (episode 24)
Oct 07, 2020
Top Ten Tudor Scandals...After the Henrys (episode 23)
Sep 30, 2020
The Scandals that Shook Up Tudor England (episode 22)
Sep 23, 2020
Secrets of the Six Wives of Henry VIII (episode 21)
Sep 16, 2020
Fierce, Feisty Women: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I, part 2 (episode 20)
Sep 09, 2020
Her Mother's Daughter: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I, pt 1
Sep 02, 2020
Are Diamonds a Royal's Best Friend? The Impact of Royal Jewelry
Aug 26, 2020
Mentioning Unmentionables: A Brief History of Underwear
Aug 19, 2020
Fashion Statement? Political Statement? Or Just a Bad Hair Day?
Aug 12, 2020
Making Magnificence: The Tudor Royal Wardrobe
Aug 05, 2020
Sibling Squabbles in the Tudor Nursery
Jul 29, 2020
Mother and Daughter Drama, Starring Queen Victoria
Jul 22, 2020
King George and Son: Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4
Jul 15, 2020
Team Tudor vs Team Stuart: Power and Personalities
Jul 08, 2020
The Exes and In-Laws of Henry VIII
Jul 01, 2020
Shakespeare, Richard II, and the Essex Rebellion
Jun 24, 2020
Queen Victoria's Very Bad Year
Jun 17, 2020
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Jun 10, 2020
Band of Brothers: Edward IV, Richard III...and George
Jun 10, 2020
15 Fascinating Facts about Shakespeare's First Folio
Jun 02, 2020
Home Sweet Home: Buckingham Palace
May 30, 2020
The Wars of the Roses and John of Gaunt's Love Life
May 30, 2020
Tudor Spies
May 30, 2020
Introduction to Carol Ann Lloyd
May 30, 2020
Tudor Queens and Coronations
May 30, 2020