British royal family podcast episodes
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- General Historyaudio
Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Tracy Borman answers questions on the history of royal funerals
- General Historyaudio
Royal residences: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Tracy Borman answers listener questions about the history of Britain’s royal residences – from castles to palaces
- 20th Centuryaudio
The Queen's century of change. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As the Queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, Dominic Sandbrook looks back on how Britain has changed radically during her lifetime
First World WaraudioHow did the British royals survive WW1?
Heather Jones discusses the role of the British royal family during the First World War
VictorianaudioAt home with the royals
Adrian Tinniswood explores the fascinating history of Britain’s royal households, from the Tudor period until today
- 21st Centuryaudio
Writing the history of the modern monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Professor Philip Murphy offers his views on why telling the recent history of Britain’s monarchy is so complicated – and the tensions between scholars and the crown
- General Historyaudio
Pomp & power: royal ceremonies through the centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of King Charles’ coronation, Dr Alice Hunt explores how British royals have long used pomp and pageantry to reinforce their power and popularity
- General Modernaudio
How (and how not) to stage a coronation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Looking back at royal coronations through history, Dr Tracy Borman shares her top tips for staging a successful ceremony
- Second World Waraudio
George VI’s Nazi dilemma. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Alexander Larman reveals how figures within the royal orbit were either linked with, or sympathetic to, Nazi Germany in the Second World War era
20th CenturyaudioThe Mountbattens: success and scandal
Andrew Lownie discusses the colourful and controversial lives of Louis and Edwina Mountbatten. It’s a story that incorporates Indian independence, royal connections and scandalous love affairs
