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British kings and queens podcast episodes

Aethelred II, known as Aethelred the Unready

Medieval kings and queens

A composite image showing the Queen Mother in front of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Could the Queen Mother have secured the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum 45 years ago?

Shakespeare didn't do the Norman Conquest, but the Bayeux Tapestry did, so where does that leave the BBC's King and Conqueror?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King George III, next to a shackle in the foreground of Buckingham palace.

Did the British royal family support slavery?

An illustration of a king dressed in a green and orange robe. He is wearing a crown and holding a sceptre

King Æthelstan: England's colossus. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

India Amarteifio as Queen Charlotte and Corey Mylchreest as George III (Photo by Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2023)

The real history behind Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

General History

Beyond the Podcast

Beyond the podcastElizabeth I

Beyond the podcastThe Gunpowder plot

Beyond the podcastMagna Carta

Two green hearts are sideways, facing each other. In each there is an image: one has a painting of Elizabeth I and the other has a painting of the Duke of Anjou

The Virgin Queen? Elizabeth I's forbidden love. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Beyond the podcast: Nuremberg

An illustration showing a royal purple robe being lifted from the ground, with some dust being swept under it with a dustpan and brush

The prince and the brothel: 6 scandals that rocked the British monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A graphic of Queen Elizabeth I, with a night sky graphic

The Bisley Boy: was Queen Elizabeth I replaced by a man? The real history that debunks the conspiracy

A collage of four images, depicting four different kings against a blue background

1066: who was the rightful king?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcast: Jane Austen

Beyond the podcast: Pompeii

An illustration of Matilda of Flanders, queen consort of William the Conqueror. As queen after the Norman Conquest, Matilda played a key political role.

The conqueror’s queen: meet the real Matilda of Flanders

A woman dressed in a ruffled dress and spotted robe holds a young child in a white, lacy dress and cap

Maria of Modena: The queen who started a revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the English King Aethelstan, in front of Viking silver.

How England’s first king used an unexpected weapon to defeat the Vikings

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General History

Royal women podcast episodes

Medieval podcast episodes

Tudor podcast episodes

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John Brown, here with Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria and John BrownThe controversial relationship between sovereign and servant

British royal family podcast episodes

Juliet Stevenson as Emma of Normandy in BBC drama King and Conqueror (Photo via BBC)

Emma of Normandy: not just a two-time queen consort of England

Victorians podcast episodes