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British kings and queens podcast episodes

Aethelred II, known as Aethelred the Unready

Medieval kings and queens

Shakespeare didn't do the Norman Conquest, but the Bayeux Tapestry did, so where does that leave the BBC's King and Conqueror?.

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Did the British royal family support slavery?

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King Æthelstan: England's colossus.

General History

Beyond the Podcast

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

Beyond the podcastThe Gunpowder plot

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.

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1066: who was the rightful king?.

Second World War

Beyond the podcast: Nuremberg

Beyond the podcast: Jane Austen

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

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Maria of Modena: The queen who started a revolution.

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

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Royal women podcast episodes

Tudor podcast episodes

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Download your free Kings and Queen of Britain poster

British royal family podcast episodes

John Brown, here with Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria and John BrownThe controversial relationship between sovereign and servant

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

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General History

What are the best history podcasts? These picks are the perfect way step into the past

Vikings podcast episodes

An illustration of a haunted house. The background is black and purple, and the house is split into orange, green, black and white boxes. In each box, there are Halloween themed things such as skulls, ghosts, and eyes looking through keyholes

From tragic Tudor queens to restless Roman soldiers: Britain's 8 most haunted houses.

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An illustration showing Queen Elizabeth I. Her body has been replaced with an egg timer and her facial expression is looking worried.

Master the art of procrastination, with the help of the Virgin Queen.

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