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Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this twice-monthly podcast I'll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

I hate you will dixon you suck

James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

This is a history podcast and a story podcast in one (on facebook it's tudortimemachine} It's a secret history of the Elizabethan court set in 1565. Everyone thinks they know the truth of Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth, but we’re going to tell you about what we think really happened. The central characters are all based on real people from the court. After we read the story section, we’ll take a dive into history behind the episode. Fun! Our merch is here! https://tudor-time-machine.creator-sprin ...

Featuring interviews with both actors and academics, Shakespeare’s Shadows delves into a single Shakespeare character in each episode. Perspectives from the worlds of academia, theater, and film together shape explorations of the Bard’s shadows, his imitations of life — pretty good imitations, ones that reveal enough of ourselves that we’re still talking about them four centuries later.

A podcast by Lucy Underwood about history, researching history, and the joy of finding diamonds when we search the archives for the dust of past lives. I aim to tell lively stories by seeking out the voices of the past, encoded in the archives, and letting them speak. My research mostly focuses on Tudor and Stuart England. I’m a historian and writer. My historical writing has appeared in various scholarly journals and books, while my first novel, an Elizabethan adventure titled ’The Guest of ...

UPDATE: Appreciating Shakespeare by Gideon Rappaport is now available as a BOOK (in hardcover and paperback) wherever books are sold. Offering knowledge and tools for appreciating Shakespeare's deep and universal meanings. Published by One Mind Good Press. Check it out. Questions?: Email DoctorRap@zohomail.com

We will be starting up our podcast again soon... Stay tuned Baltimore Shakespeare Factory recreates, as closely as is possible, the staging conditions, spirit, and atmosphere created by Shakespeare’s theatre company during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. http://baltimoreshakespearfactory.org

Director Roland Emmerich, writer John Orloff and actor Rhys Ifans discuss the controversial new film at the Apple Store, Regent Street, in London. Set in the political snake-pit, of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued, academics and brilliant minds, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to, William Shakespeare?

This is the inside story of one of the world’s most bizarre and ballsy reality dating shows. In early 2013 a group of twelve unsuspecting American women were flown to a sumptuous Elizabethan estate in the heart of the Berkshire countryside, where they competed for a chance to win the affections of one of the world’s most eligible bachelors. “Oh my god,” shouts one of the contestants as their suitor arrives by helicopter, “That’s Prince Harry!”. The Bachelor Of Buckingham Palace tells the gri ...

There’s a fairy-tale version of the Elizabethan era: a golden age of long-awaited prosperity, of palaces and pageants, of sea-faring exploration - all of it presided over by a spectacular queen governing alongside wise counsellors. There’s a lot this story misses out. Elizabethan England was also an anxious, paranoid place; its last full decade, the 1590s, saw increasing food prices, plague, and profiteering by the wealthy. One writer in particular explored what it felt like to be living on ...

The modern study of the ancient art of swordplay is brought to life each week where we talk to a different member of the historical European martial arts, or HEMA, community. Whether it’s the medieval longsword, Elizabethan rapier, the regency smallsword or Victorian sabre that interest you, join us for a series of fascinating interviews with instructors, competitors and experts from all around the globe. Follow us on Instagram @swordwomen

Dukes and spies, queens and servants, friends and lovers - all of the Elizabethan world populates the letters of Bess of Hardwick. Bess herself wrote hundreds of letters throughout her life: they were her lifeline to her travelling children and husbands, to the court at London, and to news from the world at large.

Join us while we pass time in good company discussing the interesting bits of Medieval and Renaissance history! We bring light to the Dark Ages, Revelry to the Renaissance, and more than a few bad puns to the Tavern!

GCSE synopsis’ of history and other topics! 💫 Cover art photo provided by Efe Kurnaz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@efekurnaz

Step into a poetic journey through the headlines with ”Thy News, by Bill Shakespeare,” a unique podcast where the timeless words of William Shakespeare meet the contemporary tales of the world. Imagine the dulcet tones of the Bard himself as he transforms the latest news into eloquent sonnets, blending the classical beauty of Elizabethan verse with the urgency of today’s events. In each episode, listeners are treated to a masterful performance by the iconic William Shakespeare, reciting the ...

A summary of the 4 sections of the Eduqas GSCE history course

Enter a world of history, magic, witchcraft and mythology as we take a look at historical figures, tales and legends in a new (and fun) light!

The Bible was first translated into English some time in the 7th century by an unnamed monk known to us as the Venerable Bede. This was the Old English version and the work of translation from Vulgate Latin into Middle English was taken up again in the 14th century by the famous religious dissenter John Wycliffe. Modern translations date from the 16th century onwards and these were sourced from Greek and Hebrew versions as well as Latin. Most translations are made by a large group of scholar ...

In seventeenth century Venice, a wealthy and debauched man discovers that the woman he is infatuated with is secretly married to a Moorish general in the Venetian army. He shares his grief and rage with a lowly ensign in the army who also has reason to hate the general for promoting a younger man above him. The villainous ensign now plots to destroy the noble general in a diabolical scheme of jealousy, paranoia and murder, set against the backdrop of the bloody Turkish-Venetian wars. This ti ...

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Every week we run through 20 questions from one of the historical timelines on our memory training app - History Sprockets. Listeners are given time to think of the answer - we then answer the question and ask listeners related multiple choice questions.We then expand on the memory techniques we use to remember some of the answers.

Shakespeare's favorite panel show (don't worry, we asked him) is sure to be your favorite too! James Rightmyer Jr. hosts, as guests compete with David Andrew Laws about topics on which he claims to be an expert. (Well, he used to anyway) Whether you know anything about Shakespeare or not, you're sure to feel better about yourself after just one listen!