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Nicholas Culpeper: Herbalist and Radical
14 July 2025The maverick herbalist who fought for medical freedom.
We love a rebel with a cause here on Not Just The Tudors, and Nicholas Culpeper was...
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Crusaders And Castles: The Siege Of Acre
14 July 2025The first Assassin's Creed game puts players in the thick of the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade. We can climb its battlements and fight in...
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Pirates: Barbary Corsairs & The Bombardment of Algiers
13 July 2025For centuries, the Barbary Corsairs captured ships and enslaved European Christians, turning the Mediterranean into a sea of fear and ransom....
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The Queen of Sheba
13 July 2025A figure of wealth, wisdom, and global fascination - how did the Queen of Sheba become one of history’s most enduring royal icons?
In this...
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Royal Sex: Marie Antoinette
11 July 2025Behind the wild accusations of extra-marital affairs and a lavish lifestyle, who was the real Marie Antoinette? Why did her marriage to King Louis...
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Canterbury Tales: Pilgrims' Professions
11 July 2025Do you know what a Squire did? Was a Merchant as fancy as he sounds?
Gone Medieval continues our week of pilgrimage as Matt Lewis is joined...
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Boudicca: Myths vs Reality
10 July 2025Boudicca, the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe, has become a symbol of resistance and British defiance. But what do we really know about her, and...
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Revolutionary War: What If the British Won?
10 July 2025Today we're heading back 250 years to the end of the Revolutionary War - but this time, we're asking what might have happened if the British had...
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Mary Rose & the Battle of the Solent
10 July 2025Before the Spanish Armada threatened England in 1588, an even more dangerous invasion loomed, just across the Channel in France. The Battle of...
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The Truth About Frankenstein
10 July 2025Against a time of radical change, a gothic masterpiece was written by the teenage Mary Shelley.
Published in 1818, Frankenstein takes us...
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Doggerland: The North Sea Atlantis?
10 July 2025Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Rachel Bynoe who has literally dived into the enigmatic world of Doggerland, a prehistoric landmass now submerged...
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Why Do Empires Fall?
8 July 2025For centuries, the Roman Empire commanded unparalleled control over the world around it. It expanded its borders through trade and conquest,...
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