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Cup of Tea with Me: Live with Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb 💙 and Dr Joanne Paul (opens the original)
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Get more from Suzannah Lipscomb 💙 in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android<a class="install-substack-app-embed-link" href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-re
Earl of Essex: Rise & Fall of Elizabeth I's Favourite (opens the original)
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How did a favourite of Elizabeth I go from royal darling to executed traitor?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Alex Gajda and Dr. Will Tosh to explore the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, one of the most glamorous yet volatile figures in Elizabethan England. Together they unpack the true motives behind Essex's rebellion and the surprising propaganda role played by William Shakespeare.Watch Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb's new series How The Tudors Lost T
Earl of Essex: Rise & Fall of Elizabeth I's Favourite (opens the original)
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How did a favourite of Elizabeth I go from royal darling to executed traitor?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Alex Gajda and Dr. Will Tosh to explore the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, one of the most glamorous yet volatile figures in Elizabethan England. Together they unpack the true motives behind Essex's rebellion and the surprising propaganda role played by William Shakespeare.Watch Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb's new series How The Tudors Lost T
Frighten Robin-Good-Fellow and the Fairies (opens the original)
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1. A Little Bit of HistoryIn the late 17th century, the antiquarian John Aubrey complained (here with his original spelling and punctuation):‘Before printing, Old Wives’ tales were ingenious and since Printing came into fashion, till a little before the Civil Warres, the ordinary Sort of people were not taught to reade & now-a-dayes Books are common and most of the poor people understand Letters: and the many good Bookes and the variety of Turnes of Affaires, have put the old Fables out of dores
Gifts of Appeasement (opens the original)
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My friends, Here in the UK, we’re halfway through the transmission of How The Tudors Lost Their Heads on Nat Geo and Disney+. I’m well aware that, in the States, you’re still waiting and… I’m afraid that I have heard unconfirmed rumours that it may even be pushed back to November. But, before you throw up your hands in indignation, I send you a gift.Turns out that National Geographic have been exporting some of the juicier moments to YouTube. Have a look below.Plus, in the Tudor Myths video, Dan
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