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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.
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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 weekly 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.
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Tudor Time Machine Podcast

Tudor Time Machine

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

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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
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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 ...
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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?
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The Precarious World of Thomas Nashe

The ’Penniless?’ Project

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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 ...
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By the Sword

By the Sword

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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
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Unsealed: the letters of Bess of Hardwick

University of Glasgow

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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.
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The Time Traveler’s Tavern

The Time Traveler’s Tavern

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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!
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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 ...
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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 ...
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A podcast that brings Tudor history to life by exploring Tudor places and artefacts in the flesh. The Tudor Travel Guide brings you lively onsite walk-and-talk interviews with local guides and experts at historic Tudor locations across the UK, creating inspiring ideas for your next Tudor-themed vacation. If you love seeing Tudor history through the lens of the places in which the Tudors lived and historic events occurred, then ’The Tudor History & Travel Show’ is tailor-made for you! Episode ...
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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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The MemoryTube Podcast

alan@scintilla.ai

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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.
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That Is The Question

That Is The Question

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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!
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Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast at Pitchford Hall. One of England’s finest examples of a half-timbered Elizabethan house, it is a real survivor, having passed through periods of prosperity and decline. Its current owners have been working tirelessly to restore the property to its former glory. Now a private residence…
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Liz Scott, known in the SCA as Mistress Elizabeth de Belcaire is joining us in the Tavern tonight to provide an overview of Elizabethan embroidery! Her enthusiasm and passion for the subject is absolutely contagious! Liz takes us through popular period motifs and gives us a step-by-step walkthrough of the embroidery process. We'll learn about her t…
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Witchcraft in Tudor England, and Jane Popincourt - Henry VIII's First Mistress. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…
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I talk to Dr Katie McKeogh about how music was first printed, what that did to how people heard and played music, and how we can trace this story in the libraries where their music books have come to rest. And about finding slanderous gossip in the margins of contraband liturgy books.lau20
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Show notes with transcript at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-257-henryssixalmostwives/ Henry VIII is famous for his six wives, but what about the women who almost wore the crown? In this episode, we explore the stories of six women Henry considered marrying but didn’t: Eleanor of Austria, Mary of Guise, Christina of Denmark, Anna of L…
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's Marriage to Katherine of Aragon and The Young Mary Tudor. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…
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Philadelphia's word this week, 'mumping', is used in a letter read hilariously by Olivia Coleman. Find it here: https://youtu.be/4pIrkEsh7Vo?si=UV5ToiXZLenRwAvF Jessica, Gage and Philadelphia disagree about whether or not Olivia should be so funny as she reads it.Tudor Time Machine
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View the transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-256-maryandphilip/ It wasn't a love match (at least at first, for Mary) but it was a political match that brought England into the huge Hapsburg Empire. Let's talk about the marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain. As always, thank you for your listenership, friend! Hosted on …
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's Inner Circle, and the Sweating Sickness in Tudor England. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…
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Philadelphia opines that she would never 'filch' anything; Jessica and Gage talk over the impact the amazing Mary Sidney had in the Tudor world, even if she wasn’t the author of the plays of Shakespeare. Listen in!Tudor Time Machine
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featuring interviews with actors Darius de Haas and Jennifer Lines and Murdoch University professor Alys Daroy As You Like It is often remembered for being a rom-com, but it’s also a family drama. Duke Senior (Rosalind’s father) is usurped by his brother Duke Frederick. One brother rules at court while the exiled brother builds a new life in the Fo…
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Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-255-privacyintudorengland/ In this episode we connect chimneys, letters, and the Reformation to get... a new concept of privacy. Let's discuss! Thank you, as always, for your listenership, friends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In 1981 Brian Clough paid £1 million pounds to bring Justin Fashanu to Nottingham Forest. It was the climax of a meteoric career, but within months the goals had dried up, he'd been going to gay nightclubs, and Fashanu had also become become a born again Christian. Four decades later Justin Fashanu remains top flight English football's only openly …
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: How Juana of Castile's 1506 Shipwreck in England Changed European History, The Dynasty Portrait. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See ac…
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Here is a show notes page accompanying this on-location podcast at Layer Marney Tower in Essex, England. The eight-storey gatehouse is a towering structure and the tallest of its kind in Britain, standing at over 80 feet (24 meters). It is made of the classic red brick of the Tudor period, combined with intricate terracotta decorations, grand doorw…
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Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-254-margueriteofnavarre/ In this episode we take a look at Marguerite of Navarre, the sister to King Francis, and the Queen of Navarre. Not only was she an amazing author in her own right, but she also influenced Anne Boleyn, and countless other women. Tudorcon tickets are at http…
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The biography show where famous guests picks someone they admire or love. Jane Morris was the wife of William Morris and muse of Gabriel Dante Rossetti. Anneka Rice believes her contribution to 19th-Century art and culture has been largely overlooked. "I'm not a big fan of needle point," she says, "but we cannot ignore what she brings to art histor…
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Lives of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, Inside Queen Elizabeth I’s Court. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…
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Show notes at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-252-tudor-places-in-america/ The fact that Tudorcon is coming up in just over a week has me thinking about all the places like Agecroft Hall that you can visit in the US - places that are related to Tudor or Medieval England, but don't require a passport for Americans to visit. From St Augu…
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Children's antics and domestic theatre in the 1660s, as William Blundell - Lancashire gentleman, Royalist solider, recusant, amateur antiquarian - writes play-scrips for his children in which they make fun of him behind his back...Many thanks for my brother, daughter and nieces for lending their dramatic talents to bring the Blundells to life! Epis…
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week:Katherine Grey, The Great Bible and Henry VIII, and What your favorite Tudor says about you. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…
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Transcript available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-252-spiritualinfluenceofkatherineparr/ Let's discuss Katherine Parr, and her spiritual influence. Tudorcon tickets: https://www.englandcast.com/TudorconOnline Armour and Castings: https://tudor.armourandcastings.com Related episodes: Pilgrimage of Grace: https://www.englandcast.…
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The biography show where famous guests pick someone from history they admire or they love. Our only rule is they must be dead. Today neurosurgeon Dr Henry Marsh chooses “the saviour of mothers” Dr Ignaz Semmelweis The Hungarian doctor discovered the link between childbirth and puerperal fever in 19th century Vienna but he was ridiculed, ignored and…
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Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-250-margaret-of-anjou/ In this episode we'll talk about Margaret of Anjou - so much more than the She-Wolf of France! Let's dive into and talk about this remarkable woman's life. Tudorcon tickets at https://englandcast.com/tudorcononline Thank you, as ever, for your listenership! …
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An unexpected choice for Great Lives, the Roman Emperor Nero has a reputation for debauchery and murder. He was also surprisingly popular, at least during the early years of his reign, and the writer Conn Iggulden argues he may be a victim of bad press. The Christians decided he was the anti-christ some three centuries after he died, and the three …
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Going Back to School like a Tudor, and the Musical and Poetic side of Henry VIII. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Philadelphia shares the latest on her on/off relationship with RB including a tale of her own stage performance with RB himself. Gage admits to being impressed by her performance while Jessica finds herself tallying the body count in The Maid’s Tragedy.Tudor Time Machine
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Can we truly understand what it's like to recreate history as reenactors? What does it even mean to recreate history? Join us for our first, "Tavern Talk", where some of the Tavern's patrons discuss this topic over a few mazers of mead. Be sure to listen to the end for extra content from last month's discussion on the Canterbury Tales. We'll learn …
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To commemorate The Battle of Bosworth, fought on 22 August 1485, I recorded a three-part podcast series 'on-location' in Leicester and at the battlefield site. In Episode 1, we visit Leicester and visualise the medieval city as we go on a 'walk-and-talk tour of some of the most important sites connected to Richard's time in Leicester before the bat…
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To commemorate The Battle of Bosworth, fought on 22 August 1485, I recorded a three-part podcast series 'on-location' in Leicester and at the battlefield site. In Episode 1, we visit Leicester and visualise the medieval city as we go on a 'walk-and-talk tour of some of the most important sites connected to Richard's time in Leicester before the bat…
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To commemorate The Battle of Bosworth, fought on 22 August 1485, I recorded a three-part podcast series 'on-location' in Leicester and at the battlefield site. In this episode (Episode 1), we visit Leicester and visualise the medieval city as we go on a 'walk-and-talk tour of some of the most important sites connected to Richard's time in Leicester…
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Julien Temple, director of The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Glastonbury and Absolute Beginners, chooses Christopher Marlowe, writer of brilliant plays including Doctor Faustus and Tamburlaine the Great. "I'm excited to talk about him," he says, "because I've known him for more than 50 years." The link? An attempt as a student to summon up Marlowe in …
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Philadelphia is in fine form as she declares (with a HINT of bias) the cruelest soever to rule in the REAL game of thrones. Jessica and Gage lament their (likely) inability to hold themselves together if ever their fates meet a guillotine.Tudor Time Machine
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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: William Cecil under Mary I, and Anne Before Henry. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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So I've been reading Philippa Gregory's new book Normal Women, and decided to devote an entire episode to one section of her book: how normal women coped during the Reformation. Let's discuss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was barely known during her lifetime but an exhibition of her work at the Guggenheim Museum in 2018 shattered attendance records. it was called Paintings for the Future, and the giant abstract work astounded visitors who had not heard of her before.Joining journalist Zing Tsjeng in the studio to discuss her life is Jennif…
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