British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics

Mar 04 2025 216 ep. 34 mins 186
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Weekly podcast, British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics, available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Meet famous and infamous characters, walk with playwrights and peasants, and wander through castles and cathedrals. New episodes every Wednesday. Have a question about British history, something you’ve always wanted to know? Just ask! Let’s explore history together.

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Women's Leadership, Shakespeare Style! (ep 215)

Mar 04 2025 40 mins  
We might not think Shakespeare's a great choice for finding women in leadership. But when we consider more carefully, we find many women leading where they are. Let's consider a couple: Juliet and Beatrice. During Women's History month, we celebrate all the ways women lead! Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Num

Black Tudors Whose Stories Shaped British History (ep 214)

Feb 18 2025 48 mins  
Our final podcast of Black History month will focus on Black Tudors, with some context from the years before and after the Tudor period and a sense of what is happening around the world. This is an area of Tudor history I do not know enough about, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to dig into the scholarship of so many wonderful historians to learn more. For history to show us

Black History Month: Black Women in British History (ep 213)

Feb 04 2025 49 mins  
As it's Black History Month in the US, I thought I would share some of my favorite Black women in British history that I think we all need to learn more about. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen History shows us what's possible.

Life Lessons: Making Decision Based on Values and Thomas More (ep 212)

Feb 02 2025 35 mins  
When faced with important decisions, what makes us say "yes" or "no"? Are our responses based on circumstance, fear of the person making the request, or our values? This week we take a look at Macbeth, Hamlet, and Thomas More to think about our values and how we use them. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbe

Behind the Scenes of Great Houses with Adrian Tinniswood (ep 211)

Jan 22 2025 49 mins  
Imagine stepping into an opulent life in the golden age of Britain, where old money met new and elite lives played out in the great homes across the country. With acres of land and a collision of architectural styles, the rural palaces of Victorian and Edwardian England were the stages on which aristocracy performed. Adrian Tinniswood joins Royals, Rebels, and Romantics to discuss

Elizabethan Religion and Treason with Jessie Childs (ep 210)

Jan 07 2025 52 mins  
Elizabethan England was a place of terror for English Catholics, who hid their faith and friends and feared for their lives. Jessie Childs shares the real story of Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory shakeuphistory.bsky.social patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Jessie Childs je

Life Lessons: "This Above All" Katherine of Aragon and Mary I (ep 209)

Jan 05 2025 27 mins  
In Hamlet, Polonius says, "This above all, to thine own self be true." Shakespeare realized that knowledge of values and authenticity can create great leaders. Katherine of Aragon and Mary I put this into practice. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen History shows us what's possi

Classic Episode: Dr Owen Emmerson and Christmas at Hever Castle (ep 208)

Dec 24 2024 33 mins  
Celebrate Christmas with the Tudors at Hever Castle with this classic episode featuring historian Dr Owen Emmerson. Show Notes Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Dr Owen Emmerson www.drowenemmerson.com The Tudor Trio @drowenemmerson @thetudortrio Holbein's Hidden Gem Catherine and Anne Beco

Celebrate the Night Before Tudor Christmas with Laura and Kathryn! (ep 207)

Dec 10 2024 47 mins  
Twas the night before...Tudor Christmas! Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are preparing for the holiday, and you can join them. Author Laura Loney and illustrator Kathryn Holeman join us to discuss recreating the classic tale, Tudor style! Show notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen Laura Lone

Life Lessons from the Tudors: Christmas Fun! (ep 206)

Dec 01 2024 38 mins  
In Tudor times, the weeks before Christmas were about working and fasting. But once Christmas day came, the partying began! For 12 days, everyone from farmers and laborers to royals leaned into feasts, gifts, and parties. We can learn something from the Tudors about how to celebrate. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tud