In the 16th and 17th centuries, ships were often lost or wrecked in heavy storms or sunk during attacks. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to maritime archaeologist Dr. David Gibbins about discovering some of the era's most fascinating shipwrecks: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… David Gibbins

Contrary to popular belief, modern science did not begin in the 17th century with the likes of Newton and Galileo. A century earlier, others were paving the way in Europe for their later revelations. Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Violet Moller: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

In the 16th century, the spice trade prompted the creation of vast maritime empires and gave rise to enormous wealth. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to author Roger Crowley about how spices remade the world economy for centuries to follow: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Roger Crowley

What did Queen Elizabeth I actually look like? How was her appearance altered by cosmetics? What products would she have typically used and how were they made? In today's podcast, Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Sally Pointer: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

How were physically unusual humans and animals viewed and talked about - in private and in the press - in early modern England? In today's podcast Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from Dr. Whitney Dirks: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Whitney Dirks, PhD

#MaryAndGeorge tells the story of George Villiers, who rose to enrapture King James VI & I. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to author Benjamin Wooley about the favourite whose charisma overwhelmed those around him and, ultimately, himself: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Mary & George Updates

Erasmus of Rotterdam was one of the greatest intellectuals of his age. For Martin Luther, Erasmus's radical religious vision did not go far enough; to Roman Catholic scholars, he was heretical. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Prof. William Barker: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

After the French Wars of Religion, a brave widow instigated the prosecution of a military captain who had committed horrific acts against the villagers who lived around her. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Tom Hamilton about this remarkable story: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Martin Luther set in motion a revolution that left an indelible mark on the world today. In today's Not Just the Tudors, Suzannah Lipscomb meets Professor Lyndal Roper to explore the controversial man behind the carefully crafted image: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

What was surgery like for people in the 16th and 17th centuries? How were surgeons trained? What tools did they use? And what was the rate of survival? In today's podcast Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from historian and retired surgeon Michael Crumplin: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

The Jewish ghetto in Venice was as extraordinary a place as the city itself, as a literary, cultural and interfaith revival flourished. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Harry Freedman to find out more about the remarkable story of Venice's Jews: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

For every Tudor Queen, their ladies-in-waiting were their confidantes and chaperones, and intimate witnesses to their lives during unpredictable times. Today, Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr Nicola Clark about their remarkable and previously untold stories: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Original diaries written by gentlewomen - living through the upheavals of the mid-16th century - are hard to find. Today Suzannah Lipscomb meets author Francesca Kay who has imagined herself into that period in her new novel The Book of Days: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Francesca Kay

The 1649 trial and execution of King Charles I sent shockwaves across Europe; the King had effectively been tried by his own subjects. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Prof. Ted Vallance whose research sheds new light on this turbulent event: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

The English aristocracy after the Restoration of the Monarchy was cultured, political, excessive yet religious. How did devotion and piety coexist with a decadent lifestyle? Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from author Ben Norman: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Amberley Publishing #TheStuarts

Compared to the other five wives of Henry VIII, little interest has been shown in Jane Seymour. Yet there was much more to Jane than has been readily available. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more with Jane's biographer Dr. Elizabeth Norton: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Dr Elizabeth Norton

The only surviving female-authored memoir from the #Mughal Empire was penned by Princess Gulbadan. She was an extraordinary, charismatic adventurer who led a party of harem women on pilgrimage to Mecca. Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Prof. Ruby Lal: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Fairy tales have altered and shaped themselves over centuries in reflection of changing cultural norms. Today Suzannah Lipscomb journeys back with author Nick Jubber to the first time fairy tales were written down and fixed in print: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… Nick Jubber

Astronomer Johannes Kepler was an admired scientist in the early 17th century. But when his mother was accused of witchcraft, he remarkably defended her in a trial that lasted six years. Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Prof. Ulinka Rublack: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Ghosts were banished from Protestant Elizabethan and Stuart England - but people continued to see and believe in them. Were they malevolent spirits or guardian angels? Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from Professor Peter Marshall: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…