THE ROYAL BEAT - BACK IN TIME
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The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Mary I: The Murderous Queen of England
Kate Thornton is joined by historians Alison Weir, Nicola Tallis and Sarah Gristwood to discuss the dramatic life of England's first ruling Queen, Mary I - often known as 'Bloody Mary'. From her father Henry VIII's multiple marriages, to England's break from the Catholic Church, we discover how c...
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The Royal Beat - Back In Time: The Windsors: Love, Theft and Jewels
On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we look at the Duke and Duchess of Windsor through a new lens, as we explore their love of all things opulent and expensive - especially jewels. But where exactly did their enviable collection of precious stones come from? Did the Duke - as ...
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The Royal Beat - Back In Time: A Very Suspicious Death Of An English Queen
On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back In Time we discuss the ultimate survivor. The Queen of England who outlived her husband, Henry VIII, to become one of the most powerful figures in Tudor England. But in this show, we dissect the suspicions surrounding the death of Katherine Parr - fr...
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The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Secrets Of The Tudor Jewels
On this episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we explore the fascinating history of the Tudor royal jewels. From the consort necklace which connects an entire dynasty, to the coded message in Princess Elizabeth's necklace from her mother Anne Boleyn, Kate Thornton brings you the stories behind...
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The Royal Beat – Back In Time: Ladies In Waiting
On this episode, we discuss the often overlooked ‘Ladies in Waiting’ who have served the female monarchs of this country and beyond for centuries. We go all the way back to King Henry VIII’s reign to meet a myriad of women who rose through the ranks of society sometimes through their extreme devo...
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The Royal Beat - Back In Time: Elizabeth I and the Thomas Seymour Scandal
The story of sex, love, politics and power that almost brought down the teenage Elizabeth Tudor, a decade before she came to the throne.
The young princess and her step-father, Thomas Seymour, were intertwined in a scandal that led to his downfall and shaped the Virgin Queen she would become.
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The Royal Beat - Back in Time: Victoria & Albert: The Royal Influencers
Host Kate Thornton goes back in time to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s reign to analyse how they influenced modern day society. From the big white wedding to the Great Exhibition, discover the footprint that still exists in Britain and across the world today.
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The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Windsors At War
Hosted by Kate Thornton, the show goes back in time to the years before World War II and looks at Edward VIII's abdication in 1936, his marriage to Wallis Simpson and his dealings with Nazi Germany. To unpack all the scandals are historians Alexander Larman, Dr Tessa Dunlop and Alexandra Churchill.
