Queens of England Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The First First Ladies of Rome
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of my new show, The Other Half. If you like what you hear, find the show on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice and SUBSCRIBE! Hoste...
68 - Seasons Two and Three Wrap-Up: The Tudor and Stuart Queens
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We round up the Tudor and Stuart Queens, and see how they match up against their Mediaeval forebears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Introducing The Other Half
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, I have a new show for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
67 - Mary of Modena (3): The Queen over the Water
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the face of invasion, Mary fled with her son to France with her husband close behind. It was deja-vu for the Stuart dynasty, but could they regain ...
66 - Mary of Modena (2): The Warming-Pan Baby
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In June 1688, Mary gave birth to a son. Or did she?Enquiry of the Princess of Orange into the Birth of the Prince of Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast....
65 - Mary of Modena (1): The Always Expecting Duchess
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A Catholic wife of a Catholic king in a virulently Protestant country, things were always going to be hard for England's first Italian queen. Hosted o...
64 - Catherine of Braganza (2): Fire, Treason and Plot
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
MERCH! - Click here to check it all out!She had had a terrible start to her time as queen, but things were only about to get harder for Catherine of B...
63 - Catherine of Braganza (1): The Cuckqueen of the Merry Monarch
12 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As a daughter of England's oldest ally, Catherine came to marry a king of a restored monarchy. Sadly, there were more than just two people in their ma...
Supplemental - The Queen's Cookbook
05 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There are many ways to defend someone during a crisis. For Henrietta, it was to release a cookbookQueen's Closet Opened (first two parts)Queen's Close...
62 - Henrietta Maria of France (4): Regicide and Restoration
29 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Not long after Henrietta arrived in France, the Royalist cause in England collapsed and her husband was executed. What would she do now?For the poem, ...
61 - Henrietta Maria of France (3): The She-Majesty Generalissima
22 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As Civil War swept across Charles's three kingdoms, Henrietta did her best to support her husband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
60 - Henrietta Maria of France (2): The Happiest and Most Fortunate of Queens
15 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When she looked back over her life, Henrietta recognised these years as the happiest of her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
59 - Henrietta Maria of France (1): A Catholic on the Throne
08 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With violence setting in on the Continent, England sought a wife for Prince Charles who might give them an advantage in the escalating war in Germany....
58 - Anne of Denmark (2): England's First Stewart Queen
30 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After coming down south of the wall, Anne had a lot to live up to after the death of Gloriana. She may not have ruled a kingdom, but she did help defi...
57 - Anne of Denmark (1): A Storm Tossed Lover
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from the famed at Elsinore, Anne was greeted by cheering crowds when she finally made it safely over to Scotland. But if they were expecting so...
Supplemental - Elizabeth's Suitors (3): The Valois Princes
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As relations with the Habsburgs soured, Elizabeth and her councillors cast their eyes to the young brothers of the King of France: Henry, Duke of Anjo...
Supplemental - Elizabeth's Suitors (2): Sweden and the Habsburgs
27 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Terrified of leaving England without an heir, Elizabeth's councillors searched Europe to find a suitable groom. First up, were Eric of Sweden, and Arc...
Supplemental - Elizabeth's Suitors (1): Dudley and Devereux
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth I is known to history as the Virgin Queen, but that didn't mean that she couldn't have a few dalliances in her time. Today we look at her tw...
Supplemental - Philip of Spain: Husband of the Queen, King of England
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the coming to the throne of Mary I, England had an undisputed female ruler for the first time. There were many things to deal with, but key was t...
Chat: The Six Wives with Elizabeth Norton
06 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with Elizabeth Norton, historian and author of tons of books on queens, about all of the six wives of Henry VIII. I also reveal who you have cr...
56 - Katherine Parr (4): The Lady of Sudeley
30 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine had survived the conservative plot against her, but her position was not strong upon the death of her husband. Her quick remarriage was for ...
55 - Katherine Parr (3): The Wife of Moses
16 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The first Queen of England to have a book published in her own name, Katherine Parr used her time on the throne to try and push England towards radica...
54 - Katherine Parr (2): The Reluctant Queen
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Parr was far from unprecedented in becoming a reluctant queen, but, if queen she must be, then she wanted to take full advantage. Hosted on ...
53 - Katherine Parr (1): Better His Mistress Than His Wife
02 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Henry's final and most reluctant wife, Katherine Parr had quite an eventful life before becoming Queen of England Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
52 - Katherine Howard (3): A Headless Howard
18 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the noose tightened around Katherine, Dereham, Culpepper and Lady Rochester, it became a free-for-all, as each attempted to save themselves by thro...
Supplemental: Interview and Acast
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Questions for the Elizabeth Norton interview and the move to Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
51 - Katherine Howard (2): No Will But His
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Henry VIII's youngest queen reached the throne thanks for her own beauty and charm, but there were skeletons in her closet which she made little effor...
50 - Katherine Howard (1): Non-Stop Man Drama
04 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine came from a big fancy family and was brought up in a finishing school for girls. Where men were allowed to roam free. With wine. Unsupervise...
49 - Anne of Cleves (3): The King's Sister
28 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As Henry sought to end marriage number 4, Anne of Cleves had to play her weak hand very carefully if she was to survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
48 - Anne of Cleves (2): God Send Me Well To Keep
21 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After their disastrous first meeting with Anne of Cleves, Henry reluctantly embarked on his fourth marriage. Yet the proof of the pudding would be in ...
47 - Anne of Cleves (1): The Second Choice
07 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After the death of Jane Seymour, Henry and Cromwell began a pan-European search to find wife number four.SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.p...
46 - Jane Seymour (2): The Pacific Peacemaker
23 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to the throne hours after the execution of Anne Boleyn, the new queen Jane Seymour found herself in a far weaker position than that of her pred...
45 - Jane Seymour (1): The Lady from Wolf Hall
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Seymour is often held up as the anti-Anne Boleyn - the opposite to the queen that she replaced. But were they really that different?SponsorListen...
CHAT: Anne Boleyn with Claire Ridgway
02 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Concluding my series on Anne Boleyn, I wanted to get someone on the podcast who really got Anne Boleyn - and luckily the first person on my list who I...
44 - Anne Boleyn (4): Around the Throne, the Thunder Roars
26 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The fall of Anne Boleyn was as ruthless as it was swift. How did it happen? Why did it happen?SponsorListeners like YOU on Patreon - www.patreon.com/...
43 - Anne Boleyn (3): Mistress on the Throne
12 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Often when we think about Anne Boleyn we see either the sultry mistress or the tragic victim - but people often forget that for 3 years she was a quee...
42 - Anne Boleyn (2): The Rise
26 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The decision not to sleep with Henry set both he and Anne on a course that would lead to the ripping up the religious fabric of England. Opposition bo...
Supplemental - Henry VIII's Love Letters to Anne Boleyn
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As a Valentine's Day special, here are Henry VIII's surviving love letters to Anne Boleyn. Use his words with extreme caution.SponsorListeners like YO...
41 - Anne Boleyn (1): The Birth of a Legend
12 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Boleyn is probably the most controversial queen in English history, with more books, films and tv shows about her than just about anyone else. Ye...
CHAT: Katherine of Aragon with Heather Teysko
05 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of Henry VIII's first queen with fellow podcaster Heather Teysko. In my first ever Chat episode, we discuss our opinions on Katherine's r...
40 - Katherine of Aragon (4): A Most Obstinate Woman
22 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine spent the final years of her life, fighting tooth and claw to protect her marriage and the inheritance of her daughter. It would be a fight ...
39 - Katherine of Aragon (3): Trying a Queen
08 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the trial of the century loomed, Henry and Wolsey thought that they could win the argument that the king's marriage was not legal. They thought tha...
Supplemental - Eowyn: Lady of the Shieldarm, Shieldmaiden of Rohan
25 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In his collective works on the world of Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkein created a great number of fascinating, badass characters. Sadly, all but one of t...
38 - Katherine of Aragon (2): Henry's Spanish Queen
11 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine of Aragon was a successful queen in almost every respect. She did everything right. Except for a couple of teeny tiny things...SponsorListen...
37 - Katherine of Aragon (1): His Brother's Wife
27 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine of Aragon had one of the most powerful women in mediaeval history for a mother, and came from the great up-and-coming kingdom of Europe. Fat...
36 - Season 1 Wrap-Up: The Medieval Queens
13 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a crazy 18 months doing this show, and so today we wrap up Season 1 of the Queens of England podcast with a whistle stop tour of England's m...
35 - Elizabeth of York (2): The Fresh Flower of Plantagenet
30 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth of York was a symbol of the new regime, the White Rose to Henry's Red. Although she would be subordinated to the influence of the king's mot...
Supplemental - Queens of Ice and Fire: The Consorts of Game of Thrones
16 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The world of Geroge R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series is strongly influenced by our own medieval period, and this goes for its queens as well....
34 - Elizabeth of York (1): The White Rose and the Red
02 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Completing our run of Wars of the Roses queens, Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor marked the final union of England's great warring houses. ...
33 - Anne Neville: Heiress, Princess, Duchess and Queen
18 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Neville was born into great privilege and wealth, things were going great. Then everyone died. Which was bad, But she rose from the ashes of Tewk...
32 - Elizabeth Woodville (3): Queen Mother Twice Over
04 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The early death of her husband Edward IV left Elizabeth in charge of ensuring a smooth transition of power to their son, Edward V. Her brother-in-law'...
31 - Elizabeth Woodville (2): Daughter of a Murdered Father, Sister to a Murdered Brother
21 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth had a lot to do to persuade the people of England that she was worthy of being their queen. She responded to it by packing the key positions...
30 - Elizabeth Woodville (1): The English Commoner Queen
07 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Woodville was the most left-field choice of a Queen in English history - one of only two commoners to become a consort. But why did the new ...
29 - Margaret of Anjou (3) - The Second She-Wolf
24 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Following the victory at Wakefield, Margaret and the Lancastrian army marched on London, but they were unable to take the capital. Thus the pendulum o...
28 - Margaret of Anjou (2): A Great and Strong Laboured Woman
10 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After finding her husband laid low by mental illness and the whole country collapsing into civil war, Margaret of Anjou was forced to take the bull by...
27 - Margaret of Anjou (1): The Last Lancastrian Queen
26 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As English rule in France approached its end, England sought one final bride from the kingdom it claimed to rule. Margaret of Anjou would be the last ...
26 - Katherine of France (2): The Mother of the Tudors
12 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
An announcement about the future of the podcast and then we get into the brief reign of Katherine of France. She gave birth to the next king of Engl...
25 - Katherine of France (1): The Trophy Wife
29 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In his life-long quest to win the French crown, Henry sought to marry the daughter of the French king. France's response? Balls.SponsorThis episode of...
24 - Joanna of Navarre (2): The Witch Queen
15 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1419, Joanna was accused by her stepson of the most heinous crime imaginable: witchcraft. In this episode we look at what it meant to be accused of...
23 - Joanna of Navarre (1): The Breton Duchess
01 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The daughter of a king that had... shall we say a colourful life, Joanna had a very tricky start in life. By marrying first the Duke of Brittany and t...
22 - Isabelle of France: The Daughter of the Carbuncle
17 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Also known as Isabelle or Isabella of Valois. The youngest queen on our list, Isabelle became queen when aged 7, and it took quite some propaganda t...
21 - Anne of Bohemia: A Tiny Scrap of Humanity
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Married for her connections to the Holy Roman Empire, Anne of Bohemia was bought for a high price and some may argue they didn't get their money's wor...
Supplemental - Alice Perrers: The Lady of the Sun
20 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After the death of Philippa of Hainault, Edward III began to rely on a new woman. But not a queen, and certainly not someone as squeaky clean as his...
20 - Philippa of Hainault: The Almost Perfect Queen
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Coming off the heels of England's most controversial queen, Philippa of Hainault had a lot to do to rehabilitate the role in the eyes of the English n...
19 - Isabella of France (3): The First She-Wolf
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Isabella was now holding the hot potato that was the reigns of power, but England was to find out that her saviour could be corrupted just as easily a...
18 - Isabella of France (2): Crossing the Rubicon
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After Edward's victory in the Despenser War, he was at the high point of his entire reign. Everything was going swimmingly - but these good times woul...
17 - Isabella of France (1): The Noblest and Fairest of Them All
31 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Isabella of France was the highest-born queen that England had ever had, but her King was hardly the success that her pedigree deserved.SponsorThis ep...
Supplemental - Guinevere: The Queen of Camelot
17 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stories of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have proliferated for centuries, and so too have tales of his beautiful wife Guinevere. Po...
Supplemental - Empress Matilda: Daughter, Wife and Mother of Henry
03 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A remarkable woman of Medieval Englandwho was in order a princess, an empress, a countess, a king, a rebel and a Queen Mother. Although she was neve...
16 - Margaret of France: The Not So Evil Step-Mother
20 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marrying a man 40 years your senior is not often a portent of domestic harmony, but somehow it seemed to work for Margaret of France.SponsorThis epi...
15 - Eleanor of Castile (2): The Stony Crossed Property Magnate
06 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After returning from crusade and being crowned queen, Eleanor of Castile rejected the usual life of a queen to become a hard-nosed woman of business. ...
14 - Eleanor of Castile (1): The Last of the Crusading Queens
22 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Another queen from Southern Europe, Eleanor of Castile's had quite a time before she became queen, including some birthing a bunch of kids and helping...
13 - Eleanor of Provence: The Spendthrift Savoyard
08 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor of Provence was yet another foreign queen parachuted into England at a very young age, but she would end up wielding more power and being more...
12 - Isabelle of Angoulême: Isabelle or Jezebel?
25 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle was yet another French queen to marry an Angevin, and John wasn't about to treat his wife any better than his forebears had.SponsorThis episo...
11 - Berengaria of Navarre: The Lionheart's Absent Queen
11 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The wife of Richard the Lionheart, Berengaria is barely known today, and barely noticed while she was alive.SponsorThis episode of the Queens of Engla...
10 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (3): The Captive Mother of a Captive Son
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After years in captivity where her husband and sons warred for control of the kingdom, Eleanor of Aquitaine was finally released from prison on the de...
9 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (2): A Queen in Revolt
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After getting her annulment from Louis, Eleanor waited about two seconds before becoming Henry II's wife and Queen of England. At first she was cont...
8 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (1): The Crusader Queen of the French
23 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When her father died, Eleanor of Aquitaine became the richest heiress in Europe, and was quickly married to the French king. The king was quiet, pio...
7 - Matilda of Boulogne: The All Action, Badass, Sweet-Talking, Soldier Leading, Warrior-Diplomat
09 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Henry I was dead and anarchy ensues when Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda fight for the throne. Yet Stephen's cause would have collapsed int...
6 - Adeliza of Louvain: The Fair Maid of Brabant
26 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After the White Ship sank taking the cream of England's nobility with it, Henry needed to find a new wife so that he could replace his dead son. He ...
5 - Matilda of Scotland: England's Queen Godiva
12 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In 1100, Henry I became King of England after the suspicious death of William Rufus, but his accession was contested. To help placate his Anglo-Saxo...
4 - Matilda of Flanders (2): Queen of England, Regent of Normandy
28 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Following the Norman Conquest, Matilda became the first Norman Queen of England, and while her husband secured his new Kingdom, she kept things tickin...
3 - Matilda of Flanders (1): Wife of the Bastard, Duchess of Normandy
14 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matilda of Flanders was born to a family that counted as branches of it's family tree practically every important noble house in Northern Europe and s...
2 - What is a Mediaeval Queen?
30 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What did it mean to be a queen in Mediaeval England? This seems at first to be a really easy question to answer: you had to marry a King. Simple rig...
1 - Introduction
30 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So this is my first episode! I'm so excited to get started on the show. This episode is just a brief introduction to me and what the show is about...