• Anne Boleyn & Women Around Her with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman (ep 221)
    May 7 2025

    We often associate Anne Boleyn with men: her husband, her father, her brother, and others. What about the women? Sophie Bacchus-Waterman discusses the women around Anne, including her mother.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    Sophie Bacchus-Waterman
    @sophiebwaterman
    Special Collections, St John's College, Oxford
    Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother (coming 2025)

    History shows us what's possible.

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    59 mins
  • Happy Hurly-Burly Birthday, Shakespeare! (ep 220)
    Apr 23 2025

    April is the month we celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, commemorate Shakespeare’s death day, and debate whether they both really happened on April 23rd. Maybe, maybe not. But we're celebrating anyway--the fun and funnies about Shakespeare!

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    History shows us what's possible.

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    45 mins
  • Leadership and Friendship, Shakespeare Style! (ep 219)
    Apr 9 2025

    Time for another special episode about life lessons from Shakespeare and History. This month it's Hermia and Helena from Midsummer Night's Dream. Move over, Puck, these women are leading the way!

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen
    This week: Midsummer Night's Dream

    History shows us what's possible.

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    40 mins
  • So Many Secrets: The Life of Emily Anderson with Jackie Uí Chionna (ep 218)
    Mar 26 2025

    Her life was hidden in secret corners and unknown spaces, and yet she also lived in public. One of the premier code breakers of the 20th century hid in plan sight and remained hidden until social historian Jackie Uí Chionna uncovered her story and broke the code to the real Emily Anderson.

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    Jackie Uí Chinnoa
    jackieuichinnoa.weebly.com
    @ChionnaUi
    Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Codebreaker
    Oral History of University College, Galway
    He Was Galway: Maírtín Mór McDonogh

    History shows us what's possible.

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    55 mins
  • Decrypting the Queen: Jade Scott and Mary, Queen of Scots (ep 217)
    Mar 19 2025

    Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most fascinating women in history. Imprisoned for years, she fought back in part through communicating in a series of coded letters. Historian Dr Jade Scott takes us into the mysteries of the enigmatic Scottish queen.

    Dr Jade Scott
    @huntingrebels
    The Captive Queen: The Decrypted Life of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    History shows us what's possible.

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    53 mins
  • The World of Women in the Middle Ages with Gemma Hollman (ep 216)
    Mar 12 2025

    Show Notes:

    Carol Ann Lloyd
    www.carolannlloyd.com
    @shakeuphistory
    patreon.com/carolannlloyd
    The Tudors by Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    Gemma Hollman
    justhistoryposts.com
    @justhistorypost
    @gemmahauthor
    Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the Worlds of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens
    The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III
    Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

    History shows us what's possible.

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    50 mins
  • Women's Leadership, Shakespeare Style! (ep 215)
    Mar 5 2025

    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 Numbers
    Courting the Virgin Queen

    History shows us what's possible.

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    41 mins
  • Black Tudors Whose Stories Shaped British History (ep 214)
    Feb 19 2025

    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 what's possible, we need to know more of the stories and see the larger, messier, more inclusive picture of the past.

    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.

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    48 mins