Episode Appearances
History Extra podcast · Apr 12, 2026
How Tudor London inspired literary genius
“Worked to rehabilitate playwriting's reputation as serious literary form rather than mercenary output”
Elizabethan London literary sceneProfessional playwriting and dramaGrammar school educational reform
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Boring History for Sleep · Mar 11, 2026
The Stuarts: The Bloody History of Britain’s Most Catastrophic Dynasty 👑 | Boring History for Sleep
“Created elaborate court masques for James I and Charles I celebrating monarchy through allegorical performance”
Stuart Dynasty HistoryDivine Right of Kings TheoryMary Queen of Scots Execution
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In Our Time · Mar 5, 2026
Henry IV Part 1
“Contemporary playwright known for city comedy, contrasted with Shakespeare's approach to urban representation”
Shakespearean succession narratives and Tudor political anxietyCharacter development and coming-of-age storytelling in early modern dramaPerformativity of power and political legitimacy
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Sleepy History · Feb 8, 2026
William Shakespeare
“Fellow playwright and former rival of Shakespeare; wrote preface to First Folio calling Shakespeare 'not of an age, but for all time.'”
Shakespeare's Early Life and Family BackgroundEnglish Renaissance Theatre and Cultural FlourishingLord Chamberlain's Men and Theatre Company Patronage
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