Episode Appearances
Boring History for Sleep · Mar 20, 2026
The House of Habsburg: Power, Marriage, and Empire 👑 | Boring History for Sleep
“Final Habsburg emperor; abdicated in 1918 as empire dissolved; died in exile in 1922”
Strategic Marriage as Territorial Expansion StrategyMulti-Ethnic Empire Governance and AdministrationGenealogical Record-Keeping and Legal Documentation
View AnalysisBoring History for Sleep · Mar 11, 2026
The Stuarts: The Bloody History of Britain’s Most Catastrophic Dynasty 👑 | Boring History for Sleep
“James I's son who inherited constitutional conflicts and psychological inadequacy, prioritized art collecting over political compromise, leading to civil war and execution”
Stuart Dynasty HistoryDivine Right of Kings TheoryMary Queen of Scots Execution
View Analysis
Dan Snow's History Hit · Feb 23, 2026
The Trial of Charles I
“King of England whose trial, conviction, and execution in 1649 is the central subject of the episode”
English Civil War and constitutional crisisTrial of Charles I and judicial execution of monarchsDivine right of kings vs. popular sovereignty
View Analysis
Sherlock & Co. · Jan 27, 2026
The Musgrave Ritual - Part Four
“Executed English king whose crown was hidden by the Musgrave family and recovered in the case”
Historical code-breaking and cipher analysisEnglish Civil War and royalist historyForensic investigation of cold cases
View Analysis