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Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the nature of theatre-going in Elizabethan London How were theatres built? What was the experience for the audience? Did they even care if Shakespeare’s name was on the programme?

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10 Facts About Thomas Cromwell By Sarah Roller, Monday, June 26, 2023 9:18 AM Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister for one of the most turbulent periods of his reign, has long been regarded as one of the most important and influential men in Tudor politics, with some describing him as the ‘architect of the English Reformation’. Propelled into popular consciousness by Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall, interest in Cromwell … Continued Read more »     How Sir Walter Raleigh Fell From Grace By Sarah Roller, Sunday, June 25, 2023 12:25 PM On 29 October 1618, the great explorer and adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded on the orders of King James I Famous for being one of the first to popularize tobacco brought back from his American adventures, Raleigh left a small bag of the stuff in his cell with the words “Ii was my companion … Continued Read more »     The 8 Most Important Gods and Goddesses of the Aztec Empire By Léonie Chao-Fong, Saturday, June 24, 2023 9:15 AM The Aztecs believed in a complex and diverse pantheon of gods and goddesses. In fact, scholars have identified more than 200 deities within Aztec religion. In 1325 AD, the Aztec people moved to an island in Lake Texcoco to set up their capital, Tenochtitlán. The story goes that they saw an eagle holding a rattlesnake … Continued Read more »

Tour Britain's Royal Palaces with Matt Lewis   This September, join historian and History Hit presenter Matt Lewis on a tour of Britain's finest palaces. You'll explore Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey - with a behind-the-scenes tour at Windsor Castle.   Matt Lewis, host of the Gone Medieval podcast, will travel with your group and will give a talk about the history of the coronation ceremony.