England’s most dramatic dynasty, the families it tried to erase, and the monarchy that came after — told by the historians and podcasters who have spent their careers on it.
Seven episodes, from a complete Tudor crash course to a queen who brought tea to Britain and a king who nearly took the country somewhere very dark.
Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Most people arrive at Tudor history through Henry VIII’s marriages and stop there. It is a shame, because the marriages are the least interesting thing about the period.
Sarah Morris gave us a complete crash course — the whole dynasty, start to finish, in one sitting, for anyone who wants the shape of it before the detail. Adam Pennington told the story of the Poles, the rival royal family Henry VIII spent years trying to erase, including a seventy-year-old countess executed on Tower Green. Heather Teysko, who has been making Tudor podcasts since long before podcasting was respectable, talked about obsession, community and what keeps people coming back to the sixteenth century.
Beyond the Tudors, the thread runs forward. Jane Tippett took on the abdication crisis and the uncomfortable question of what Edward VIII actually was. We told the story of Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese queen who arrived in England with a chest of tea and changed the country’s habits permanently. And when Elizabeth II died, we recorded an episode about why so many Americans mourned a monarch who was never theirs.
If you are coming from the television dramas and want the version with the evidence attached, start here.
The crash course first, then two stories the dramas leave out.
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Sarah Morris — creator of the Tudor Travel Guide, author of multiple Tudor books,…
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In this engaging conversation, Adam Pennington, a Tudor and Plantagenet historian, shares his journey from a corporate media consultant to a full-time historian. He discusses his…
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This week, we have a special guest, author Jane Tippett, who has written a new book about Edward VIII called Once a King: The Lost Memoir…
Listen to this episode →Every Tudor and royal episode in broadcast order.
Sep 10, 2022 • 33:40
In this special memorial podcast, we discuss the death of the Queen, how the week played out, the first days of the reign of Charles III, we explore why some Americans love the Royal Family so much, where we go from here, and what to expect in the...
Jul 12, 2024 • 49:08
This week, we have a special guest, author Jane Tippett, who has written a new book about Edward VIII called Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII. Tippett discusses her book on the abdication crisis and the life of King Edward VIII. She talks...
Oct 25, 2024 • 42:08
In this captivating episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, we sit down with historian and author Sophie Shorland to discuss her new book, The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza. Sophie takes us through the life of this...
Feb 27, 2026 • 55:51
In this engaging conversation, Adam Pennington, a Tudor and Plantagenet historian, shares his journey from a corporate media consultant to a full-time historian. He discusses his passion for Tudor history, particularly the story of Margaret Pole and her family’s tumultuous relationship with Henry VIII. The conversation delves into the complexities…
Apr 17, 2026 • 1:15:12
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Sarah Morris — creator of the Tudor Travel Guide, author of multiple Tudor books, including her novel about Anne Boleyn, and co-founder of Simply Tudor Tours — for a sweeping, entertaining, and deeply informative crash course in Tudor…
Apr 24, 2026 • 42:53
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Magnus Birch Throckmorton, the latest custodian of Coughton Court — a Tudor manor house in Warwickshire that has been home to the Throckmorton family for over 600 years. Coughton Court is one of England’s most historically charged houses:…
May 1, 2026 • 44:26
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Heather Teysko — host of the Renaissance English History Podcast, founder of TudorCon, and one of the true pioneers of independent history podcasting. Heather started her podcast back in 2009 on a Labor Day weekend whim, with a…
In the order we recorded them, oldest first.
In this special memorial podcast, we discuss the death of the Queen, how the week played out, the first days of the reign of Charles III,…
Listen to this episode →
This week, we have a special guest, author Jane Tippett, who has written a new book about Edward VIII called Once a King: The Lost Memoir…
Listen to this episode →
In this captivating episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, we sit down with historian and author Sophie Shorland to discuss her new book, The Lost Queen: The…
Listen to this episode →
In this engaging conversation, Adam Pennington, a Tudor and Plantagenet historian, shares his journey from a corporate media consultant to a full-time historian. He discusses his…
Listen to this episode →
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Sarah Morris — creator of the Tudor Travel Guide, author of multiple Tudor books,…
Listen to this episode →
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Magnus Birch Throckmorton, the latest custodian of Coughton Court — a Tudor manor house…
Listen to this episode →
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Heather Teysko — host of the Renaissance English History Podcast, founder of TudorCon, and…
Listen to this episode →We turn our favourite conversations into full feature articles — the same material, written up properly, for people who’d sooner read than listen.
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