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Ep 3 Henry VIII and his Six Wives …

April 29, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

... goes out this evening at 8pm Ch. 5. Do watch if you can. This week we'll be telling you the true stories behind Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves' marriages. Suzannah and Dan Jones talk about Anne of Cleves

This Week

April 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Tonight I'll be on the This Week programme with Andrew Neil talking about the Palace of Westminster and historic buildings. Do watch if you are still up - it's on at 11.45pm on BBC One. Tonight's show And this was my take on the Houses of Parliament

This Week

April 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

On 28th April 2016, Suzannah went on This Week to chat with Andrew Neil about the preservation of historic buildings, and whether Parliament should be relocated.

Game of Thrones Has Hacked our History

April 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Thought you might like to read my article on Game of Thrones in The Guardian earlier this week: Game of Thrones Has Hacked Our History

BBC History Extra Podcast

April 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I've been working with Dan Jones a lot lately - this is the podcast I did with him about Henry VIII's will: Dan Jones interviews Suzannah about Henry VIII's will

Game of Thrones has hacked our history

April 23, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

The fantasy drama is back – yet no matter how dark, brutal and beguiling it appears, it’s matched by Britain’s own bloody past, argues Suzannah Lipscomb in The Guardian on 23 April 2016. There is no disguising George RR Martin’s sources when he wrote Game of Thrones. He’s quite open about it. History,…

Divorced, beheaded died: on the trail of Henry’s wives

April 15, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

The history of Henry VIII and his wives can still be found around the country in the houses and palaces that they visited, and in which they lived and were finally buried. Here are some of the best places to get a feel for their lives and times – all…

Trailer for Henry VIII and His Six Wives

April 11, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Here's the trailer for my new series with Dan Jones: Henry VIII and His Six Wives. For those living in the UK, it starts this Friday at 8pm on Channel 5.

Some BIG news for UK-based history fans

March 31, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

My new series with Dan Jones - HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES - has been brought forward, thanks to popular demand, and will now air in a FORTNIGHT's time: it starts on Friday April 15th at 8pm on Channel 5 and runs for four weeks. Set your alarms now. (Meanwhile, here's…

Henry VIII: A King Caught on Camera

March 23, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

My March column for History Today is about whether Henry VIII a good-natured buffoon or an egotistical tyrant? Your answer is likely to depend on which cinematic portrayal you saw most recently. Tyrant or Buffoon?

Henry VIII: A King Caught on Camera?

March 9, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Was Henry VIII a good-natured buffoon or an egotistical tyrant? Your answer is likely to depend on which cinematic portrayal you have seen most recently, argues Suzannah Lipscomb in her March 2016 column for History Today. Gore Vidal suggested that books have had their day: that we should ‘concede the…

Channel 5 To Show Major History Series Examining Henry VIII’s Wives

March 8, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Breaking news: here's today's exciting announcement from Channel Five STOP PRESS 31.03.16: THE SERIES WILL START AIRING ON FRIDAY 15TH APRIL AT 8PM. Oxford Film & Television have been commissioned to produce an innovative historical series looking at the wives of King Henry VIII. Following on from Channel 5’s…

BBC Four Premiere: Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home

February 10, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Excitingly, my new Hidden Killers programme - Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home - is to premiere at the Oxford Literary Festival at 2pm on 6th April 2016. You can buy tickets here, and find more information about the programme directly from the BBC here.

Henry VIII’s Will – Podcast with Dan Jones

February 4, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

The wonderful medieval historian, Dan Jones, here interviews me about my new book The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII for BBC History Magazine's podcast. It has been lovingly excised to remove most of our ribbing of each other, but a stray comment or two have made it…

Credo – interview in The Independent

February 4, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb interview: The historian on why Liszt was the first Beatle, and how Henry VIII became a tyrant At some point in this interview for The Independent, the journalist asked me my 'life philosophy'. You'll notice that section is strangely missing.

A Question of Interpretation

January 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

My latest column for History Today was prompted by an amateur review of a history book that called it 'just an interpretation'. The sheer wrongness of this as criticism (and rightness of this as fact) seemed to me to deserve some serious attention. Here it is: A question of interpretation

Interview with The Independent

January 24, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb interview in The Independent, on 24 January 2016: The historian on why Liszt was the first Beatle, and how Henry VIII became a tyrant... It seems possible that Henry VIII suffered brain damage In 1536, Henry VIII went from being athletic, accomplished, charismatic and good-looking – everyone liked…

Insert Name Here

January 20, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

On 20 January 2016, Suzannah joined team-mate Jennifer Saunders and team-captain Josh Widdicombe to battle it out on Episode 3 of the new comedy show, Insert Name Here, against Richard Osman's team, under the guiding eye of Sue Perkins.

‘What Turns Me On’ – Sunday Mail

January 17, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

This provocatively named profile piece from the Sunday Mail of 3 January 2016 introduces Suzannah's favourite films, books, theatre, and the rest...

The King is Dead: The last will and testament of Henry VIII

January 16, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Published by Head of Zeus, November 2015. Henry VIII's last will and testament, drawn up a month before his death, is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Given special legal and constitutional significance by the 1536 and 1544 Acts of Succession which allowed Henry VIII…

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