16th-century queens regnant
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones.
19 January 2017
Featuring: David Forsyth, Anna Groundwater, John Guy
The Death of Elizabeth I
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth I and its immediate impact, as a foreign monarch became King in the face of plots and plague.
15 October 2009
Featuring: John Guy, Clare Jackson, Helen Hackett
CultureFounders of English schools and collegesPeople excommunicated by the Catholic ChurchEnglish people of Welsh descentHouse of TudorPrisoners in the Tower of LondonBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish AnglicansPeople of the Elizabethan eraEnglish women poets16th-century queens regnant16th-century English women16th-century English translators