Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Annulment

3 episodes

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  1. Catherine of Aragon

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Spanish Infanta so prized by the Tudors that, after her first husband the Prince of Wales died, she went on to marry his brother Henry VIII.

    13 February 2025

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    Featuring: Lucy Wooding, Maria Hayward, Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer

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    HistoryRegents of England16th-century English womenAnnulmentHouse of TudorDaughters of kingsEnglish Roman CatholicsDeaths from cancer in EnglandDaughters of queens regnantMothers of English monarchs16th centurySpain

  2. Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine (c1122-1204), who was a ruler in her own right as well as married to the king of France and then to the king of England.

    28 January 2016

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    Featuring: Lindy Grant, Nicholas Vincent, Julie Barrau

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  3. Margaret Beaufort

    Misha Glenny and guests discuss the resilience of the child bride who made it her mission to protect her son during the Wars of the Roses and helped him become the first Tudor king

    5 March 2026

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    Featuring: Joanna Laynesmith, Katherine Lewis, David Grummitt

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    History16th-century English womenAnnulmentHouse of Tudor16th-century English nobilityEnglish Roman Catholics15th-century English women, Founders of colleges of the University of Cambridge, Ladies of the Garter, People of the Wars of the RosesBurials at Westminster AbbeyMothers of English monarchs15th century16th century