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Culture History English male poets Sonneteers People of the Elizabethan era 16th-century English poets Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Knights of the Garter Prisoners in the Tower of London Latin–English translators Lord chancellors Lords Privy Seal People from Northamptonshire (before 1974)

Sir Thomas Wyatt

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Tudor courtier who found a way to write extraordinary and enduring poetry while under the intense scrutiny of Henry VIII's machinery of state.

09 May 2024

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Featuring: Brian Cummings, Susan Brigden, Laura Ashe

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Culture English male poets Sonneteers Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 16th-century English poets Prisoners in the Tower of London English MPs 1542–1544 Latin–English translators
William Cecil

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and influence of the 1st Baron Burghley, Elizabeth I's powerful Secretary of State who advanced England's interests throughout her reign

7 March 2019

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Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Susan Doran, John Guy

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History People of the Elizabethan era Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Knights of the Garter Lords Privy Seal English MPs 1542–1544 Lord chancellors People from Northamptonshire (before 1974)