Penny Roberts
Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Warwick
3 episodes
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Louis XIV: The Sun King
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and reign of the French king who built Versailles and took on the personal rule of his kingdom, becoming known as an absolute monarch.
25 May 2023
Also featuring: Catriona Seth, Guy Rowlands
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, one of the greatest and most conspicuous displays of wealth and culture that Europe had ever seen.
6 October 2005
Also featuring: Stephen Gunn, John Guy
St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 when the River Seine ran red with Protestant blood.
27 November 2003
Also featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Mark Greengrass