April is the month we celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, commemorate Shakespeare’s death day, and debate whether they both really happened on April 23rd. Maybe, maybe not. But we're celebrating anyway--the fun and funnies about Shakespeare! 

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

Time for another special episode about life lessons from Shakespeare and History. This month it's Hermia and Helena from Midsummer Night's Dream. Move over, Puck, these women are leading the way!

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen
This week: Midsummer Night's Dream

History shows us what's possible.

Her life was hidden in secret corners and unknown spaces, and yet she also lived in public. One of the premier code breakers of the 20th century hid in plan sight and remained hidden until social historian Jackie Uí Chionna uncovered her story and broke the code to the real Emily Anderson.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

Jackie Uí Chinnoa
jackieuichinnoa.weebly.com
@ChionnaUi
Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Codebreaker
Oral History of University College, Galway
He Was Galway: Maírtín Mór McDonogh

History shows us what's possible.

Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most fascinating women in history. Imprisoned for years, she fought back in part through communicating in a series of coded letters. Historian Dr Jade Scott takes us into the mysteries of the enigmatic Scottish queen.

Dr Jade Scott
@huntingrebels
The Captive Queen: The Decrypted Life of Mary, Queen of Scots

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

Gemma Hollman
justhistoryposts.com
@justhistorypost
@gemmahauthor
Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the Worlds of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens
The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III
Royal Witches:  From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

History shows us what's possible.

We might not think Shakespeare's a great choice for finding women in leadership. But when we consider more carefully, we find many women leading where they are. Let's consider a couple: Juliet and Beatrice.

During Women's History month, we celebrate all the ways women lead!

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

Our final podcast of Black History month will focus on Black Tudors, with some context from the years before and after the Tudor period and a sense of what is happening around the world. This is an area of Tudor history I do not know enough about, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to dig into the scholarship of so many wonderful historians to learn more. 

For history to show us what's possible, we need to know more of the stories and see the larger, messier, more inclusive picture of the past.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

As it's Black History Month in the US, I thought I would share some of my favorite Black women in British history that I think we all need to learn more about.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

When faced with important decisions, what makes us say "yes" or "no"? Are our responses based on circumstance, fear of the person making the request, or our values? This week we take a look at Macbeth, Hamlet, and Thomas More to think about our values and how we use them.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

History shows us what's possible.

Imagine stepping into an opulent life in the golden age of Britain, where old money met new and elite lives played out in the great homes across the country. With acres of land and a collision of architectural styles, the rural palaces of Victorian and Edwardian England were the stages on which aristocracy performed. Adrian Tinniswood joins Royals, Rebels, and Romantics to discuss his new book The Power and the Glory: Life in the English Country House Before the Great War.

Show Notes:

Carol Ann Lloyd
www.carolannlloyd.com
@shakeuphistory
shakeuphistory.bsky.social
patreon.com/carolannlloyd
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

Adrian Tinniswood
adriantinniswood.com
@AdeTinniswood
The Power and the Glory
Noble Ambitions
Behind the Throne
The Long Weekend
AND MORE!

History shows us what's possible.