The death of Elizabeth I marked the end of the Tudor dynasty. But how did James VI of Scotland become the next English monarch? Historian Tracy Borman shares the hidden story.

Show Notes:

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

Tracy Borman, OBE
tracyborman.co.uk
Twitter: @tracyborman
Insta: @tracy.borman
FB: @TracyBorman
The Stolen Crown (now available in US and UK!)
Holbein: The Ambassadors
Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
Crown and Sceptre
AND MORE!

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While navigating the expectations of women's work in the sixteenth century, some women created works that have lasted hundreds of years. Ramie Targoff shares how women's words help us understand the Renaissance.

Show Notes:

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

Ramie Targoff
ramietargoff.com
Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance
The Life of Vittoria Colonna: Renaissance Woman
Posthumous Love
Poems of Womanhood
John Donne, Body and Soul

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Two cousins, both descended from Edward III. Both would become King of England. Helen Castor explores the epic battle between Richard II and Henry IV--the causes and the implications.

Show Notes:

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

Helen Castor
helencastor.substack.com
@hrcastor
The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV
Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity (Penguin Monarchs)
Joan of Arc: A History
She Wolves: The Women Who Ruled Before Elizabeth
Blood and Roses

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Taken from the letters of Mary of Modena, this is the story of the Queen Consort and the women in her court who reshaped the culture and conventions of her time.

Show Notes:

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

Breeze Barrington
www.breezebarrington.com
https://allthingsseventeenthcentury.substack.com/
@breeze_barrington
The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court
Available from Blackwell’s: Blackwells.co.uk

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My motto is "History shows us what's possible." But what does that mean? I turn to the terrific book What is History Now?, edited by Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb to explore what history can be when open our minds and make room for more.

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

What is History Now

Helen H Carr
https://www.helenhcarr.com
@helenhcarr Twitter
@helencarr_author Instagram

Suzannah Lipscomb
https://suzannahlipscomb.com/
@SixteenthCGirl

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For our final Royals, Rebels, and Romantics Summer Special, I'm sharing a couple of fun reads: Elizabethan murder mysteries! Set in the times of two Elizabeths--Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II.

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

Suzanne Wolfe, Elizabethan Spy Mysteries series
https://suzannemwolfe.com/
A Murder by Any Name
The Course of All Treasons

S J Bennett, Her Majesty The Queen Investigates series
https://www.sjbennettbooks.com/
Windsor Knot
A Three Dog Problem
And more!

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As we celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday, her novels are more beloved than ever. But do we see them as she intended? Dr Helena Kelly joins us to discuss the radical nature of Austen and her novels.

Show Notes:

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

Dr Helena Kelly
@msashtondennis
Jane Austen, The Secret Radical
The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens
The Worlds of Jane Austen (coming Sept 23, 2025)

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At the heart of the Hundred Years War to the Wars of the Roses, women worked behind the scenes. As men struggle for power, women work to protect their families. What will and won't they do to promote the cause of the people they love?

Show Notes:

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

Annie Garthwaite
https://www.anniegarthwaite.com/
@anniegarthwaite
@anniegarthwaitewriter
Cecily
The King's Mother
(Books available from blackwells.co.uk)

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Who was Anne Boleyn? Helene Harrison reviews documents, images, letters, biographies, and more to consider the various ways Anne Boleyn's image has been created.

Show Notes:

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

Helene Harrison
tudorblogger.com
@tudorblogger
The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception
Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block
Elizabethan Rebellions: Conspiracy, Intrigue, and Treason

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Fourteenth century England was a time of upheaval, extended war, political turmoil, and overall chaos. Dr Helen Carr joins us to talk about her new book that covers the life of the famous and lesser-known people of a time that changed power structures and the monarchy forever.

Show Notes:

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

Dr Helen Carr
helencarr.com
@helenhcarr
History Hit, Intelligence Squared, BBC, The New Statesman, etc.
The Red Prince: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
What is History, Now? (co-author and editor)
Sceptered Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century

History shows us what's possible.