The Rambling Historians

The Rambling Historians

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The Rambling Historians episodes

  • Lady Jane Grey

    This week’s episode delves into the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey. Dr Peter and Dr Jojo discuss her death and the events that led to it.


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    Dr JoJo's research can be found following this link https://www.instagram.com/intothepastwithjojo/

    Dr Peter's research can be found here https://drpeterstiffell.com/

    57 min
  • The Bread & Butter Case of 1743

    Put on your detective caps, fellow ramblers, as Dr Jojo and Dr Peter delve into The Bread & Butter Case of 1743. They’ve aptly named it themselves, given their frequent use of the phrase ‘bread & butter’ during the episode. The question remains: who was the culprit? Was it the maid, Dorothy Christian, or perhaps the guest, Mrs Wingfield? And just how much harm can a brass ladle inflict?



    52 min
  • The Poles with Adam Pennington

    NOTE: Unfortunately Adam was experiencing some sound issues at the time of recording. We apologise in advance. We will be bringing Adam back soon so you can all enjoy hearing about the Poles.


    On this weeks episode of The Rambling Historians we are looking at another notorious Tudor family, The Poles! And of course we could not have a discussion about them without inviting Adam Pennington from The Tudor Chest to join us!

    You can find more of Adam's work on his podcast The Tudor Chest and on his social media accounts under the username thetudorchest

    🎙 https://adammu.podbean.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/thetudorchest?igsh=MTU0NmZpa2tnazlkdw==


    1 hr
  • Politeness & Friendship in the late Eighteenth Century

    In this weeks episode Dr Jojo Dickinson guides us on how men and women were expected to behave in this period and how ideas of politeness influenced these behaviours. As well as this we look at how people were expected to create and maintain their friendships depending on their gender.


    To find out more about the work Jojo does you can find her on instagram under intothepastwithjojo

    1 hr 18 min
  • The Seymours with Rebecca Larson

    On this weeks episode, The Rambling Historians welcomes Rebecca Larson host and founder of The Tudor Dynasty and Beyond to discuss everything Seymours with us!


    You can find Rebecca on all social media platforms under tudordynasty

    36 min
  • Samuel Pepys Diary: Part Two

    Its the second part of our series on Samuel Pepys diary and this time we are discussing how he approaches the two biggest events of the 1660s, The Great Plague and The Great Fire of London in true Pepys fashion.


    To find out more about Dr Jojo Dickinson's work you can find her on her instagram account intothepastwithjojo https://www.instagram.com/intothepastwithjojo/?hl=en


    1 hr 2 min
  • The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Part One

    In today’s episode, Dr Jojo Dickinson delves into the domestic life of Samuel Pepys, exploring his diary and introducing us to the passionate household he led. This included his wife Elizabeth and their ever-changing servants.


    If you would like to see more of the work of Dr Jojo Dickinson you can find her on instagram under intothepastwithjojo https://www.instagram.com/intothepastwithjojo/?hl=en

    37 min
  • Mary I: Part Two

    In this second episode of our two-part series on Mary I, The Rambling Historians welcomes Dr Peter Stiffell. He explores Mary I’s reign and its profound impact on England as its first crowned queen regnant.


    You can find more about Peter's research using the following links

    www.drpeterstiffell.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p.stiffell97/

    40 min
  • Mary I: Part One

    On this weeks episode we are discussing the early years of Mary I as part of our two parter on England's Queen Regnant led by Dr Peter Stiffell. We cover her childhood, adolescence and her path to the throne. 

    To find out more about Mary check out Peter's website: https://drpeterstiffell.com/

    1 hr 5 min
  • Introduction

    Hello and welcome to The Rambling Historians with Dr Jojo Dickinson & Dr Peter Stiffell. In our introductory episode we discuss what we specialise in, how we met and why we decided to make this podcast. 


    28 min

About The Rambling Historians

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A podcast dedicated to all things history with Dr Jojo Dickinson and Dr Peter Stiffell, two historians who love to ramble