Here we discuss the mythical and disastrous invasion of England by Spain, and we also discuss:

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So before looking at the great Armada, it might be interesting to find out why Spain wanted to invade in the first place. We also talk about:

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Well after listening to this I think all your ecumenical issues will be fully resolved, as we discuss the role of Christianity in Europe (and a tiny bit on other religions). We also discuss:

In episode 5 we are finally onto Elizabeth the first! But really we're focusing on Mary queen of Scotts, getting to the bottom of her relationship with Elizabeth, where she came from and if she married her husband's murderer.

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Welcome to the somewhat badly organised fourth episode of our distinguished podcast! In this episode we cover:

- tomato-based cocktails

- the revolutionary invention of a time machine to correct minor factual mistakes

- how Arabic advances allowed for double-entry book keeping

We go over the short reign of Henry's littlest child. We also talk about:

- Unfortunate romping

- What's a nation state?

- The Baader-Meinhof effect

- Learning through computer games

We go over what Henry VIII is probably best known for: his wives. We also discuss:

- What's a Habsburg?

- Who comes after Henry? Spoiler: his kids

- Michael attempts to have some input by waffling about Holbein for a bit 

In our inaugural episode, we go back to fill in some of the details of episode 1 of "A history of England". Specifically, we talk about Henry VIII and his two chief chancellors, Thomas Moore and Thomas Cromwell. We also cover:

- How embarrassed the Catholic church was of the contents of the bible.

- Who the hell is Norfolk?

- Wage inequality in 16th century England

- International student exchange programmes.