All ears? Hear from historians, curators and those hidden from the history books in our podcasts
Historic Royal Palaces podcasts
This fortnightly podcast will immerse you in the stories of our six palaces.
As we create space to explore how history can move us, you’ll hear from our experts and the people who bring our palaces to life, telling stories about the monarchs you know, and uncovering the lives and histories of the people you don’t.
Just like our palaces, this podcast is a mix of old and new. Each episode will have a different feel, from previously recorded live talks, to exciting new discussions and discoveries. You’ll have every opportunity to share in the history we love.
Listen via your usual podcast platform or use the links below.
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The Six Tudor Queens with Tracy Borman
In this new series Chief Curator Tracy Borman will guide us through the well-known lives of the six Tudor Queens who all had one man in common.
This six-part series will aim to do the Queens justice whilst discussing some of the interpretations that history has offered of them. We’ll talk about what they might have been like as women in their own time, and reflect on the language we use when we talk about them now. To get a sense of the context in which they lived, we’ll be stepping into the parts of our palaces where they would have walked, in a court that was both exciting and toxic in its temperament.
Tracy will explore all this with a stellar cast of historians, all experts on the Queens. So join us as we dive into the world of The Six Tudor Queens.
Listen via your usual podcast platform or use the links below.
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A Space I Love
In this popular series, we explore a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces with the people who know them best, our curators.
Some spaces will be grand and some modest, some aren’t even open to the public. But each space has been personally chosen by our resident experts to reveal how immersing ourselves in the past can connect us to the present.
With two series now available to listen to, there are lots of opportunities to escape to the past with us.
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Stories from the edge of history
Explore how historic events might have been viewed and shaped by people in the shadows in our Outliers podcast, created in association with Rusty Quill.
Themes of otherness, change, gender and the meaning of power are viewed through the eyes of characters who have not traditionally held the historic limelight.
Listen via your usual podcast platform or use the links below.
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Outliers blog
Step behind the scenes of our Outliers podcast series
After each Outliers episode, we uncover the history that inspired our podcasts' compelling stories. Add another layer to your history knowledge by reading the full podcast transcripts.
Read the Outliers blog