{"podcast":{"title":"Not Just the Tudors","slug":"not-just-the-tudors-3794702","podcast_index_feed_id":3794702,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/b0ed85cc-f4ed-49e9-b860-0ba48481ae25","website_url":"https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f9a84b795aae5cfd3b57/show-cover.jpg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":528,"summary":"Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history, new releases every Wednesday and Sunday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702"},"episode":{"title":"Elizabethan Boy Actresses","slug":"elizabethan-boy-actresses","published_at":"2026-04-06T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/elizabethan-boy-actresses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702","url":"https://shows.acast.com/not-just-the-tudors/episodes/elizabethan-boy-actresses","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/not-just-the-tudors/e/69c3ea46217ea6ceb7c6e5ae/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=j4cwOwj_d_50VilACem926h00fcq2m-KlSazx7fFQGk","summary":"Why were Shakespeare’s greatest heroines played by teenage boys? How did they learn their craft? On the Elizabethan stage, highly trained young men progressed from minor parts to play some of the Bard's most famous heroines, including Juliet and Cleopatra. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Roberta Barker to uncover how these cross-dressing apprentices brought some of the Renaissance theatre's most memorable characters to life. MORE Shakespeare's First Playhouse Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Girls on Stage and Page in the Elizabethan Age Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Why were Shakespeare’s greatest heroines played by teenage boys? How did they learn their craft? On the Elizabethan stage, highly trained young men progre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3004,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/episodes/elizabethan-boy-actresses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/elizabethan-boy-actresses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}