{"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":"Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen","slug":"grace-o-malley-ireland-s-pirate-queen","published_at":"2026-04-09T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/grace-o-malley-ireland-s-pirate-queen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702","url":"https://shows.acast.com/not-just-the-tudors/episodes/grace-omalley-irelands-pirate-queen","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/not-just-the-tudors/e/69cd4030ab5d25f9c960a633/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=Tr8W1runvHa2CJQzX-5Nj1Zu3busiHrFXjWMTJQwt78","summary":"She cut off her hair to sail the seas. She divorced her husband by locking him out of his own castle. And when her son was killed by the occupying English, she sailed straight up the Thames to plead for help from Elizabeth I. Or did she? Gráinne Ní Mháille, or Grace O'Malley, the legendary \"Pirate Queen\" of Ireland, was the head of a seafaring dynasty, while the Tudors tightened their grip, she commanded fleets, forged alliances, waged war, survived imprisonment, and outwitted some of the most ruthless men of her age. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr Gillian Kenny to debunk some of the myths about one of the most remarkable women of the Elizabethan age. MORE Women Pirates of the Caribbean Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Ireland's Witchcraft Trials 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":"She cut off her hair to sail the seas. She divorced her husband by locking him out of his own castle. And when her son was killed by the occupying English…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2790,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/episodes/grace-o-malley-ireland-s-pirate-queen/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/grace-o-malley-ireland-s-pirate-queen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}