{"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":"Royal Favourites: Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love","slug":"royal-favourites-robert-dudley-elizabeth-i-s-forbidden-love","published_at":"2026-05-04T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/royal-favourites-robert-dudley-elizabeth-i-s-forbidden-love","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702","url":"https://shows.acast.com/not-just-the-tudors/episodes/royal-favourites-robert-dudley-elizabeth-is-forbidden-love","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/not-just-the-tudors/e/69f0a8b15531bfee78393585/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=aSWlgKkf6HYSwIbT4jK7SoKkHJF41I89FIjoYUmupBY","summary":"Passion, scandal, and power collided in the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Rumours of secret trysts between them set the court ablaze, but their love was doomed from the start. In the first of four episodes looking at royal favourites in the Tudor and Stuart courts, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Joanne Paul unravel the complex tapestry of Robert Dudley's life, Elizabeth's devotion and the decades of political intrigue and personal heartbreak. MORE: Tudor True Crime: Murder of Amy Dudley Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Death, Desire, Power & Scandal: The House of Dudley 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":"Passion, scandal, and power collided in the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Rumours of secret trysts between them set the c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2584,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/episodes/royal-favourites-robert-dudley-elizabeth-i-s-forbidden-love/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/royal-favourites-robert-dudley-elizabeth-i-s-forbidden-love.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}