Suzannah Lipscomb
@sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social
Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
This series is made by Yeti Media for @channel4tv.bsky.social by the marvellous team headed by @sianprice.bsky.social Megan Roberts, and @tommya13.bsky.social.
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This series is made by Yeti Media for @channel4tv.bsky.social by the marvellous team headed by @sianprice.bsky.social Megan Roberts, and @tommya13.bsky.social.
And I get hands-on, tonight with some venomous snakes at the Centre for Snakebite Research at @lstmnews.
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And I get hands-on, tonight with some venomous snakes at the Centre for Snakebite Research at @lstmnews.
The show has a wonderfully innovative format:
Dr Richard Shepherd explores the science on a digital autopsy table.
I speak to scholars Honor Cargill-Martin, Profs Lloyd Llewellyn Jones and Chris Naunton and Drs Shushma Malik, and Dr Benjamin Hinson
Dr Richard Shepherd explores the science on a digital autopsy table.
I speak to scholars Honor Cargill-Martin, Profs Lloyd Llewellyn Jones and Chris Naunton and Drs Shushma Malik, and Dr Benjamin Hinson
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The show has a wonderfully innovative format:
Dr Richard Shepherd explores the science on a digital autopsy table.
I speak to scholars Honor Cargill-Martin, Profs Lloyd Llewellyn Jones and Chris Naunton and Drs Shushma Malik, and Dr Benjamin Hinson
Dr Richard Shepherd explores the science on a digital autopsy table.
I speak to scholars Honor Cargill-Martin, Profs Lloyd Llewellyn Jones and Chris Naunton and Drs Shushma Malik, and Dr Benjamin Hinson
Plutarch says she died as a result of a snake bite, administered by her own hand, having smuggled a viper into her rooms in a basket of figs. Is it possible?
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Plutarch says she died as a result of a snake bite, administered by her own hand, having smuggled a viper into her rooms in a basket of figs. Is it possible?
Can I tell you how very proud I am of the new series we have on TV tonight?
It’s on at 9pm, it’s called ANCIENT AUTOPSY, and it’s on More4. Tonight, we explore the evidence of the death of the last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra.
It’s on at 9pm, it’s called ANCIENT AUTOPSY, and it’s on More4. Tonight, we explore the evidence of the death of the last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra.
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Can I tell you how very proud I am of the new series we have on TV tonight?
It’s on at 9pm, it’s called ANCIENT AUTOPSY, and it’s on More4. Tonight, we explore the evidence of the death of the last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra.
It’s on at 9pm, it’s called ANCIENT AUTOPSY, and it’s on More4. Tonight, we explore the evidence of the death of the last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra.
Costa prize winner @jackfairweather.bsky.social will be launching his new book at Waterstones Piccadilly in London on Monday 3rd March and you can come! More info here: www.waterstones.com/events/jack-...
February 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Costa prize winner @jackfairweather.bsky.social will be launching his new book at Waterstones Piccadilly in London on Monday 3rd March and you can come! More info here: www.waterstones.com/events/jack-...
Look at the utter breathtaking beauty of these ruins at Easby.
They’ve inspired many artists, including Turner. But the story behind them is not pretty.
NEW SERIES: it ‘A World Torn Apart: The Dissolution of the Monasteries’ coming very soon to History Hit TV.
They’ve inspired many artists, including Turner. But the story behind them is not pretty.
NEW SERIES: it ‘A World Torn Apart: The Dissolution of the Monasteries’ coming very soon to History Hit TV.
December 27, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Look at the utter breathtaking beauty of these ruins at Easby.
They’ve inspired many artists, including Turner. But the story behind them is not pretty.
NEW SERIES: it ‘A World Torn Apart: The Dissolution of the Monasteries’ coming very soon to History Hit TV.
They’ve inspired many artists, including Turner. But the story behind them is not pretty.
NEW SERIES: it ‘A World Torn Apart: The Dissolution of the Monasteries’ coming very soon to History Hit TV.
Tonight at 9pm on More 4: some truly scandalous tales for you in our last episode of A History of Royal Scandals.
December 3, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Tonight at 9pm on More 4: some truly scandalous tales for you in our last episode of A History of Royal Scandals.
Tonight’s episode of A History of Royal Scandals is all about the relationship between the royals and money. With stories of Elizabeth I, George IV and Henry VIII, we head to Longleat, Hampton Court, Brighton Pavilion and the remains of Merton Abbey. It’s at 9pm on More4; do tune in.
November 26, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Tonight’s episode of A History of Royal Scandals is all about the relationship between the royals and money. With stories of Elizabeth I, George IV and Henry VIII, we head to Longleat, Hampton Court, Brighton Pavilion and the remains of Merton Abbey. It’s at 9pm on More4; do tune in.
Who was the sitter for this portrait and who painted it? You'll be surprised. I met @emmarutherford.bsky.social, who solved the mystery, and Alan Derbyshire to find out more about the remarkable women - yes, women! - who painted the Tudors. Listen here:
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November 25, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Who was the sitter for this portrait and who painted it? You'll be surprised. I met @emmarutherford.bsky.social, who solved the mystery, and Alan Derbyshire to find out more about the remarkable women - yes, women! - who painted the Tudors. Listen here:
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Tonight’s episode of A History of Royal Scandals is all about Crime. 9pm. More4.
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Tonight’s episode of A History of Royal Scandals is all about Crime. 9pm. More4.
Predating Mantel by some sixty years, but save that Rylance’s delicate beauty is a long way from this beefy, thick-necked fellow, here is the Cromwell of Wolf Hall.
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Predating Mantel by some sixty years, but save that Rylance’s delicate beauty is a long way from this beefy, thick-necked fellow, here is the Cromwell of Wolf Hall.