Suzannah Lipscomb
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Suzannah Lipscomb
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Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
I enjoyed making this as much or more than any series to date: a genuine journey of discovery.

I’d be honoured if you’d tune in.
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.
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.
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
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?
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It was a delight to meet you and your baby!
May 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM