#tudors

There have been many impostors throughout history and in this 48th episode we deal with six of them, two related to English history and four related to Russian history. All at one time or another had many who believed in them (or at least tried to use them for advantage). All six went a long way to pulling off their ruse and we discuss many of the details in this episode.

Episode Notes:

• Ivan IV (the Terrible) was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Czar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.

Books:

• The Earlier Tudors by J.D. Mackie
• Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders by Nathen Amin
• A Short History of Russia's First Civil War: The Time of Troubles of and the Founding of the Romanov Dynasty by Chester S.L. Dunning
• A History of Russia by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky 
• A Romanov Fantasy:  Life at the Court of Anna Anderson by Frances Welch

Film:

• Ivan the Terrible (2014) Documentary
• Anastasia (1956) Starring Ingrid Bergman

The TUDORS!! 500 years later their name and their monarchs still fascinate the world. Why them? Why not the other dynasties? Why are so many hooked on the Tudors above all? Today we have Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb, Professor Emeritus, University of Roehampton, author, and one of the most popular TV presenters in the UK, to give her take on why the Tudors are still so relevant in our world. She also does an amazing job explaining the War of the Roses to an American and (most importantly) providing her definitive ranking of the Tudor monarchs: from WORST to FIRST! Her #1 will absolutely surprise you!