Professor Suzannah Lipscomb

Suzannah Lipscomb is Emeritus Professor at the University of Roehampton and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She has written five books on the 16th century, including Witchcraft (Penguin Ladybird, 2018) and The Voices of Nîmes: Women, Sex, and Marriage in Reformation Languedoc (Oxford University Press, 2019). Most recently she edited, alongside Helen Carr, What is History, Now? (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2021). As a broadcaster she has written and presented several historical documentaries for the BBC, ITV, and Channel Five, and she is the writer and presenter of the Not Just the Tudors podcast. Suzannah was formerly a research curator at Hampton Court Palace, and has won awards for her work in the heritage sector.

A portrait of Anne Boleyn

Tudor

Why did Henry VIII send Anne Boleyn to the block?

Marguerite de Navarre

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15 minutes of fameSuzannah Lipscomb chooses Marguerite de Navarre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Marguerite de NavarreRoyal influencer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour (Photos by Getty and Alamy)

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Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth?

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History in 2021, with Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of a group of supposed witches

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A very brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb

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Suzannah Lipscomb on women’s lives in Reformation France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A maid polishes a silver dish. Female domestic servants were highly vulnerable to sexual exploitation, but in Reformation France they found some ways to fight back. (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/UIG via Getty Images)

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The women who wouldn’t be silenced in Reformation France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Behind the scenes of Suzannah Lipscomb’s 'Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home'

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The battle of Jutland and 1950s domestic dangers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The battle over Henry VIII’s will. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Suzannah Lipscomb dispels myths about the lovers who changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Talking Tudors: Sam Willis meets Suzannah Lipscomb

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Suzannah Lipscomb on the importance of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view towards the Carew estuary between a dry stone wall and the ruins of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, UK. (Dreamstime)

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Where history happened: Tudor courtiers with Suzannah Lipscomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.