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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4)

8/5/2026 • 72 min

After ransacking Spanish treasure ships, would Elizabeth I betray Sir Francis Drake to her enemies? Who did she back in the French civil wars? And, with the help of English conspirators, would Mary Queen of Scots, incur a Spanish invasion, and see her rival Elizabeth assassinated? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Sir Francis Drake’s return to England, r… Play episode

Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: England’s Greatest Hero (Part 3)
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2)
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)
A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)
A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)
The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)
Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)
Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)
Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)
South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)
The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)
The Fascist World Cup: Mussolini's Football Dictatorship | History of the …
Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)
Britain: God Save the King (Part 2)
USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1)
The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)
The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)
The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)
The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)
The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2)
Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne
The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)
Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney
Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)
Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)
The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
Wine and the Birth of Civilisation
Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1)
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4)
Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3)
Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)

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