Reviews
I like the subject, but sometimes it just sounds like a professor who is bored with their own lecture. Dry reading of a script, complete with this-is-where-my-joke-goes jokes, like it’s a lecture she’s read 500 times.
Liz Ham via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/02/24
I’ve been listening to this podcast for a very long time. I love her story telling and content. This is one podcast I look forward to every week and I do listen again to ones I’ve heard before.
Chriffin via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/29/24
Very informative, covers the main figures stories relations and motivations as well as important families. If you are a Tudor period enthousiast and you want to learn and be entertained this is the go to podcast
supergirlnow via Apple Podcasts · Netherlands · 11/05/23
tracts of land.
June29936 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/31/23
Heather is the best, I love the range of topics she covers from how the prepared for winter, holidays and festivals, housing etc. as well as Royals and big notable historic events. She adds a level of detail that makes you notice how much she really loves the subject. I work 11 hour days at a...Read full review »
amazonwageslavelistener via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/09/23
Love Heather! As a fellow Tudor historian I’ve exhausted pretty much all podcast options available to me and most are fine… Heather is great! Ps. Please finish the watching the Tudors podcast series you and your partner started years ago!
cinderelochka via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/28/23
No
I will not listen to your episode based on the commercials that lead in.
Mrs LMG Simmons via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/19/23
The most creative and intelligent English renaissance podcast. Why isn’t this woman head huntet for the BBC yet
Clavicytherium via Apple Podcasts · Norway · 06/27/22
Heather is incredible. She calls herself a storyteller, and she is spot on: Tudor history becomes colloquial yet steeped and in research on her show in a way I’ve never experienced before. I love it! Thank you for your body of work, Heather! I’m only through 2019 but I’m catching up. :)
corynnann via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/22/22
We miss you!
Calamity West via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/09/22
Very pleased I found this podcast. So much work goes into each episode and you can tell it’s the creator’s passion. History comes alive when shared with love so thank you!! James from Herts (UK)
Jppbkc via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 11/24/21
Eh
I’m not interested anymore in listening to white people speak with breathless wonder about “frontiers” and “new worlds” and “ages of exploration” without discussing the colonial violence, rape, genocide, and theft that thrust their societies into heretofore unknown “refinement.” MISS ME W THAT XO
cousin thomas via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/19/21
This is such an interesting and educational podcast! I love the show.
Kali002 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/17/21
I have always loved this time period but get easily confused with timelines, etc. Heather explains each subject in a way that I can remember details easily and you can tell she is very passionate about Renaissance English History. Plus, I think she has a beautiful podcast voice! If you are a new...Read full review »
Misty V. via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/24/21
Great, easy listening podcast to get me through the work day.
Cardboard199 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/21/21
Really well researched and presented
);9/198;$/[email protected] via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/12/21
Its like listening to someone reading straight from a book or straight from a script.
Kteach2011 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/29/20
I’m so glad that I discovered this incredible podcast. I listen to an episode every evening and it’s a real treat. I’m totally addicted to it! Thank you so much for producing such an interesting and wide-ranging podcast.
CultureLover100 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 11/28/20
Super informative, fun listen, and very well researched!
Hachimitsu2 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/21/20
Heather really makes this period of history interesting with her narration and storytelling. Great resource for all history buffs!
CharZhao via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 11/17/20
I enjoy the content and find it interesting, but I can’t hear anything except for the mouth smacking after almost every sentence. I would love to listen to this, but it’s just too distracting.
UserUserUserUser4 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/28/20
I listen to this podcast on my way to work every morning and love it!! It’s way too short!! I’ve already run out of podcasts to listen to, keep them coming! Would love to hear about proper etiquette and the day in the life of a Royal maybe?
Tassey Tribe via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/19/20
This podcast is lacking good research and constant mispronunciations. Many historical figures reduced down to TV tropes and depictions that leaves them as nothing more than a caricature of the real person. Monotone host, inaccurate, and tedious to listen to. I do not recommend.
IndianaJones88 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/17/20
Just discovered this podcast, I appreciate taking on small topics that give much better insight to the period than broader topics do. I find this to almost be too short! Like the great book you don’t want to end, but I have lots to catch up on luckily.
kevinanator via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/06/20
This was one of the first podcasts I listened to years ago. Even though this is one of my favourite periods of history, I still learn new things from Heather! They are easy to listen to and follow. If you dont have time for a 2 hour history epic, these are much easier to keep up with. I see...Read full review »
Rjnanderson via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/24/20
This is a really good history podcast. Very easy to listen to and interesting!
kristenmariiie via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/26/20
Lovely Podcast!
Irene Valero via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/25/20
Great podcast except for the incessant lip smacking...
PBalla84 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/14/20
A pleasure to listen to . A great introduction to history for those who feel history is boring and interesting for those like myself who enjoy history and like another perspective on the facts.
iwirua via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/13/20
I love Heather’s style of approachability and relating our history to the present and to humanity overall. Her passion and interest in the subject matter is contagious. It’s obvious she really enjoys sharing stories and insights and connecting with her audience. I’d recommend her podcast to...Read full review »
Emma_SF via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/02/20
I love this. It gives a taste of what life must have been like then. Loved the bits on Tudor London
Carolinecariboo via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 05/28/20
I absolutely LOVE these podcasts!! I have been interested in the 16th century for prolly 30+ years. I’ve read books about the Elizabethan period, like the white queen, the White Princess, Elizabeth and many others. But Heather gives us the real history behind all these people we see in the many...Read full review »
li'l sewer via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/01/20
Lots of information told in a very interesting way. Nice host with a beautiful calm voice.
wilczapanna via Apple Podcasts · Poland · 04/13/20
This is a great, topical, engaging podcast by a woman who truly loves the subject matter she portrays. If you’re curious to know more about the history or culture of the Tudor period, you’ll definitely enjoy Heather’s podcast. Check it out!
mbenji87 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/30/20
Each topic is so interesting. I learn something new each episode. Heather is such a great storyteller; she is relatable and not stuffy. Her voice is also soothing!
LBWSC via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/23/20
Very enjoyable and educational.
jennandforrest via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/14/19
I have spent the last 6 months binging on this podcast; it’s brilliant. I do prefer the episodes with just Heather or with the wonderful Melitta Thomas, but the content it fantastic, lots of bite size gems of historical knowledge. Hope this one carries on for the foreseeable
juicyjackie via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 12/10/19
This podcast was the first podcast I ever listened to. It’s special to me for that and it exploded my knowledge of Tudor England. Since starting it I have watched so many historical shows and read historical books on this era and did my own research about people of this era. So it is a great...Read full review »
Bpluser via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/18/19
A treasure trove of discussion of the politics and culture of 16th and 17th century England. I appreciate the tone of curiosity. It isn’t a chronological treatment and that helps you get into the period more deeply.
Sydney history lover via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 09/26/19
This podcast is good it has some solid interesting episodes and I like the presenting style. Listening from the beginning it seems Heather has got a bit ‘lazy’ and her episodes rely on interviewing people. And there is little coherence to it all with episodes basically hopping around all over the...Read full review »
lking679 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/24/19
Love it, I love history and this is so interesting Keep the great job
Lalalandcolw via Apple Podcasts · Mexico · 07/29/19
I’m enjoying the podcast but the background noise is disconcerting and it’s very much read like a script. In reading some of the other reviews, if anyone has a problem with feminism, the definition of which is plainly “equal rights for women,” they need to ask themselves why. And Donald Trump is...Read full review »
THewbideaux via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/16/19
Great podcast!
Rachel Whittemore, NY via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/06/19
Added detail, personal historian viewpoints and quick recaps of history make this podcast great. It never goes into great detail but it doesn’t need to. The point of this podcasts is bite sized overview as well as specific turning points. I have used this for my A level Tudor History exam, and I...Read full review »
Oliver Woodgate via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/04/19
Sorry to be negative but I couldn’t continue for two reasons. 1. Listening to the mispronunciation of Beaufort was driving me nuts and, 2. How can anyone with even a passing interest in the Tudors not have heard the name Beaufort pronounced.
Robyn Gilbertson via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 05/27/19
If alyssa milano had a podcast, this is how it would sound. The first episodes were charming, but now has turned into feminist revision. The historically worthy episodes are actually the work of others in the UK.
HoldenCaulfield855 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/13/19
I have been listening to Heather’s podcast for the last 4 years and always enjoy it!! Great subject matter and my daughter and I enjoy listening in the car.
sunehriluv via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/03/19
I don’t understand why she can’t get a consistent, understandable audio!? I put up with it for awhile-but she’s been doing this for years! I get that she lives in Spain-invest in some audio equipment or rent a space twice a month that has equipment to make the audio understandable. The “Tudor...Read full review »
buckeyebabe via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/03/19
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