<p>From clinging to a tree while evading capture, his face blackened with soot, to triumphantly sailing home to reclaim his crown — the story of Charles II is one of survival, spectacle, and transformation.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb guides us through the Restoration, tracing life in England from the shadow of civil war to the glittering courts of Restoration London, and discovers how intrigue, scandal, plague, and fire gave rise to an age of theatre, science, and unfettered pleasure.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Nell Gwyn: Actress and Royal Mistress</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nell-gwyn-actress-and-royal-mistress/id1564113869?i=1000688860689" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/780pqRqcS8BCidbvHWRId7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Isaac Newton: The Man at the Centre of Gravity</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/isaac-newton/id1564113869?i=1000569475721" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XSyYi787EpHXkm2xJnrBL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. Edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>