<p>What happens when a Queen refuses to name her heir? How does she hold her kingdom together when every courtier is secretly preparing for her death? What really unfolded in Elizabeth I’s glittering court as her long reign drew to an end?</p><br><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores the unspoken crisis at the heart of Elizabeth I’s rule with Dr. Tracy Borman. Together they discuss how the hidden struggle for succession became one of the most precarious moments in English history.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong>:</p><p><strong>From Tudor to Stuart: Regime Change</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/from-tudor-to-stuart-regime-change/id1564113869?i=1000652735346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dQjjTDHm9upqOjqQzdoWK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Elizabeth I's Censored Annals: A Major Discovery</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elizabeth-is-censored-annals-a-major-discovery/id1564113869?i=1000624527735" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2buEqXoOxH4TQBe4Q1gaCM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is 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><p><br></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>