<p>In this interview, Tracy Borman delves into the complexities surrounding the succession of the English crown from Elizabeth I to James VI of Scotland. She reveals how the story was manipulated through political spin and deceit. Philippa and Tracy talked about the various claimants to the throne, the challenges James faced during his reign, and the implications of Elizabeth's decisions regarding her succession. </p><br><p>If you've enjoyed this please follow and rate this podcast.</p><br><p>For over 10 minutes of BONUS CONTENT go to Patreon.com/BritishHistory where members also get to submit their own questions for my guests, as well as many other history lover perks. </p><br><p>Hi! I'm Philippa, welcome to the British History Channel. </p><br><p>Thank you for listening to this episode, I hope you enjoyed it. There are many more here for you to browse through including over 50 fantastic historian interviews with people such as Tracy Borman OBE, Gareth Russell, Helen Carr and many more. </p><br><p>Buy books from these incredible historians, shipped worldwide from Blackwells -<a href="https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=PhilippaB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> click here</a> (This is an affiliate link. I get a commission on books sold via this link but they are at no extra cost to you).</p><br><p>Join my Patreon - <a href="https://patreon.com/britishhistory?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a> and enjoy ad-free extended interviews with bonus content, Historical Book Club, early access to content, exclusive blogs, discounts on British History Events and more for all for £5/month.</p><br><p>You can also give me one off support by donating at <a href="www.buymeacoffee.com/Philippa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/Philippa</a></p><br><p>You can support me for free by commenting and rating this episode. </p><p> </p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.BritishHistoryTours.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British History Tours</a> for full details of history tours and events.</p><br><p>⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️</p><p>About Philippa</p><p>Philippa is a Historian and the founder of British History Tours and British History Events.</p><br><p>Receive weekly history news (including links to new historian interviews) from Philippa by subscribing to my <a href="https://philippab.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a> </p><p>I'd really appreciate your help in making this show the best it can be. I know time is precious but if you do have 10 minutes you can spare to fill out this anonymous listener survey, I'd be really grateful - <a href="https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fbritishhistorypodcast-survey&amp;h=d727bb7309f241882c2d9a412a29187494d7979d-ayi0335i_215469648178124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/britishhistorypodcast-survey</a></p><br><p>Philippa founded award-winning Historic Tour Operator British History Tours in 2014. Find out about these luxury, fully-escorted, immersive historical experiences at <a href="https://BritishHistoryTours.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BritishHistoryTours.com</a></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>