π§ The Man who Wrote Robinson Crusoe
π§ Not Just the Tudors • 43m
In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Alan Downie about an author whose life was at least as colourful as those of the characters he created. Apart from writing one of the most famous books of all time, this writer survived the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, traded in hosiery, supported freedom of religion and the press, worked as a confidant to William of Orange, as a secret agent and master spyβ¦or so he said. And he died virtually penniless. Who was he?
For this episode, the Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie. It was edited by Thomas Ntinas and produced by Rob Weinberg.
For more Not Just The Tudors content, subscribe to our Tudor Tuesday newsletter here: https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign
Up Next in π§ Not Just the Tudors
-
π§ Isaac Newton: The Man at the Centre...
One of the greatest mathematicians and most influential physicists of all time, Isaac Newton was born into a world of turmoil that shaped him and the avenues he chose to explore.
In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to science historian Professor Robert Ilif...
-
π§ The Trial of a Latvian Werewolf
In 1691, a peasant in Livonia - on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea - announced before a startled district court that he was a werewolf. Yet far from being in league with the Devil, βOld Thiessβ insisted he was one of the βhounds of God,β fierce guardians who battled sorcerers, witches, and ev...
-
π§ Elizabeth I: Last Days and Legacy
In the last years of Elizabeth Iβs reign, many of the preoccupations of earlier decades had been abated. Mary, Queen of Scots had finally been executed in 1587; the Spanish Armada was defeated the following year; and the question of the Queen marrying had been shelved. And yet these were years of...