How the Tudors Lost Their Heads

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S1 E5 John Dudley: The Wicked Duke

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Known as the wicked duke, John Dudley mastered the perilous politics of the Tudor court and became the power behind King Edward VI. But Dudley's attempt to secure the crown for his own daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, the ‘Nine Day Queen,' sparked a succession crisis. This royal gamble brought Dudley to the height of power and then destroyed him.

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2026/09/27 S1 E4

Earl of Essex – Fall of a Favourite

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was Elizabeth I's golden boy: a charming, reckless war hero. He stood at the Queen's side as she rallied troops against the Spanish Armada. But just twelve years on, he was executed for leading a rebellion. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow unpack Essex's rapid rise and fall, and the court politics that sealed his fate.

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2026/10/11 S1 E6

Margaret Pole: The Last Plantagenet

Born royal, Margaret Pole lost her status and riches as a child. She fought back to win unprecedented power for a woman in Tudor times, even defying Henry VIII. But she became caught in a feud between the Catholic church and an increasingly paranoid king. Dan Snow and Suzannah Lipscomb investigate a brutal execution that shocked the nation.

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How the Tudors Lost Their Heads