‘Bloody Tales of the Tower’ starts on National Geographic Channel on Monday 16th April.
This three part series is presented by Suzannah Lipscomb (author of the recently published, ‘A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England’ and ‘1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII’) and Joe Crowley.
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‘They flush our contemporary sources, hunt down fascinating evidence, make some shocking discoveries and come to some very surprising conclusions about a collection of colourful stories in three episodes, Traitors, Executions and Scandal.’ (True North TV)
The series includes Lady Jane Grey, Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard and Lady Arbella Stuart.
The first part ‘Traitors’, looks at the bloody end of those found guilty of treason and includes the fate of Guy Fawkes.
In part two, ‘Executions’, ‘Suzannah and Joe…investigate the beheading of tragic Lady Jane Grey.’
The final part, ‘Scandal’, looks at the executions of Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard and asks if they were ‘the victims of a cruel conspiracy?’ Also investigated is the ‘real-life Romeo and Juliet saga of Lady Arbella Stuart and William Seymour, whose tragic tryst came to a terrible end.’ (susannahlipscomb.com)
Part 1 – Traitors
Monday 16th April – 8pm
Part 2 – Executions
Monday 23 April – 8pm
Part 3 – Scandal
Monday 30 April – 8pm
You can read more about this series at:
National Geographic Channel – Bloody Tales of the Tower
Suzannah Lipscomb – In the Media
Sources
Suzannah Lipscomb.com
True North TV
National Geographic Channel
You Tube
