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May 30, 2023
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Elizabeth I – why was she a Virgin Queen?

Tony McMahon1 year ago1 year ago17 mins

Elizabeth the First projected an image of being the Virgin Queen but was it true or clever propaganda as Tony McMahon investigates

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Tudor treasure stolen in England

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago15 mins

Gold rosary beads owned by Mary Queen of Scots stolen from Arundel Castle in a senseless theft of Tudor treasure as Tony McMahon reports

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Gruesome body of a saint on display!

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago25 mins

The dismembered body of Saint John Southworth can be seen displayed in Westminster Cathedral in London – a victim of the Cromwellian persecution of Catholics

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Women in history – scandal and myth!

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago310 mins

Powerful women in history have been subject to lies and myths like Lucrezia Borgia accused of being a serial poisoner with no evidence

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Henry VIII on The Big Audition

Tony McMahon5 years ago2 months ago01 mins

Tony McMahon appeared as Henry VIII on episode one of The Big Audition – a new show on ITV on Friday nights

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Me as Henry VIII on ITV!

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago21 mins

Tony McMahon appears as Henry VIII on The Big Audition – a casting show broadcast by ITV on Friday nights

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How Anne of Cleves kept her head!

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago13 mins

Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII often overlooked because she wasn’t beheaded but how did this resourceful and clever woman survive?

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Why Henry VIII had no friends

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago17 mins

King Henry VIII had not friends at the end of his life having executed Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell and lost a few wives as well

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Princes in the Tower – Richard III the killer?

Tony McMahon6 years ago3 years ago09 mins

The murder of the Princes in the Tower in 1485 has traditionally been blamed on Richard III but did he kill his own nephews? Tony McMahon reports

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