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British History: Royals, Rebels, and RomanticsElizabethan Religion and Treason with Jessie Childs (ep 210)Elizabethan England was a place of terror for English Catholics, who hid their faith and friends and feared for their lives. Jessie Childs shares the real story of Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth.Show Notes:Carol Ann Lloydwww.carolannlloyd.com@shakeuphistoryshakeuphistory.bsky.socialpatreon.com/carolannlloydThe Tudors by NumbersCourting the Virgin QueenJessie Childsjessiechilds.co.ukTwitter: @childs_jessiejessiechilds.bsky.socialInsta: jessiechildshistorianThe Siege of Loyalty HouseGod's Traitors: Terror & Faith in Elizabethan...2025-01-0852 minBritish History: Royals, Rebels, and RomanticsLooking Back at Top Moments of 2022! (ep 143)What a year! It seems that 2022 had more than its fair share of highs, such as the Platinum Jubilee, to lows, such as the death of HM the Queen. Join me for a look back at this extraordinary year in British history.Show Notes:Carol Ann Lloydwww.carolannlloyd.com@shakeuphistorypatreon.com/carolannlloydBooks mentioned (no particular order!)The House of Dudley, by Joanne PaulBlood, Fire, and Gold: The Story of Elizabteh I and Catherine de Medici, by Estelle ParanqueThe Siege of Loyalty House...2023-01-0428 minBritish History: Royals, Rebels, and RomanticsBooks! Reading about Spies in the Court of Queen Elizabeth I (episode 24)While we all know that Elizabeth ended her reign peacefully, dying in her bed, that outcome was not guaranteed. From the beginning of her reign, Catholics in England and abroad questioned her right to rule. When Mary Queen of Scots came to England in 1568, 10 years into Elizabeth's reign, there was a Catholic option right there! English Catholics, supported by France, Spain, and the Pope, rebelled against Elizabeth and attempted to replace her with Mary Stuart.This period was a time of a communication explosion in England and Europe. When there are more means of communication, t...2020-10-0716 min