British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Hosted by Carol Ann Lloyd · Carol Ann Lloyd
4.5from 243 ratings
- 263
- Episodes
- 59
- Transcribed
- 243
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Weekly podcast, British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics, available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Meet famous and infamous characters, walk with playwrights and peasants, and wander through castles and cathedrals. New episodes every Wednesday. Have a question about British history, something you’ve always wanted to know? Just ask! Let’s explore history together.
- Publisher
- Carol Ann Lloyd
- Category
- arts · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
59 of 263 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ann Foster and the Royal Rebel of the Regency (ep 258)
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sharon Bennett Connolly and the Lives of Early Medieval Princesses (ep 257)
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Heather Teysko: Creating a Tudor Community & Tudorcon (ep 256)
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Ann Foster and the Royal Rebel of the Regency (ep 258)
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They got married. He was incredibly drunk at the wedding. Witnesses there said he had to be literally carried down the aisle weeping. He was drunk for the whole honeymoon period. He fell asleep on the floor in the fireplace, Caroline later reported. In terms of just a marriage being successful, it wasn't From minute one, they hated each other. They consummated their marriage. She became pregnant right away. But after the honeymoon, they effectively never lived in the same building again. They separated almost immediately. Right. So we can think of a few recent royal wedding scandals, but this was Huge and terrible right from the word go. […]
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- Ann Foster
- Sharon Bennett Connolly
- Heather Teysko
- Tracy Borman
- Susan Abernethy
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 170 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 73 ratings
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- 67
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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