Tea & Treachery
History is full of kings, queens, conspiracies, and killers—but the truth is often stranger than the legend.
Join your host J’Lynn and co-host Adam the Llama as they steep themselves in the most fascinating true crimes, mysterious deaths, political betrayals, and forgotten scandals from history. Each episode uncovers the evidence behind infamous cases, separates fact from folklore, and explores the people whose lives—and deaths—changed history forever.
Whether it’s a poisoned bowl of porridge, a wrongful execution, a royal conspiracy, or a murder that remained unsolved for centuries, every story is meticulously researched and served with sharp wit, dark humor, and just the right amount of sarcasm. While one host dives deep into the historical record, Adam the Llama asks the questions you’re probably already thinking—adding clever commentary, modern perspective, and the occasional perfectly timed eye roll.
So pour yourself a cup of tea… just maybe don’t ask what’s in it.
New episodes are brewed regularly.
Tea & Treachery—where history spills the tea… and somebody usually ends up dead.
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. December 1514. London merchant Richard Hunne is found hanging inside the Lollards’ Tower at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where he had been imprisoned on charges of heresy. The Church says suicide. The coroner’s jury says murder. And the evidence? Blood where it shouldn’t be. Injuries that don’t quite fit a simple hanging. A suspicious girdle. An alleged confession. And several men co...
14 Sept 2026
Bonus Episode with Adam the Llama
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. While we prepare the next full case, Adam the Llama has been left unsupervised with the evidence from our first five episodes. This should go well. In this bonus episode, Adam revisits the murders, suspicious deaths, questionable accusations, political scandals, and spectacularly bad evidence handling we’ve encountered so far—from a man executed for murdering someone who was v...
12 Sept 2026
Trailer Episode 6: Richard Hunne
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. A dead man in a locked cell. A church already under suspicion. And an investigation that somehow manages to make things more suspicious. ☕️🩸 In 1514, London merchant Richard Hunne was found hanging inside the Lollards’ Tower at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Church said suicide. The coroner’s jury? Murder. And when the evidence began pointing uncomfortably close to the men responsi...
7 Sept 2026
Why a Llama?!
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. You asked and Adam answered… Adam the Llama has some explaining to do. 🦙 Why is there a llama co-hosting a podcast about Tudor-era murder, scandal, and suspiciously convenient evidence? There is an explanation. Sort of. Meet Adam: historically inaccurate, aggressively skeptical, and somehow still not the strangest thing in these stories. Support the show
31 Aug 2026
The Casket Letters
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. Support the show
28 Aug 2026
Adam’s Perspective on The Casket Letters
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. A murdered king. 👑 An accused queen. And a silver casket containing the letters that could destroy Mary, Queen of Scots. There’s just one tiny problem. The letters were copied. Translated. Passed through the hands of men who wanted Mary off the throne… …and then the originals disappeared. Naturally. 🦙 Because nothing says “airtight evidence” quite like: “Trust us. ...
26 Aug 2026
J’Lynn Has Questions Too: The Casket Letters
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. What if the letters used to condemn a queen were never meant to be trusted? 👑📜 This Sunday on Tea & Treachery, we’re investigating the infamous Casket Letters—the documents used to portray Mary, Queen of Scots as an adulteress, a conspirator, and potentially complicit in the murder of her husband. There’s just one problem. The originals are gone. What survives is incomplet...
17 Aug 2026
The Death of Amy Robsart
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. September 8, 1560 Amy Robsart sends her servants away for the day. Hours later, she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Her neck is broken. Her husband, Robert Dudley- the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and the man many believed the Queen wanted to marry. Accident? Suicide? Murder? We dig into the evidence and the original coroner's report on this episode of...
12 Aug 2026
Episode 4: Adam Has Questions
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. 🦙 Adam has questions. And unfortunately for history… so do we. ☕🩸 A young woman is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Her husband is nowhere near the scene. The rumors start almost immediately. And somehow, Queen Elizabeth I ends up tangled in the scandal. Adam has reviewed the evidence. He has concerns. He has theories. He has absolutely no...
11 Aug 2026
Trailer: The Death of Amy Robsart
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. 🫖 ONE WEEK UNTIL A NEW CUP OF TREACHERY… A noblewoman. A lonely staircase. A broken neck. And a death that changed the course of Tudor history. Officially, it was an accident. Many believed it was murder. For more than 450 years, historians have argued over what really happened to Amy Robsart—and whether powerful figures stood to gain from her death. Next week, Tea & Treac...
2 Aug 2026
The Cook, The Cardinal and The King's Justice
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. In this week’s episode, J’Lynn teams up with her new partner in crime‑solving — Adam the Llama, historian, hoofed intellectual, and occasional chewer of important documents — to unravel one of Tudor England’s most politically charged mysteries: the alleged poisoning plot against Bishop John Fisher. The case begins in a bustling kitchen, where cook Richard Roose is accused of s...
1 Aug 2026
Tea & Treachery Trailer- Adam the Llama
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. A new co-host has entered the chat and the dark humor is headed to the next level. This episode is loading up for your listening pleasure… stay tuned! Support the show
19 Jul 2026
The 9 Lives of Thomas Arden
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. Footprints in the snow... multiple assassins...numerous attempts... and the worst murder cover up in Tudor history. Support the show
5 Jul 2026
The Wrongful Death of Philip Witherick
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. Step into 1537 Bildeston, where rumor spreads faster than truth and justice is whatever the loudest villager insists it is. In this darkly humorous and chilling episode, J’Lynn unravels the wrongful execution of Philip Witherick — a man condemned for murdering his lodger, Ambrose Letyce… who wasn’t even dead. Follow the twisting path of suspicion, panic, and Tudor‑style “inves...
26 Jun 2026
Tea & Treachery Trailer- Josephine
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. The tea is almost ready but be sure you pour your own cup... lest ye be poisoned! Support the show
24 Jun 2026
Tea and Treachery Music
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. To help set the mood while we wait for the tea to finish steeping... Support the show
22 Jun 2026
Tea & Treachery Trailer- J'Lynn
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. A little dark humor never hurt anyone... Support the show
22 Jun 2026
Tea & Treachery Trailer
Send your fan mail, thoughts, and mysteries our way — we promise to brew a fresh pot of tea while we read every word. Your first glimpse into the new historical murder mystery podcast- Tea & Treachery Support the show
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