John Dudley: Tudor England's Wicked Duke

<p>Henry VIII is dead and England has replaced him with a boy king. But the one really pulling the strings of power behind the young and inexperienced Edward VI is one of Tudor England’s most formidable power players: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.</p><br><p>Remembered by his enemies as the ‘Wicked Duke’, Dudley was ruthless and ambitious - but also a skilled statesman who helped rescue England from war, financial crisis and political instability. Then, in 1553, he risked everything by attempting to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne.</p><br><p>In this episode Dan is joined by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to explore Dudley’s extraordinary rise and bloody fall - and ask: was he a villain, an opportunist, or Tudor England’s unlikely saviour?</p><br><p>You can check out Dan and Suzannah&#39;s latest documentary series <em>How the Tudors Lost Their Heads</em> on National Geographic.</p><br><p>Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Hannah Feodorov</p><br><p>We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow&#39;s History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: <a href="https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6</a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.</p><br><p>You can also email the podcast directly at <a href="mailto:ds.hh@historyhit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ds.hh@historyhit.com</a>.</p><br><p>Dan Snow&#39;s History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™.</p>

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