TW: The following episode contains discussion of suicide, please listen with care. 

Amy Robsart, the wife of Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite, Robert Dudley, was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in 1560. Whispers of murder and conspiracy spread across England; was it a tragic accident or a calculated killing so Dudley could marry the Queen? In this episode, we take a look at the mystery surrounding Amy’s suspicious death and examine the theories that still have historians wondering today. 

Cast List:

Tracy Borman: Royal Historian & Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces 

Prof. Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist 

Prof. Steven Gunn: Historian

Andrew Rose: Barrister & QC

Dr. Susan Doran: Author & Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University 

Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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How did Prince Albert Victor, grandson of Queen Victoria, become a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders that shook Victorian London in 1888? In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we take a look at the life of ‘Prince Eddy’, from his involvement in the Cleveland Street Scandal, the accusations of his involvement with the Jack the Ripper murders, to his unexpected death before inheriting the throne.

Cast List:

Guy Walters: Author & Historian

Neil McKenna: Author & Journalist 

Andrew Cook: Author, ‘Prince Eddy: The King Britain Never Had’

James Sherwood: Writer and Royal Correspondent 

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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In his role as Adolf Hitler's favourite architect, Albert Speer was a central figure in the Fuhrer's inner circle and helped cement his position in power.

Cast List:

Dr. Karina Urbach: Author, ‘Go-Betweens for Hitler’

Dr. Magnus Brechtken: Author, ‘Albert Speer: A German Career’

Dr. Paul Gasket: Author, ‘The Architecture of Oppression’

Dr. Alexander Schmidt: Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds

Guy Walters: Author & Historian 

Shalina Patel: Historian

Ingmar Arnold: Berliner Unterwelten 

Nigel Jones: Author & Historian 

Dr. Susanne Willems: Author, ‘The Resettled Jew’

Piotr Setkiewicz: Auschwitz Memorial Research Centre

Dr. Isabell Trommer: Author, ‘Justification and Discharge: Albert Speer in the Federal Republic’ 

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast we look at the life of King Edward VIII and the controversies that dogged him during his life, from his love affair with an American divorcee to his meeting with Hitler…

Cast List:

Dr. Tracy Borman: Royal Historian & Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces

James Sherwood: Author & Broadcaster

Hallie Rubenhold: Author & Historian

Dominic Selwood: Author & Historian

Tony McMahon: Author & Historian

Sarah Gristwood: Historian & Royal Commentator 

Isabella Coraca: Curator at Historic Royal Palaces 

Anne Sebba: Author of ‘That Women’ 

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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Adolf Hitler's aspirations were truly global. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we hear about the Nazi’s plans to invade America - and the surprising support for National Socialism in the 'land of the free'.

Cast List:

Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press. 

Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine 

Terry Charman: Historian & Author 

Michael Lynch: Author of ‘Understanding Nazi Germany’

Adrian Weale: Author & Former British Army Intelligence Officer

Prof. Steven Klipstein: Author & Historian 

Nigel H. Jones: Author & Historian 

Frank McDonough: Author & Historian 

Eric Meyers: Narrator  

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In the heart of Renaissance Rome, Juan Borgia, the favourite son of Pope Alexander VI, was found lifeless in the Tiber River. His murder remains one of history’s most perplexing unsolved cases. Was it a political assassination, a family betrayal, or the consequence of his own ambition? 

Cast List:

Richard Felix: Author & Historian 

Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works

Ross Andrews: Author & Historian

Professor Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist 

Dr. Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist  

Andrew Rose: Barrister & Historian 

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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What happened to Josslyn Hay, the controversial 22nd Earl of Erroll who moved to Kenya in 1920s to join a promiscuous, hedonistic group of UK expat elite known as ‘the Happy Valley set’? In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we look into the life of Lord Erroll and his mysterious murder...

Cast List:

Guy Walters: Author & Historian

Juliet Barnes: Author 

Nicholas Best: Author, Happy Valley, The Story of the English in Kenya 

Christine Nicholls: Author, A Kenya Childhood

James Sherwood: Writer and Royal Correspondent 

Solomon Gitau: ‘Happy Valley’ resident 

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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When the Romans looted Jerusalem in 70AD did they take the fabled treasure of Solomon back to Rome, or did the high priests hide it somewhere in the city? Jamie Theakston meets archaeologists who have dedicated their lives to finding it.

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist

Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine 

Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

Robert Howells: Author 

Clive Prince: Author 

Khader Baidun: Antique & Relic Dealer 

Shimon Gibson: Archaeologist & Author 

Kate Raphael: Archaeologist 

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

NB: This episode was originally broadcast in 2013

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We take a look at the remarkable journey of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his humble beginnings on the island of Corsica to becoming one of history’s most iconic and controversial figures. From his military successes and defeats that defined his life, to his rise to power, his personal relationships, and the enduring legacy he left on Europe and the world.

Cast List:

Dr. Tracy Borman: Royal Historian & Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces

Hallie Rubenhold: Author & Historian

Tony McMahon: Author & Historian

Dominic Selwood: Author & Historian

Prof. Michael Briers: University of Oxford 

Prof. Peter Hicks: Historian, Foundation Napoleon 

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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Wernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon, but this controversial 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps…

Cast List:

Dr. Katherine Landdeck: Texas Woman’s University 

Michael J. Neufeld: The National Air and Space Museum 

Shalina Patel: Historian 

Nigel Jones: Author & Historian 

Guy Walters: Author & Historian 

Bernd Crabs: Museum Kummersdorf

Magnus Brechtken: Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History

Philipp Aumann: Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum 

Stephen Waring: University of Alabama, Huntsville

Luisa Hulsrøj: Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp 

Michael Allen: Author, The Business of Genocide 

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we take a look at the life of Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister. Known for her beauty, style and glamorous lifestyle, Margaret was an intriguing figure who broke the royal mould and was often deemed the ‘rebellious royal’.

Cast List:

Dr. Tracy Borman: Royal Historian & Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces

Hallie Rubenhold: Author & Historian

James Sherwood: Author & Broadcaster

Tony McMahon: Author & Historian

Dominic Selwood: Author & Historian

Christopher Warwick: Princess Margaret’s Authorised Biographer

Giles Pegram: Former Appeals Director, NSPCC

Eric Meyers: Narrator 

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