Outliers - Stories from the edge of history
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Outliers - Stories from the edge of history
Outliers is an historic fiction podcast that explores how big events filter down and are viewed and shaped by the people in the shadows. Themes of otherness, change, gender and the meaning of power are explored through the eyes of characters who have not traditionally held the historic limelight. En...
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43 episodes
S2E14 Bonus Interview - The Producers behind Outliers
Interview with Claudia Strange and Adam Sibbald, Historic Royal Palaces' producers of Outliers.
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S2 Interview 13 - Jonathan Sims
Interview with Jonathan Sims, author of Outliers S2 Episode 13, For King and Country.
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S2E13 For King and Country
Three soldiers of the Black Watch are put to death at the Tower of London. Their sentence: mutiny. Their silence, historic. Why did they choose not to...
S2 Interview 12 - Beth Crane
Interview with Beth Crane, author of Outliers S2 Episode 12,Fresh Sweat and Cloves.
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S2E12 Fresh Sweat and Cloves
As lady-in-waiting to an aging queen and wife to a failed adventurer, Bess Raleigh has learnt to fight her corner against all adversity. Her life is s...
S2 Interview 11 - Jon Cooper
Interview with Jon Cooper, author of Outliers S2 Episode 11 , Seal of Fate .
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S2E11 Seal of Fate
Thomas Phelippes is a spy and code breaker in the court of Elizabeth I. He plots the downfall of Mary Queen of Scots. As Phelippes struggles to deciph...
S2 Interview 10 - Maeve O'Lynn
Interview with Maeve O’Lynn, author of Outliers S2 Episode 10, The Letters of 1867.
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S2E10 The Letters of 1867
As her wedding day at Hillsborough Castle approaches, Lady Alice Hill knows she should be happy. But her change of status from spinster to spouse and...
S2 Interview 9 - Steven Camden
Interview with Steven Camden, author of Outliers S2 Episode 9, Scullion Daydreams .
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S2E9 Scullion Daydreams
Robert is a bright young boy, working in the fiery kitchens of Hampton Court Palace. Mary Tudor is on the throne and the country is Catholic once more...
S2 Interview 8 - Abir Mukherjee
Interview with Abir Mukherjee, author of Outliers S2 Episode 8, Empty Barrels.
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S2E8 Empty Barrels
Robert, Royal Clerk to King Henry VIII, is diligent, dedicated, and totally indifferent to the religious changes sweeping the country around him. But...
S2 Interview 7 - Eli Barraza
Interview with Eli Barraza, author of Outliers S2 Episode 7, Pinpricks of Light.
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S2E7 Pinpricks of Light
Caroline Herschel stares at the stars. Recognition as an astronomer and scientist seems further away than even the most distant constellations. But he...
S2 Interview 6 - Alex Lynch
Interview with Alex Lynch, author of Outliers S2 Episode 6, Always Professional.
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S2E6 - Always Professional
The Tower of London’s head executioner only has one job, yet it can go horribly wrong for all involved. Right now he’s furious: there’s been a botched...
S2 Interview 5 - Lettie Precious
Interview with Lettie Precious, author of Outliers S2 Episode 5, Faithfully Yours.
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S2E5 - Faithfully Yours
Victoria and Louise are the closest of companions. They share their lives, loves and laughter, just like any best friends - apart from the fact that V...
S2 Interview 4 - David K. Barnes
Interview with David K. Barnes, author of Outliers S2 Episode 4, Mehmet and the Wild Boy.
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S2E4 - Mehmet and the Wild Boy
It’s late spring in 1726 at Kensington Palace, and the lavish court of King George I is in residence. Meanwhile, Mehmet, the Turkish valet to the King...
S2 Interview 3 - Lauren Johnson
Interview with Lauren Johnson, author of Outliers S2 Episode 3, Fortune’s Wheel.
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S2E3 - Fortune's Wheel
Eleanor Cobham has always got what she wanted; a new dress, a place at court, somebody else’s husband. But not now. In her desperation to conceive an...
S2 Interview 2 - SEVAN
Interview with SEVAN, author of Outliers S2 Episode 2, Secrets of the Bedchamber.
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S2E2 - Secrets of the Bedchamber
Catalina served Katherine of Aragon for years, proudly, passionately, and loyally following her from Spain all the way to the side of King Henry VIII....
S2 Interview 1 - Gabriel Urbina
Interview with Gabriel Urbina, author of Outliers S2 Episode 1, A Crack of Thunder.
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S2E1 - Crack of Thunder
Leech is a man who knows about fire: how it burns, how it feels. But when Whitehall Palace, the largest palace in Europe, becomes the greatest kindlin...
Interview with Debs Newbold, author of 'I cannot Sleep'
Interview with Debs Newbold, author of Outliers Episode 7, I cannot Sleep.
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S1E7 - I Cannot Sleep
Episode 7 - I cannot Sleep
Johanna Ferrour cannot sleep. She is caught in the heat and fervour of the Peasant’s Revolt as she joins the masses o...
Interview with Anita Sullivan, author of 'Cop's Menagerie'
Interview with Anita Sullivan, author of Outliers Episode 6, Cop's Menagerie.
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S1E6 - Cop's Menagerie
Episode 6 - Cop's Menagerie
Take a loud and raucous tour with Alfred Cop, the last Keeper of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Meet th...
Interview with Rukhsana Ahmad, author of 'Trial by Fire'
Interview with Rukhsana Ahmad, author of Outliers Episode 5, Trial By Fire.
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S1E5 - Trial by Fire
Episode 5 - Trial By Fire
Anne Askew was a woman who had been wronged by life, married to a man she didn’t like and hunted for reading...
Interview with David K Barnes, author of 'The King's Sister'
Interview with David K Barnes, author of Outliers Episode 4, The King's Sister.
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S1E4 - The King's Sister
Episode 4 - The King's Sister
Join the well-to-do lords and ladies of Hampton Court Palace, as they gossip and giggle at the first meeting betwe...
Interview with Laila Sumpton, author of 'They Call me Pirate'
Interview with Laila Sumpton, author of Outliers Episode 3, They Call Me Pirate.
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S1E3 - They Call Me Pirate
Episode 3 - They call me Pirate
Alice Tankerville was a petty thief, Alice Wolf was a murderous pirate, but they are the same person.Discover wh...
Interview with Jonny Sims, author of 'Strange Stars'
Interview with Jonny Sims, author of Outliers Episode 2: Strange Stars.
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S1E2 - Strange Stars
Ep 2 - Strange Stars
This dark tale is told by the Chaplin of the Tower of London about his encounter with the Sorcerer Hew Draper. Accompany th...
Interview with Che Walker, author of 'Purify'
Interview with Che Walker, author of Outliers Episode 1, Purify.
Interviewer: Alexander J Newall
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