# Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things

A podcast by Daily Mail. Expert history with a wicked twist: Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things is the podcast that goes behind palace doors and beyond the balcony smiles, to uncover the stories that the history books have politely skipped. Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things reveals the schemers, lovers, plotters and even the pets who’ve made the British monarchy the world’s longest-running reality show. Hosts, Royal biographers Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams trace how power, passion and paranoia have shaped every crown. There are queens who ruled better than their husbands, and princes who partied harder than their people. We meet saints, sinners and those hovering somewhere in between – from the man formerly known as Prince Andrew to the less-vilified Richard III. Sometimes we get reflective: how monarchy survives scandal, how image-making began long before Instagram, and why royal women have always been the best crisis managers in the room. Other times we’re just here for the gossip: who wore what, who slept where, and who accidentally started a war over breakfast. Think of it as history with its crown slightly askew. If you like your royal stories with equal parts grandeur and chaos,…

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## Latest episodes

- [The Great Windsor Fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/c4629c1e5701) (2026-10-26, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6adb3f56da11badf16e59964/media.mp3
- [Victoria: Death of an Empress](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/5dac86d4b656) (2026-10-19, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6acf4f2d70858f73a0f2b9ae/media.mp3
- [Victoria's Secrets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/ba8933682b81) (2026-10-12, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6acc9fbce2c1979dcfb9c220/media.mp3
- [Victoria in Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/885d46f70340) (2026-10-05, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6abfe9769be3967973fc249d/media.mp3
- [Victoria: The Girl Who Became Queen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/f7191ef2bbae) (2026-09-24, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6ab4f7fcd1962586a01c5f75/media.mp3
- [The Countess at Nuremberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/3b8ef8643ee2) (2026-09-21, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6ab005bb63ccb171a85d4226/media.mp3
- [Grace Kelly: Hollywood Princess](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/4e4d5063783f) (2026-09-07, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a9ad8df3df3f0aa7080910b/media.mp3
- [The Bayeux Mysteries!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/06080818def6) (2026-08-31, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a91c2680041a49ce9527340/media.mp3
- [The Aragon Girls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/34902b775df5) (2026-08-23, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a8844852769ea88596fe739/media.mp3
- [Tudor Season: The Bloody End](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/de2c8f5ab49d) (2026-08-17, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a82bee6c9e19279ee388761/media.mp3
- [Tudor Season: Monstrous Henry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/d5bb65464dcf) (2026-08-09, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a775b8932d0b19dd92b9bdd/media.mp3
- [Tudor Season: The Queen Killer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/a1c852023114) (2026-08-02, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a6c93e4c7cc27169ddb4192/media.mp3
- [Tudor Season: Anne Boleyn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/c76f23a45dfd) (2026-07-26, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a6654fba51cbd54e21f31ef/media.mp3
- [Tudor Season: Rise of a Tyrant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/e5df81e49a52) (2026-07-19, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a5b3e9778e0412bc662d22b/media.mp3
- [Rebel Princess: The Patty Hearst Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/4d7d24f6fd2e) (2026-07-11, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a520278d2dde6b09a2f07b1/media.mp3
- [The Real Citizen Kane: Inside America's Most Scandalous Castle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/cf8b21b9bdf6) (2026-07-05, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a48f9440069388b7a951796/media.mp3
- [America & the Monarchy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/eb9a887f5569) (2026-06-28, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a3fab5e13f23e0ab6780722/media.mp3
- [The Royal X-Files](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/6a8bbd34ec11) (2026-06-21, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a355cfbf1612f1c69c5cb2f/media.mp3
- [Secrets of a Stately Home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/24dc00829b59) (2026-06-14, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a2d4ea2e6540bec0f0ca85f/media.mp3
- [The Death of Queen Cleopatra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/404b6cbceb4c) (2026-06-07, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a2432896263fbced6393800/media.mp3
- [Queen Cleopatra: Her Rise to Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/25f445b9383e) (2026-06-01, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a1ad3c9dd90858af96980c9/media.mp3
- [The Fall of Roman Britain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/23c798f74896) (2026-05-24, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a117b3180978431da33cd82/media.mp3
- [Boudicca: Britain's Warrior Queen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/5ce79f34be3c) (2026-05-17, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6a0791c468dc584eda59456c/media.mp3
- [Julius Caesar's British Invasions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/a08153a84da1) (2026-05-10, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69fe0aaf2b71c054a3c6768a/media.mp3
- [Queen Catherine Howard: Vixen or Victim?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/6e16a6bdf3ad) (2026-05-03, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69f4ba62ad98579289ab6f4e/media.mp3
- [Queen Elizabeth and Sir David Attenborough: Global Pioneers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/cb3b22f395ca) (2026-04-26, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69eb711dabe143da5be8c4f9/media.mp3
- [Queen Elizabeth and Sir David Attenborough: A Royal Friendship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/842b909e58e0) (2026-04-13, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69e3743cabe143da5b90a599/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth II: The Inside Story (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/c6dd4ddfaa86) (2026-04-12, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69da5ff4d3f0dd77473439cb/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth II: The Inside Story (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/fcfc1f4a8eb1) (2026-04-05, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69cfd4401d7024f1a73cacca/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth I: Love & Death (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/e492c31774c5) (2026-03-29, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69c66665b991732771c3919a/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth I: Warrior (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/513b75d73527) (2026-03-23, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69bd2d6c62f6c66afe9e03bb/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth I: Survivor (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/640ab46b4d65) (2026-03-16, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69b7d30ecad04b6222af0dfb/media.mp3
- [Hamnet: The Truth Behind The Oscar-Winner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/c2f841305991) (2026-03-09, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69aaa30ae2ffe1fef626f29e/media.mp3
- [The Kennedy Curse - Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/bbe1b94b53e3) (2026-03-02, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69a174689d923e5ce91850b6/media.mp3
- [The Kennedy Curse - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/a1924e437dff) (2026-02-23, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/699858a6c4ec2d0bf74fdb81/media.mp3
- [The Kennedy Curse - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/1457bba2c01d) (2026-02-16, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/698dc4d45a0d566e5b83ab93/media.mp3
- [Royal Love: The Gaveston Affair](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/5706950f2b88) (2026-02-09, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6985eac0d4e01f1069c54a57/media.mp3
- [The Royal Vampire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/a8a1e5cf59b8) (2026-02-02, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/697c954c909c6ed6dfa478a1/media.mp3
- [The Last King of America - Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/46fdf5e8f091) (2026-01-26, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/69733da14b6b88f001cc52d2/media.mp3
- [The Last King of America - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/41bb0cf9b575) (2026-01-19, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/696a27cd98f7a1123eb6cf9e/media.mp3
- [The Last King of America - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/09ecafcb4f44) (2026-01-12, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/693ada24e1890fb6cb6fb908/media.mp3
- [Eleanor: England's Lost Queen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/0a3ab78dffe7) (2026-01-05, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/693ad801e1890fb6cb6e4001/media.mp3
- [The Royal Pantomime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/e3f5b04906ec) (2025-12-29, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/693ad67ae1890fb6cb6daac2/media.mp3
- [What's So Royal about Christmas?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/942b49fd305b) (2025-12-22, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/693ad38340eb0cbb2a0ecc0e/media.mp3
- [Wars of the Roses: Rise of the Tudors (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/84785013b25a) (2025-12-15, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/693ad1734d362887b71257b2/media.mp3
- [Wars of the Roses: The Fighting Begins (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/33f3e55e1240) (2025-12-08, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6932fddfa63c6eaa596a8e95/media.mp3
- [The Execution of Anne Boleyn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/4928900c7147) (2025-12-01, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6929e025094cd39232f346f1/media.mp3
- [Royals in Crisis: The Diana Years - Part Three](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/b569e651dd80) (2025-11-24, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/692047423962bb012e5d752c/media.mp3
- [Royals in Crisis: The Diana Years - Part Two](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/7f8392c36461) (2025-11-17, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/6915f40d1029ec1fed8ee9b1/media.mp3
- [Royals in Crisis: The Diana Years - Part One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714259572/298bf3fec9c0) (2025-11-10, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/e/690deab5c1ed8717c5be1779/media.mp3

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