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Royal History Geeks

Royal History Geeks
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    The vagaries and history of Royal titles: With Jason Loch

    29/12/2025 | 51 mins.

    The King's decision to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of all Royal accolades has raised serious questions about the way styles and titles work in Britain.  We had the pleasure of catching up with Jason Loch, an expert on the British constitution, to discuss the intricacies and history of the title system.Unfortunately the interview is a little quiet, so put your volume up when you listen.You can read Jason's work at his blog: https://venerablepuzzle.wordpress.com/Jason was also kind enough to send links to the various docs we discussed:https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/488 (1864 Letters Patent declaring styles and titles of the Royal Family)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/487 (1917 Letters Patent declaring styles and titles of Princes and Princesses)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/374 (1957 Letters Patent conferring the title of Prince on the Duke of Edinburgh)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/359 (1996 Letters Patent declaring that a Prince's former wife loses HRH)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/358 (2012 Letters Patent granting princely status to children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/486 (2025 Letters Patent removing Andrew's style of Royal Highness and title of Prince)https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/485 (2025 Royal Warrant directing the Secretary of State to remove Andrew from the Roll of the Peerage)

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    Royal Roundup November 2025: The Royals remember, money matters and justice for Diana

    19/12/2025 | 1h 20 mins.

    November was another busy month in Royal news.  Royal commentator James Taylor joins RHG creator Gareth Streeter to discuss the stories that hit headlines in  recent weeks.Following the Andrew fallout, the Royal finances are inevitably back under the spotlight.  Meghan continues to divide opinion with her content.  The Royal assemble at the cenotaph to remember our heroic veterans.  We discuss a range of new books including a new publication by Diana's former private secretary.We also caught up with historian Lauren Johnson to discuss her spell-binding new factual book on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor dynasty.

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    The Andrew formerly known as "Prince" - a Royal History Geeks special charting the fall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

    12/11/2025 | 1h 20 mins.

    To prevent our October 2025 "Royal roundup" being dominated by the fall of the Yorks, we have devoted an entire bonus episode to the topic.We discuss the events that led up to Andrew's fall, the sanctions placed upon him and impact on the future of the monarchy.Apologies for the slightly dodgy sound in places.  Hopefully it doesn't impact enjoyment.

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    Royal roundup October 2025: a King defends faith and a Prince summons change

    12/11/2025 | 1h 6 mins.

    The King and Queen make an historic visit to the Vatican with the King, head of the Church of England praying publicly with the Bishop of Rome.  William gives a controversial - and unexpected -  interview to Eugene Levy and hints at changes to come under his watch.  Join us as we review the Royal month that was October.We also spoke to Royal historian Gareth Russell about the North America release of his groundbreaking book: "The Six loves of James I".In order to prevent this month being dominated by the fall of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, we have released a separate podcast exploring that topic.

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    Royal roundup: Sept 2025 - one Donald, two Dukes, three Duchesses and 5000 years of female monarchy

    01/10/2025 | 1h 18 mins.

    Join us as we review the Royal comings and goings of September 2025.From the sad death of the Duchess of Kent to the bells and whistles of Trump's state visits, September was saturated with Royal news.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were back in the headlines.  Toward the end of the month, the Duchess of York saw any credibility she had managed to claw back crumble as unfortunate emails came back to haunt her.In this month's "history corner" we speak to Dr Elizabeth Norton, author of "Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 years of female monarchy.

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The Royal History Geeks team create a range of podcast series. This is where we place them all up, in broadcast date order. We also publish a one-off episodes that fit anywhere else here.
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