Tudors Dynasty & Beyond · RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
What If Queen Mary I Had a Son? (Off the Record)
·57 min·5 clips
Rebecca Larson poses a staggering question: Would William Shakespeare and his plays even exist without Queen Elizabeth I's patronage?
As heard by us
A loose, curious Tudor what-if that turns royal change into overseas consequences.
Rebecca Larson and Amy McElroy keep this one loose and inquisitive. They start with listener reactions to the earlier Henry VIII-in-France question, then move into the poll and the next what-if without making the whole thing feel overworked.
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If you want a Tudor what-if that sends Mary and Henry Courtney into a very different royal timeline, press play now.
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