{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/687e3c8e0de40e9a7c21816c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dragons & The Royals - Part 2","description":"<p><strong>Pull up a velvet throne and grab your alchemy kit </strong>– in this episode of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams swirl together Arthurian legends, royal superstition, and some seriously dodgy medieval science. <strong>Listen now!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Is the Holy Grail real? Can gold be made from stones? Did Diana really have a psychic on speed-dial? And why exactly did Queen Victoria try to give a clairvoyant a watch?</p><p><br></p><p>From King Arthur’s suspiciously round table (equal rights, medieval-style!) to Queen Elizabeth I's astrologer with stage-magician energy – and a creepy sidekick who claims angelic permission to bed his boss’s wife – this episode dishes the royal gossip with a side of sorcery.</p><p><br></p><p>Expect conjurers, clairvoyants, and chalices promising immortality. We meet John Dee, who mixed mathematics and magic (and questionable life choices), and peer into Queen Victoria’s séance-filled mourning rituals, featuring a moody Scottish manservant who may or may not be possessed by Prince Albert.</p><p><br></p><p>And yes, we go full ghost story – haunted bedrooms and spectral jesters.</p><p><br></p><p>History gets a magical makeover in this entertaining and insightful journey through fact, folklore, and the royal fondness for the utterly bizarre.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams</p><p>Series Producer: Ben Devlin</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producer: Bella Soames </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}