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In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.

British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. 

But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. 

Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change? 

From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Ghost Story, comes British Scandal. Each week, hosts Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Profumo to the short-lived premiership of Liz Truss. Because sometimes the truth doesn’t set everyone free…

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Historian Kate Williams joins Alice and Matt to make the case for Mary, Queen of Scots - and why history's been getting her all wrong.

Professor Williams unpicks centuries of blame placed on Mary for her own downfall, and reveals how looking at her life through a modern lens changes everything.

And what about Elizabeth I? Kate says their rivalry wasn't just politics - it was personal, petty, and shaped by the impossible position of being two women trying to rule in a world that just didn't want them to.

Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at britishscandal@audible.com

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The Warring Queens | History’s Messiest Royal Rivalry | 4

Mary arrives in England expecting rescue, but instead finds herself trapped under her cousin Elizabeth’s watch. As the years drag on, plots swirl, loyalties shift, and even her own son turns against her. Backed into a corner, Mary makes one final, desperate gamble to reclaim her crown… with consequences that will prove fatal.

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The Warring Queens | The Last Gasp | 3

Determined to strengthen her claim to England’s throne, Mary's desperate to get hitched. But while Mary gains an heir, her disastrous choice of suitor sets off a calamitous chain of events.

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The Warring Queens | Marry in Haste | 2

Mary Queen of Scots has everything: beauty, charm, royal blood and a claim to the most powerful throne in the world. There's just one tiny problem... Her cousin Elizabeth I.

This is the story of two queens, one throne, and a decades-long struggle. Protestant against Catholic, cousin against cousin.

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The Warring Queens | Rivals | 1

We're going on the road! If you're based in England, come and see British Scandal live at Crossed Wires Festival on July 3rd. And if you're not... Well, we hear flights are very reasonably priced this time of year.

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An Exciting Announcement from Alice and Matt | 5

Historian Hallie Rubenhold has spent years dissecting the case of Hawley Harvey Crippen and she's here to clear a few things up.

Hallie tells Alice and Matt why she believes there's no real doubt about his guilt, the twisted reason why his victim, Belle Elmore ended up cast as a villain, and why true crime fans are still buying into the myth.

And his mistress, Ethel Le Neve? Hallie says her role in the crime deserves a closer look.

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The Notorious Dr Crippen | Why Belle Still Gets Blamed | 4

In the Old Bailey, evidence piles up, tempers flare, and Hawley Crippen discovers that pyjamas can tell a damning story.

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The Notorious Dr Crippen | Devil's Breath | 3

A murder, a lover, and a desperate flight across the Atlantic. As Inspector Dew closes in, Hawley Crippen must outrun a frenzy of journalists in the world’s first media manhunt.

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The Notorious Dr Crippen | Operation Handcuffs | 2

Hawley Crippen is trapped. Married to a woman he cannot stand, in love with his young typist and desperate to escape a life that is closing in around him. So when his wife disappears, the whispers begin. And the police are listening.

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The Warring Queens | History’s Messiest Royal Rivalry | 4

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