The Queen's Husband: Philip II of Spain (Series, Ep. 2)
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to The Queen’s Husband with historian Dr. Linda Porter.
In this series, we uncover the lives of the powerful — and often complicated — men who married reigning queens.
In this episode, we turn to Mary I of England and her husband, Philip II of Spain. Dr. Porter debunks some of the long-standing myths surrounding their marriage and delves into Philip’s life both before and after Mary — exploring how this political union shaped two monarchs, two nations, and the course of European history.
Dr. Porter's Books: Amazon
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Credits:
Host: Rebecca Larson
Guest: Dr. Linda Porter
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| 1:06.9 | mrs. Bakewells.com. This is the Tudor's Dynasty and Beyond podcast, history with a twist. |
| 1:16.6 | And now your host, Rebecca Larson. |
| 1:19.9 | Hello and welcome back to the podcast. |
| 1:22.6 | My name is Rebecca Larson, and I am your host today, as always, |
| 1:25.9 | and I am welcomed by the very lovely Dr. Linda Porter. |
| 1:29.8 | Welcome back. |
| 1:31.0 | Thank you, Rebecca. |
| 1:32.8 | You know, you're here today because we're going to do our second episode in the Queen's Husbands series. |
| 1:39.1 | And the first episode that we did was back in August, and that was on August 19th, and we talked about |
| 1:45.0 | the husbands of Mary Queen of Scots, didn't we? Yes, we did. Yes, yes. At least this is only |
| 1:50.5 | one husband we're talking about in the moment. Yeah, that one was a little busier. Today, |
| 1:56.6 | we're talking about another Mary's husband, and this time we're going to be talking about Mary Tudor, Mary the first husband, Philip. |
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