Personal Info
Birth date
1978-12-07 (46 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Sutton, London, UK
Also known as
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
Suzannah Rebecca Gabriella Lipscomb
Suzannah Lipscomb
Biography
Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb is Senior Lecturer and Convenor for History at New College of the Humanities, London, and also holds a post as Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia. She has appeared on BBC’S The One Show, ITV’s GMTV, Channel 4’s Time Team, and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, presented BBC Radio 3’s The Essay and co-presented Inside the World of Henry VIII on the History Channel. Her new three-part series on the Tower of London airs on National Geographic in Spring 2012. She is the author of 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII and A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England, co-author of Henry VIII: 500 Facts, and writes frequently for History Today and BBC History Magazine. For three years she was Research Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court Palace; she is now a Consultant for Historic Royal Palaces and on their Research Strategy Board.
Filmography
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionPointless Celebrities
6.361
Overview:
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.Richard Osman's House of Games
6.043
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Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.Time Team
7.1
Overview:
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.Elizabeth I
5
Overview:
Elizabeth I may be remembered as the greatest monarch to rule England, but during her lifetime she was beset by enemies and hers was a life of constant battling.Insert Name Here
6.7
Overview:
Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History
8
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Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's journey will take her from Anne's childhood home at Hever Castle in Kent to the French palace where, some say, she learned the art of love. She will also visit Hampton Court, where Henry built the Great Hall for his new queen, and the Tower of London, where he had her beheaded.Hidden Killers
NYR
Overview:
Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the home.The Great British Weather
NYR
Overview:
A live magazine show celebrating and tapping into the UKs obsession with weather, presented by Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol KirkwoodSecrets of the Manor House
NYR
Overview:
Exactly 100 years ago, the world of the British manor house was at its height. It was a life of luxury and indolence for a wealthy few supported by the labor of hundreds of servants toiling ceaselessly "below stairs" to make the lives of their lords and ladies run as smoothly as possible. It is a world that has provided a majestic backdrop to a range of movies and popular costume dramas to this day, including PBS' "Downton Abbey." But what was really going on behind these stately walls? "Secrets of the Manor House" looks beyond the fiction to the truth of what life was like in these British houses of yesteryear. They were communities where two separate worlds existed side by side: the poor worked as domestic servants, while the nation’s wealthiest families enjoyed a lifestyle of luxury, and aristocrats ruled over their servants as they had done for a thousand years.Henry VIII and His Six Wives
8.8
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Henry VIII is the most infamous monarch in English history. Famously he married six times over his 36 year reign. The six queens were formidable individuals. Some were ambitious, some brave, some ruthless - and between them they shaped the man who began as a Renaissance prince, became a monster and ended a regretful old man. In turn they shaped England itself. Presented jointly Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones, this is 4-Part series is an original and enlightening look at the real people at the centre of the action during one of the most turbulent, passionate and violent periods in English history.Bloody Tales of the Tower
NYR
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The extraordinary stories of imprisonment, murder and execution behind the walls of Britains most historic and iconic castle.The Great Fire: In Real Time
10
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Revealing what actually happened during the Great Fire of London of 1666, hour by hour, and street by street.The Quizeum
NYR
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Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.Walking Tudor England
NYR
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Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.The House of Eliott
6.2
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Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.The Secret Life of...
NYR
Overview:
This brand new and exclusive 14-part series lifts the lid on established and renowned superstars from history to reveal their secret lives. But Secret Life Of… is a biography with a difference – with its tongue firmly in its cheek, it deliciously dishes the dirt on icons of the past, including Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette and Napoleon.London: 2000 Years of History
7
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History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder
6.667
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Four hundred years ago, hundreds of innocent people were killed as an obsession to stamp out Satanism swept the British Isles. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the events of this dark period in our history.Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh
NYR
Overview:
Alan Titchmarsh and a host of familiar faces have a privileged insider’s view into some of Britain’s most intriguing historical homes and gardens. Alan visits a number of fascinating buildings including Hardwick Hall, Kingston Lacy and he even sets foot inside a notorious Workhouse. Throughout the series, Alan will be joined by the likes of Dan Jones, Angellica Bell, Suzannah Lipscomb and more famous faces.Bloody Tales of Europe
7
Overview:
From ancient times to the Second World War, Europe has been soaked in blood and intrigue. In this fascinating new series, Bloody Tales goes beyond the British Isles to seek out the Europe's most grisly history to discover the mysterious true stories behind some of history’s most infamous tales. From East to West, from the UK to Istanbul, join historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and presenter Joe Crowley to investigate subjects that include Rome’s famously cruel emperor Caligula and the notoriously violent Vikings.A History Of Royal Scandals
NYR
Overview:
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the roles the press, parliament and the public have played in generating outrage and spreading scandalous royal rumours.I Never Knew That About Britain
NYR
Overview:
I Never Knew That About Britain, anchored by Paul Martin, explores Britain’s rich and surprising history, unearthing eccentric characters and stories from Britain’s past and celebrating some of the greatest technological, artistic, scientific and political achievements of the British people. Based on the bestselling book series by Christopher Winn, Paul will be joined by science presenter, Steve Mould, and British historian and broadcaster, Suzannah Lipscomb. From traffic lights to the humble toilet, from the flying bike to the skyscraper, the trio of presenters travel the length of Great Britain to reveal the unusual stories and meet the people connected with them. Across eight episodes, I Never Knew That About Britain is an entertaining cornucopia of all the things you never knew about Britain.Nicholas and Alexandra
NYR
Overview:
The complex love story of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Empress Alexandra. Through their personally revealing letters, explore the couple's role in the lead up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, which led to their eventual brutal and tragic executions.Henry VIII & Trump: History Repeating?
NYR
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Documentary offering a fresh perspective on the question of how history will judge Donald Trump, by setting his life next to that of a controversial leader from our own past.The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
10
Overview:
Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed.Anne Boleyn: Queen For A Thousand Days
NYR
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Lavish documentary in which historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart?Inferno: The Great Fire Of London
6
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Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb and Rob Bell take a fresh look at the Great Fire of London by walking the route the fire took across London to uncover what really happened during this inferno.London: 2000 Years of History
NYR
Overview:
Historians Dan Jones and Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and engineer Rob Bell explore how London faced daring invasions, catastrophic fires and deadly plague. Also, how it grew from a small Roman trading post, to the capital of the British Empire, and ultimately to the thriving mega-city we know today.Acting
TBAAnne Boleyn: Queen For A Thousand Days as Self - Presenter
TBAInferno: The Great Fire Of London as Self
2023A History Of Royal Scandals (10 Episodes) as Self
2021Walking Tudor England (6 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2020Henry VIII & Trump: History Repeating? as Self - Historian
2019London: 2000 Years of History as Self
2019London: 2000 Years of History (4 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2018Nicholas and Alexandra (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2017Richard Osman's House of Games (5 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2017The Great Fire: In Real Time (3 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2017Elizabeth I (3 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2017Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter
2016Henry VIII and His Six Wives (4 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2016Insert Name Here (11 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2015Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2015The Quizeum (1 Episode) as Self - Panelist
2014I Never Knew That About Britain (8 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2014Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2013Hidden Killers (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2013The Last Days of Anne Boleyn as Self
2013Bloody Tales of Europe (6 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2012The Secret Life of... (5 Episodes) as Self - Expert
2012Bloody Tales of the Tower (3 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2012Secrets of the Manor House (1 Episode) as Self - Expert
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2011The Great British Weather (1 Episode) as Self
2011Pointless Celebrities (1 Episode) as Self
2003This Week (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1994Time Team (2, 3 Episode) as Self - Historian, Self - Expert
1991The House of Eliott (1 Episode) as Young Beatrice
Writing
2018Nicholas and Alexandra (2 Episodes) ... Writer
2017Elizabeth I (3 Episodes) ... Writer
2016Henry VIII and His Six Wives (4 Episodes) ... Writer
2015Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder (2 Episodes) ... Writer
2014Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2 Episodes) ... Writer
2013Hidden Killers (2 Episodes) ... Writer
2012Bloody Tales of the Tower (3 Episodes) ... Writer