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Suzannah Lipscomb

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb is Reader in Early Modern History at the University of Roehampton, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She received her DPhil in History from Balliol College, Oxford; writes a column for History Today; and has written and presented historical documentaries on the BBC, ITV, Channel Five, and National Geographic Channel, including a two-part series on Witches: A Century of Murder. Her books include 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII, A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England, and The King is Dead! The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII.

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

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