DMG Media announce Series 2 of their history podcast, Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things, with Episode 1 available to listen to from Thursday 3rd April.Each episode of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things takes listeners on a thrilling new journey into the dubious world of royal secrets, scandals, and history's most dramatic tales. Together, hosts and fellow royal enthusiasts, Kate Williams and Robert Hardman, uncover shocking stories from centuries of royal history, including the Royal's surprising connections to the occult and the Victorian's saucy habits…

Kate and Robert have over 40 years’ worth of experience, 20 historical novels and several hit documentaries between them (Robert produced Charles III: The Coronation Year on BBC One, the most-watched programme on UK television on Boxing Day 2023), cementing their authority, unrivalled royal access and know-how to turn a scandal of old into a salacious story for today.Across the series, they'll be covering:

Did Royals have magic powers?The truth behind the secret ceremony at Coronations that is said to give royals magical powers. Discover the superstitions of the modern royals as Kate and Robert reveal the member of the Windsor family who’s in the Magic Circle...Sex culture in Victorian EnglandKate and Robert join sex historian and host of the Betwixt The Sheets podcast Kate Lister for an in-depth look at the shocking sex culture of Victorian England. Terror at the PalaceFrom fiendish schemes to poisoned royal saddles and terrorists taking pot-shots at the theatre, Kate and Robert unpack the grittiest attempts to harm the Royals. How did two Queens react when they found intruders in their bedrooms? Did King Charles III maintain a ‘stiff upper lip’ when someone took a shot at him?Help! The Royals are Coming for TeaIt’s time to dig out your best China teapot! Kate and Robert look at that most daunting of ordeals … when tricky royals drop in for tea. We’re talking outrageous demands, tantrums and hundreds of hungry courtiers.Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things gets to the bottom of a question as old as time...Why are we all so fascinated with a royal scandal?Episodes available weekly from Thursday 3rd April.