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Royal Favourites: The Filthy Earl of Rochester

**CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES**

What really went on behind closed doors in the scandalous court of the "Merry Monarch"?...

The Mormon Founding of Salt Lake City

What drew the Latter Day Saints to Utah? Was anyone living there before the arrival of Brigham Young? And how did the city develop?

Max...

America's 'Innocent Axe-Murderer' Lizzie Borden

Today we're revisiting an episode which explores one of the most infamous trials in American history. Lizzie Borden's story is breathtaking even...

The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty

At its height, Ming China was one of the most powerful states on Earth. Its cities bustled with merchants and scholars, its goods travelled across...

Human Sacrifice in Ancient Britain

WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence from the start.

When we picture human sacrifice in ancient Britain, the...

Peasants' Revolt on Film: The Uprising Reviewed

How accurate is Hollywood's take on the Peasants' Revolt? It is 1381, and England is at breaking point. A civilian army of thousands stormed the...

Lesbian Love Affair of 16th Century Scotland

In the midst of the most hostile period in Scottish history, comes a passionate lesbian love story.

Set against post-Reformation Scotland,...

Life During The Russian Revolution

What were the main causes of the Russian Revolution? Why were the Romanovs murdered?

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia transports us to...

Jefferson & the Revolutionary War

Thomas Jefferson has had no issue being remembered in American History. Ask anyone, this man was fundamental to Independence. But did he fight in...

Ice Age America: The Clovis Culture

Before the mammoths disappeared, people hunted them across Ice Age America. Armed with distinctive stone spear points, the mysterious Clovis...

The Rotten End of Henry VIII

Death, death, and more death surrounds Henry VIII's final years.

What happens when a monarch is trapped by physical decay, paranoia, and...

How Grim Were Victorian Slums?

We've spent a lot of time in of Victorian London on this podcast- a world of cobbled streets, grimy buildings and crowded homes. But how accurate...