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Topkapi Palace: The Heart of the Ottoman Empire
13 January 2025Associate Professor Nilay Özlü from Istanbul Technical University joins Matt Lewis to help him understand the Ottoman's most significant mark on...
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Great Fire of London: Mobs, Firestorms, and Revenge
13 January 2025(2/2) As the Great Fire of London worsens mob rule begins to appear and a hunt for a scapegoat takes over. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the...
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Roald Amundsen
12 January 2025Roald Amundsen was surely one of history's greatest explorers. He beat Scott to the South Pole, and was the first person to reach the North Pole...
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Sargon of Akkad
12 January 2025Over 4,000 years ago, Sargon of Akkad carved his name into history by forging what many consider the world’s first empire. But who was this...
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Inside the Brothel of Pompeii
10 January 2025Sex work was everywhere in the ancient world, but a known dedicated space for it (a brothel), is an extremely rare and important...
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King John: Worst Medieval Monarch?
10 January 2025Nothing good is ever said about King John, a strong contender for the title of Worst Medieval King of England. Was the King who signed Magna Carta...
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President FDR & the New Deal
9 January 2025In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the United States. He was more than a leader; he was...
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Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots
9 January 2025The moment Mary Queen of Scots set foot in England, she became Elizabeth I's prisoner. Mary was fleeing from war and misogyny, hoping for help...
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Rome's Crisis of the Third Century
9 January 2025What happens when emperors are murdered more often than they die of natural causes? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. David Gwynn to unravel the...
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Rise of the Borgias
9 January 2025In the 15th and early 16th centuries, one Spanish family rose to exert its influence over Renaissance Italy - the Borgias. Deploying diplomacy,...
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How to Survive a Medieval Crusade
7 January 2025What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade? What dangers would you have faced on the gruelling journey to the Holy Land, and what...
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Ancient Eroticism, Pagan Workouts & Body Ideals: History of the Gym
7 January 2025It's January and (reluctant) thoughts turn to gym memberships, but what are the ancient origins of this phenomena?
From the naked workouts...
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