Podcasts

The First 12 Days of the Civil War

In April 1861, Union forces having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the Confederacy's likely next target - Washington...

Hagia Sophia: Where Worlds Collide

The Hagia Sophia is a landmark that has stood for 1500 years, and that players can clamber all over in Assassin’s Creed Revelations. It is...

Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli’s name has become synonymous with cunning, deceit and a lack of morality to achieve one's goals in politics or business. He...

Great Fire of London: Who started it?

(1/2) London's Burning! London's Burning! Disaster strikes in 1666 as the dense, mostly wooden, city of London begins to burn. Who started the...

Rome's Greatest Humiliation: Roman Empire vs Germanic Tribes

In 9 AD, the rebel chieftain Arminius and his confederation of Germanic tribes ambushed three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. For days the...

Atlantis

The story of Atlantis is one of history's enduring legends. So what’s the actual, ancient tale of Atlantis? Where does it come from? Was...

Edward the Confessor & New Year Saints

Ever wondered why the medieval world was so captivated by saints?

Matt Lewis welcomes in the new year with Amy Jeffs, author of 'Saints, A...

Medieval Sex Myths

From medieval d*ck pics to sex with monks, how did people in medieval times think about sex and sexuality?

It was a period that spanned...

The Battle of the Bulge

In the dead of winter, 1944, the frozen forest of Ardennes erupted in chaos. In a desperate, last-ditch attempt to turn the tide of the war,...

President Herbert Hoover: Did He Cause the Great Depression?

President Herbert Hoover is synonymous with failure. As the Great Depression hit, shanty town across America were nicknamed 'Hoovervilles' in...

Six Wives: Katherine Howard & Kateryn Parr

Across the holiday season, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb has been diving deep into the captivating stories of the six wives of Henry VIII...

Who Was the Real King Arthur?

Was King Arthur a real historical figure or merely a mythical hero?

Tristan Hughes and Dr. Miles Russell delve into the myth and mystery of...