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Origins of the Devil
16 January 2025(1/2) How has the devil been depicted through history? What are his origins? And why should he be portrayed as beautiful?
In the first part...
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34:03
Who Owns Greenland?
15 January 2025It sounds outlandish that President-Elect Donald Trump has said he wants to buy Greenland but this isn't the first or even second time the United...
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44:38
Myths of Magna Carta
14 January 2025Did you know that Magna Carta wasn't originally intended as a beacon of civil liberties? Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Steven Franklin of Royal...
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35:09
History of Red Lipstick
14 January 2025Red lipstick has a unique feminine power to it.
It's been on the lips of some of the most influential people in history, including Cleopatra...
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49:07
Who Was Sitting Bull?
13 January 2025Sitting Bull, Jumping Badger, Slow - what do we know about the man who went by each of these names? How did he earn them and what was his role in...
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53:09
Dissolution of the Monasteries
13 January 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores the dissolution of some 800 monasteries and nunneries by King Henry VIII, a campaign that dramatically...
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46:51
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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52:09
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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47:58
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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