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Henry VIII's Brothers in Armour
17 October 2024Henry VIII loved the spectacle of a tournament to show off. In addition to jousting displays with François I of France, Henry and the Holy Roman...
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The Circus Maximus
17 October 2024What was the most popular sporting spectacle in ancient Rome? Gladiator bouts? Beast hunts? It was in fact chariot racing! For centuries the...
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Final Days of Anne Boleyn
17 October 2024Today we’re exploring the grim and heroic final days of the Anne Boleyn, the thousand day queen.
We are joined by the one-and-only Dr...
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Nefertiti: The Greatest Ancient Egyptian Queen?
17 October 2024Ancient Egyptian rulers, incest, the Nazis and female empowerment, all in one episode! 'But how?' You say. 'What story could possibly bring all of...
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Tom Crean: The Unsung Irish Hero of the Antarctic
15 October 2024He was one of the last men to see Antarctic Explorer Robert Scott alive and was Shackleton's right-hand man on the Endurance expedition. So why...
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A Stonemason's Secrets
15 October 2024Medieval churches are among our most enduring links with the Middle Ages. But it's not always easy to understand what parts of a church to look...
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Inside the Witch Trials: Pendle | The Child Who Condemned Her Family
15 October 2024People in the 17th century were at spiritual war with the devil.
It was a time of huge upheaval. What became known as the witch...
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Elections Explained: A History of Voting
14 October 2024We have a constitutional right to vote in the United States ... don't we? Find out in this first episode of American History Hit's series,...
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Oliver Cromwell: Massacres & Manoeuvres
14 October 2024How did Oliver Cromwell navigate the many forces ranged against him and rise to the pinnacle of his power? From the execution of Charles I,...
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Marie Antoinette: The Cake-Loving Queen
14 October 2024Today, we’ll study someone who was both a cause and a victim of the French Revolution: the cake-promoting queen, Marie Antoinette.
In...
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Ménage à Murder: 1920s Love Triangle Killers
14 October 2024Edith Thompson was the model 1920's flapper girl. Her husband Percy was more suburban. When young Freddy Bywater entered the marriage home, things...
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Ernest Shackleton
13 October 2024Dan charts the life, successes and failures of the charismatic and chaotic Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. In late 1914, Shackleton led 27...
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