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Flagellation Brothels: Georgian Spanking Houses
23 July 202418th century London was a haven for kinky connoisseurs, and flagellation houses were at the heart of it.
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Emperor Frederick II: Scourge of the Papacy
23 July 2024One of the most important of Holy Roman Emperors, Frederick II was revered and reviled in equal measures. He was a scholar, an architect, a...
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The Greatest Crown Jewel: The Koh-i-Noor Diamond
23 July 2024The literal jewel in the British crown, the Koh-i-Noor diamond has a history as rich as its caratage. Queen Victoria received it from the last...
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Bidens Out: A History of What Could Happen Next
22 July 2024How unprecedented is Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from the presidential race? He's given his endorsement to Kamala Harris to take his place, but...
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Secrets of the White House
22 July 2024How did a party in the White House end in mayhem? When did the West Wing become a hive of government? And how has the private life of the...
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The Mighty Ashanti: Rival to the British Empire
22 July 2024At the end of the 17th century, a small clan - the Akan - in West Africa began growing into what would later become the powerful Ashanti...
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Victorian Teen Who Murdered Her Baby Brother
22 July 2024In 1860 Britain was rocked by the brutal murder of 3-year-old Francis Kent inside his family home. Scotland Yard sent their finest but when a...
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Operation Valkyrie: The Attempted Assassination of Hitler
21 July 2024On the 80th anniversary of the 20th of July Plot, Dan explores the dramatic events when members of Germany's military and political elite...
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Neanderthal Britain
21 July 2024For more than 100,000 years, Neanderthals made their home in Ice Age Britain, right on the edge of the inhabitable world. But what evidence do we...
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US Presidents Who Escaped Assassination
19 July 2024Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and now Trump. All have been targets of assassination attempts while in or running for office. Listen to this...
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The Medieval Tudors
19 July 2024We don't often use the word 'Tudor' on Gone Medieval but we can't ignore how the Tudors have a sensational medieval story.
Henry VII...
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Incest & Royalty: House of the Dragon & Beyond
19 July 2024With the House of the Dragon featuring *that* incest scene, we thought we'd look into the real history of sexual relations within...
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