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Eleanor of Aquitaine
13 April 2026Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful figures of the medieval world: twice a queen, a crusader, a rebel and the architect of an...
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Homo Sapiens vs Neanderthals
12 April 2026Tristan Hughes is joined by Ella Al-Shamahi, paleoanthropologist and presenter of the hit BBC series Human, to explore what interactions between...
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Inside the Moulin Rouge
10 April 2026The Moulin Rouge opened its doors in 1889, at the height of the Belle Epoch - 'the Beautiful Age'.
Its famous windmill structure stood on...
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The Bishop who Took Down Richard II
10 April 2026What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest...
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The Origins of Chicago
9 April 2026Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. It's the windy city, the railroad capital, and home of countless film and tv...
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The Romans and China
9 April 2026How did Roman silver travel from Egypt to China across monsoon seas, pirate waters, and bustling ports?
Tristan Hughes is joined by...
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Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness
9 April 2026He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his...
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Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen
9 April 2026She cut off her hair to sail the seas. She divorced her husband by locking him out of his own castle. And when her son was killed by the occupying...
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The Knights Templar vs the Order of Assassins
9 April 2026During the crusades, there was a legendary rivalry between two extraordinary medieval orders: the Assassins and the Templars. Separating myth from...
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The Truth About the Little Mermaid
7 April 2026What is a mermaid? Do sirens, selkies and Aquaman fit into this category? And how far back in history do they go?
Kate is joined by Diane...
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The Betrayal of Thomas Becket
7 April 2026"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?!"
These words supposedly uttered by a King over 800 years ago set in motion a chain of gruesome...
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
6 April 2026In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that...
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