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The Black Prince
27 April 2026He was one of medieval England’s most formidable warriors. Today we hear how Edward of Woodstock - the Black Prince - earned that reputation,...
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Francisco de Cuéllar: Spanish Armada Captain
27 April 2026How did a condemned Spanish Armada captain survive shipwreck, betrayal, and war to leave behind one of the most extraordinary first-person...
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The Last Days of Pompeii
26 April 2026In 79 AD, life in Pompeii unfolded beneath the shadow of a tremoring Mount Vesuvius. Streets bustled, businesses thrived, and merchants built...
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Offa, King of the Mercians
24 April 2026Was Offa a tyrant whose reputation was forever tainted by the killing of his prospective son-in-law? Or a visionary ruler whose achievements have...
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The Brothels of Imperial Russia
24 April 2026In today's episode we're taking you back to the brothels of 19th century St. Petersburg.
Sex work was legalised under the Emperor Nicholas...
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The Astors, The Gilded Age & The Building of New York
23 April 2026From fur traders to rulers of the New York social scene - how did the Astors rise to the top? What did it mean to be 'Old Money' in the Gilded...
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The First Tools
23 April 2026What if the first technology was just a stone?
Tristan Hughes and Dr. Emma Finestone, - Curator and the Robert J. and Linnet E. Fritz...
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The Assassination of Trotsky
23 April 2026This is the true story of the plot to kill Stalin's greatest enemy. It involves ice axe, a bloody study in Mexico City, and a betrayal years in...
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Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle
23 April 2026What was Anne Boleyn like before she became the most controversial queen in English history? Can the rooms and gardens at her childhood home...
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
23 April 2026On a summer day in Sarajevo in 1914, a young man fired two rounds of his pistol in the middle of the street, killing a Royal couple... He didn't...
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Challenging the Pope: The Avignon Papacy
21 April 2026Who would pick a fight with the Pope?? Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dive into the explosive clash between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of...
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Who was the first 'Lesbian'?
21 April 2026Was Sappho queer? Or was this Ancient Greek poet just really really good friends with women?
Today on Betwixt the Sheets, Kate is joined by...
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