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Oliver Cromwell's Decapitated Head & Charles II's Revenge
15 May 2024***Warning: today's episode contains graphic description of violence***
In 1661 Oliver Cromwell was hung and beheaded...the only problem was...
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47:15
Caligula
15 May 2024Caligula. One of the most infamous Roman emperors of them all. He didn't rule Rome for long, but he has gained a legacy as this incredibly evil...
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33:13
The Royal Navy's Darkest Night & The Origins of Longitude
14 May 2024A mix of treacherous seas, navigation errors, and historical intrigue led to one of the Royal Navy's darkest nights. Dan travels to the Scilly...
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45:20
A Guide to Medieval Churches
14 May 2024Do you know the difference between a church and a chapel? A bishop and an archbishop? An abbey and an abbess?
In this episode of...
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49:47
Medieval Torture & Execution
14 May 2024When you say ‘going medieval’ on someone, it brings up quite nasty connotations.
But is this brutal suggestion a fair depiction of...
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31:28
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt: The Impossible Alliance that Won WWII
13 May 2024In the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. As the Germans drove towards Moscow, a catastrophic Soviet defeat seemed imminent - a...
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1:43
Echoes of History: A New Chapter
13 May 2024Introducing a new chapter of Echoes of History, the podcast that explores the incredible real-life stories and events that inspire the locations,...
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40:04
The Real Hamilton: Downfall, Duel & Death
13 May 2024When Alexander Hamilton took a bullet to the abdomen on the morning of the 11th July 1804, he joined a long list of people who had fallen foul of...
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36:51
Shardlake and its Creator C.J. Sansom
13 May 2024Fans of historical fiction and crime novels have been saddened to learn of the recent death of the award-winning, best-selling author C.J. Sansom,...
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36:33
The Great Famine: Ireland’s Darkest Chapter (Part 1)
13 May 2024One million people died. Two million emigrated. The Great Irish Famine was the world turned upside down. The darkest chapter in Ireland's...
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50:42
Twelve Caesars with Mary Beard
12 May 2024The title of Caesar has echoed down the ages as the pinnacle of absolute power and perhaps even tyranny. A single man at the head of a nation or...
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40:19
Marshal Pétain: Hero or Traitor?
11 May 2024Marshal Pétain emerged from the First World War as a French national hero. His defence of Verdun had set him on course to become one of France's...
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