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Diary of a Tudor Gentlewoman
18 March 2024Diaries written by gentlewomen in the mid-16th century are hard to find. Yet, they lived through an age of upheaval as old ways were effaced in...
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The History of the RNLI
18 March 2024In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of despair and necessity: the lifeboat. Born from the...
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St Patrick: Pirates, Snakes and Goatees
17 March 2024He wasn't Irish. He didn't wear green. There were no snakes. So who was the real St Patrick? How did his myth grow? And how did he invent the...
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Warfare in Ancient Greece
17 March 2024How did warfare work in Ancient Greece? The weapons and armour of the Greek hoplite are legendary, as are the warrior cultures of city-states like...
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Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt
16 March 2024Artemis is best known as the goddess of the Hunt. But she is far more than just the famed huntress of Greek mythology - she is the patron of the...
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Peasants' Revolt
15 March 2024The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was a public rebellion that sent revolutionary ripples across the entire medieval world. In a new video series...
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Viking Sexuality
15 March 2024The Vikings have a fair claim to being the most overly-eroticised group of people in history. It's fair to say this is somewhat...
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Lincoln: Love, Loss & Legacy
14 March 2024President and Commander-in-Chief at a major turning point in American History? Victim of a violent and public assassination? How do you remember...
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Medieval Torture: The Dark History
14 March 2024This episode contains descriptions of execution and torture.
To be Hanged, Drawn & Quartered. Put on the Rack. Impaled on a spike. This list...
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Trial of Charles I
14 March 2024In the mid-17th century, King Charles I of England was put on trial for treason against the sovereign state. Such a process involved a singular...
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Supersonic Nazi Vengeance: V2 Rocket from Cautionary Tales
14 March 2024We're bringing you an episode of a podcast we think you'll love: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford. At the height of World War Two, British...
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The Walls of Babylon
13 March 2024The ancient metropolis of Babylon was famed for its wonders like the Tower of Babel and the mysterious Hanging Gardens. But few Babylonian...
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