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The Silver Pharaohs
28 February 2024The Silver Pharaohs refers to a lesser-known set of ancient Egyptian rulers of the 21st Dynasty, named for the abundant silver discovered in their...
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History of Gulags
28 February 2024On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died. He had been...
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American History Tellers
27 February 2024The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to...
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The Real Braveheart
27 February 2024This episode contains strong language, graphic scenes of torture and sexual content
The chances are, when we think of William...
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Who Really Was Boudica?
27 February 2024She's the warrior queen who took on the mighty Roman Empire, but who really was Boudica?
Separating facts from the myths we've read can be...
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How to Survive in Tudor England
27 February 2024Life in Tudor England was risky. In addition to the outbreaks of plague, the threat of poverty and the dangers of childbirth, there were...
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Do Mermaids Exist? Historical Sightings & Myths
26 February 2024Did you know Benjamin Franklin began his career reporting mermaid sightings? Or that there's a mermaid on every cup of Starbucks...
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Science vs. Witchcraft: The Kepler Trial
26 February 2024Astronomer Johannes Kepler was an important and admired figure in the scientific revolution of the early 17th century. But when his widowed mother...
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The Marooned Captain: Edward England
26 February 2024The new season of "Echoes of History" features Ubisoft's new game: "Skull and Bones".
Who said all pirates were cruel and bloodthirsty?...
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Atatürk: Fall of the Ottoman Empire
26 February 2024On the 19th of May, 1919, an Ottoman general stepped ashore at the Black Sea port city of Samsun. This marked the beginning of the Turkish War of...
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The Truth about the American Dream: The Baldwin-Buckley Debate
25 February 2024On February 18th, 1965, the University of Cambridge hosted one of the most legendary debates in history. Author James Baldwin and conservative...
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Roman Special Forces
25 February 2024The Romans were renowned for their military prowess and skill. Their legions successfully conquered vast swathes of the Mediterranean world, led...
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