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Harald Hardrada
18 January 2024In the second of Gone Medieval’s series looking at the road to the Battle of Hastings, Matt Lewis focuses on another claimant to the English...
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The Many Murders of Alexander the Great
18 January 2024Alexander the Great - conqueror, legend, murderer. After ascending to the throne at aged 20 in 336BCE, his rule started with mass executions and...
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Trading British Brides for American Tobacco
18 January 2024In 1621 the Virginia Company of London put out a call for young, handsome and honestly educated women to become wives for the planters in its new...
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Cicero
17 January 2024Marcus Tullius Cicero is one of the most famous orators in ancient history, and a central figure during the final years of the Roman...
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What if Hitler Had Invaded Britain?
17 January 2024How prepared was Britain for a Nazi invasion? The common perception is of a country woefully unprepared for war; hastily assembled defences manned...
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The Real Outlander
16 January 2024How real to true events is the Outlander series?
The Jacobite uprising of the 18th century was led by Bonnie Prince Charlie to reclaim the...
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The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
15 January 2024Who introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to activism? Why is the influence of mothers so often understated? And did you know about the other King...
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Ghost Ship: The Mary Celeste
15 January 2024In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew member left on board. Theories over what happened...
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King Arthur's Sex Life
15 January 2024The stories of King Arthur are among the great legends of British history. But behind the romance, chivalry and sorcery of it all, there were some...
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15th Century Puritan Fanatic, Savonarola
15 January 2024Girolamo Savonarola was a late 15th century Dominican friar who rose to become a preacher, prophet, and politician. He took on the corruption...
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The Pioneer Of The East: Thomas Tew
15 January 2024The new season of "Echoes of History" features Ubisoft's new game: "Skull and Bones".
At the end of the 17th century, pirates scoured the...
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Mike Sadler: The Last SAS Soldier
15 January 2024In this episode, we remember Mike Sadler the last of the original SAS men who recently died at the age of 103. Major Sadler was the navigator for...
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