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Richard I's Consort: Berengaria of Navarre
14 December 2023Berengaria of Navarre is mainly remembered for just one thing: being a Queen of England who never set foot in England, at least not as...
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The Boston Tea Party
14 December 2023On December 16th, 1773, a band of American patriots quietly boarded three ships in Boston Harbour, under the cover of night. Armed with axes and...
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Why Do People Kill at Christmas?
13 December 2023Why do people kill in the season of goodwill? Why are we fascinated when they do? And what does it say about us?
Professor David...
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Jesus of Nazareth
13 December 2023Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most famous figures in history. Believed to be the Son of God in Christianity, he is the central figure in one of...
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Sara Forbes Bonetta: Queen Victoria's African God-Daughter
12 December 2023By the age of just 7, Sara Forbes Bonetta had survived a West African war, lost her parents, been enslaved and finally, exchanged as a gift for a...
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The Boston Tea Party Explained
11 December 2023On December 16th 1773, Bostonian colonists took a stand against the British Crown in the Boston Tea Party.
In this episode, we dive deep...
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5 Medieval Christmas Traditions
11 December 2023In this episode of Gone Medieval, our co-hosts Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis get together to revive some of the Christmas traditions that were...
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JFK Special 5. | The Kennedy Curse
11 December 2023What was it about the Kennedy's that attracted so much tragedy, that many believed them to be cursed?
From plane disasters in World War 2,...
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How the Reformation Changed Music
11 December 2023The Coventry Carol and In Dulci Jubilo are songs that are still sung at this time of the year. Curiously, despite their medieval roots,...
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Who was Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir?
11 December 2023As the chaos of Samarra spreads to Baghdad, the Caliph al Ma'mun leaves the old capital in the hands of the trusted Tahrid family. Muhammad ibn...
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King Herod
11 December 2023Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual behaviour which may not be suitable for children.
Appointed by the Romans as...
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Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder: Red Barn Murder
10 December 2023The Red Barn Murder in 1827 was ground zero for true crime podcasts. It become one of the first cases to explode in the media and caused a...
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