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JFK Special 4. | How Jackie O Defined An Era

If the Kennedy's were America's first royal family, then Jackie was its queen.

She was a style icon who, alongside her husband and president...

3 Ways to Die in Early Modern Europe

Life in the 16th and 17th centuries was brutal - the development of warfare technology made conflicts catastrophic for civilians as well as...

Medieval Origins of Santa Claus: St. Nicholas

In many parts of Europe, before Christmas comes, you have first to celebrate one of the medieval period's favourite saints - Saint Nicholas of...

Who was al-Mu’tazz?

In a time of anarchy and political upheaval, the established militant force in Samarra now has unprecedented power over the Caliph. In this...

What Really Happened to the Princes in the Tower?

For over 500 years, the mysterious disappearance of two English princes has perplexed the world. Historians have long assumed that Edward V and...

Origins of Sparta

Considered one of Athens' biggest rivals, and known for their bloodthirsty and brutal nature - there's a reason the Spartans have been...

AIDS Epidemic: Life & Death On The Frontline

How do we understand something as huge as a global epidemic?

Similarly to Covid, the AIDS epidemic, which was most destructive in the 1980s...

Operation Downfall: What if the Allies Invaded Japan?

How would the Allied forces have forced the surrender of Japan had they not dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Operation Downfall...

Montaigne: Philosopher of the French Renaissance

Centuries before Proust's Remembrance of Things Past took us on a tour of memory and James Joyce played with stream of consciousness, a 16th...

The Fall of Constantinople

May 1453 saw Constantinople under siege - the culmination of an age long struggle between Christianity and Islam for control of the Eastern...

The Roman Secret Service

When you think of spies, images of suave men in suits sipping martinis tend to come to mind - not, well, the Romans. But espionage has been used...

The Mummy's Curse, Nazi Gold Train & Other History Mysteries

History is full of the weird and wonderful and in this episode Dan is joined by polymath, author and fellow podcaster Dan Schreiber to talk about...