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The Roma: Resistance & Survival
7 July 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb welcomes Dr. Madeline Potter to unravel the rich yet tumultuous history of the Roma people. From Tudor England, where...
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Pirates: Piracy in the South China Seas
6 July 2025Zheng Yi Sao was a pirate leader so formidable that she made Blackbeard and Captain Morgan look like amateurs. From humble beginnings as a sex...
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Hannibal's March on Rome
6 July 2025It was perhaps Hannibal’s greatest gamble — after years of victories, not least his famed trek across the snow-capped Alps, could he strike at...
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Royal Sex: Queen Victoria
4 July 2025With NINE children, it can probably be assumed that Queen Victoria was no stranger to the sheets, but what do we actually know about her love (and...
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St. Christopher & Summertime Saints
4 July 2025Ever worn a St. Christopher medallion and wondered about the man carrying the Christ child across a river? Or heard of St. Uncumber, the bearded...
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The Rise & Fall of Sparta
3 July 2025Today, we trace the rise and fall of ancient Greece’s most formidable warrior society - Sparta. This society's militaristic culture and...
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Revolutionary War: When Was the Turning Point?
3 July 2025In 1775, revolutionaries went to war against the British. Seeking independence from colonial ties, they fought more than 150 battles over eight...
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The Duchess of Malfi
3 July 2025A young widow stands against the expectations of her family. A woman striving for love and agency in a society which demands she claimed neither,...
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The Final Days of Anastasia Romanov
3 July 2025In the aftermath of the bloody Russian revolution, the Romanovs went from being a glittering royal family, to vulnerable everyday citizens who...
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Plato's Republic
3 July 2025Today we journey into the creation of Plato's Republic. Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. James Romm to discover how Plato's encounters with the...
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The Seven Years War
1 July 2025The Seven Years' War in the 18th century is often called the first world war - it was fought across Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa,...
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Why Were Ancient Dicks So Small?
1 July 2025Have you ever been puzzled by proportions when looking at Ancient Greek statues? It can't just be us.
From quarrying the stone to chipping...
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Medieval Hungary
1 July 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega sifts through the myths to uncover the foundations of medieval Hungary and its peoples. From the legendary tales of the...
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Frenemies: China & the USA, a History
30 June 2025The People's Republic of China has only existed since 1949, but in just 75 years its relationship with the United States is in a strong...
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Assassin's Creed Writer Reveals How They Brought The French-Indian War To Life
30 June 2025Assassin’s Creed Rogue lets players explore the frozen world of the Arctic coastline of North America. Players inhabit the memories of Shay...
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Prelude to the English Civil War
30 June 2025What drives a nation to civil war? Why would a king turn on his own Parliament? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Jonathan Healey to...
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Bloody Mary: The Real Woman in the Mirror
30 June 2025Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary. Mary I is known as a brutal tyrant. But what was the reality? In the next two episodes Anthony and Maddy...
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Pirates: Myths vs Reality
29 June 2025When it comes to our perception of pirates, Treasure Island has a lot to answer for. They didn't make their enemies walk the plank, they didn't...
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The Apocryphal Gospels
29 June 2025If you've heard of the mysterious and often controversial Apocryphal Gospels, you may have been told that they weren't important, or useful; that...
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Sex Work in Victorian London
27 June 2025What were the lives of women like who sold sex in the Victorian era? How did the law makers and moral crusaders of the time try to control it? How...
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The Murder of Henry VI
27 June 2025An investigation into the dramatic siege of London in 1471 and the controversial and mysterious death of Henry VI. Matt Lewis is joined by Andrew...
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