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Leprosy in the Middle Ages
20 November 2023Leprosy in the Middle Ages
Medieval people were very concerned about how to deal with those in their midst who had leprosy, now called...
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Mother Shipton: Tudor Prophetess of England's Doom
20 November 2023Did a Tudor prophetess correctly predict the English Civil War, the Crimean War, the sinking of the Titanic, World War One and the end of days?...
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1. Napoleon: The Early Years
20 November 2023He clawed his way to the zenith of power with a relentless determination that few could fathom... he conquered empires, destroyed armies and out...
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Treasures of Pompeii
19 November 2023Despite being uncovered in the 16th Century - new finds are still being discovered daily in Pompeii. With each new discovery offering a fresh...
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Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War
17 November 2023Sex and death are often intertwined: one is the start of creation, the other is the end.
And as we’ll learn in today’s episode, ancient...
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Habsburg Inbreeding with Dr. Adam Rutherford
17 November 2023One of Early Modern Europe’s most powerful families, the Habsburgs shared a physical trait so distinctive that it came to be regarded as a badge...
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Princes in the Tower: New Evidence Revealed
16 November 2023For more than 500 years, history has judged that the Princes in the Tower were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Until now there...
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JFK: The Most Popular President?
16 November 2023Who was JFK? How popular was he in his lifetime? And how did his untimely death impact the world's memory of him?
In this first of two...
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The Real Witch Hunts: Persecution & Panic
16 November 2023Witch hunts blazed across Europe from the 1400s right into the 1700s. Their terror has been burned into the collective memory. But how accurate...
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Kazakhstan's Valley of Kings
16 November 2023Gold and horses! Few ancient civilisations were greater masters of metalworking and horse riding than the Saka culture of Central Asia. Also known...
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I with Tracy Borman
16 November 2023Anne Boleyn is usually considered in the context of her marriage to - and demise at the hands of - King Henry VIII. But ultimately, the...
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The Belfast Blitz
16 November 2023It wasn't just London that was devastated by German bombing raids in WWII, but Belfast in Northern Ireland too. The most intense bombing took...
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