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The Murders of Alexander the Great
22 October 2023This episode contains strong language, and references to sexual assault.
Alexander the Great - conqueror, legend, murderer. After ascending...
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27:46
Inside the Tudor Home
22 October 2023We are all familiar with great Tudor palaces and country houses but what were the homes of ordinary people like during that time? How were...
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35:36
Hitler's Sex Life
20 October 2023We all know how the song goes, the one about Hitler having one testicle.
And whilst it's disarming to poke fun at someone so evil, there's...
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26:41
Medieval North America: Gods of Thunder
19 October 2023From 800 to 1300 CE, a great religious movement swept Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Mississippi valley. This Medieval Warm Period was one of...
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39:43
The Hundred Years War
19 October 2023For the last several decades, Jonathan, Lord Sumption - former senior judge and medieval historian - has been crafting a monumental, five-volume...
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34:37
The Tudors Told Through Numbers
19 October 2023There are countless ways to understand and analyse the Tudors but a new book takes a unique look at the dynasty through its statistics. And...
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31:06
How to Survive the Ice Age
19 October 2023When you think of the 'Ice Age', tales of saber-toothed predators and hulking megafauna probably come to mind - but what else do we know about...
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41:46
Banshees: Ireland's Harbinger of Death
19 October 2023Today Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) joins Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling for the story of the Banshee. In Irish folklore the Banshee heralds...
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28:46
Spectrophilia: The Ghost Fetish
17 October 2023If you happen to be a Spectrophiliac, then October must be a particularly exciting time for you.
What is a spectrophiliac? Well, it's a...
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12:54
Who were the Banū Mūsā brothers?
16 October 2023The Medieval scholars of Baghdad were obsessed with math and saw it as the ultimate harmony of the universe. Deana and Ali explore the lives and...
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33:21
Battle of the Alamo
16 October 2023A 13 day siege. 90 minutes of fighting. An almost 200 year legacy and the most popular tourist site in the state of Texas.
The 1836 Battle...
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HMS Terror: Cursed Arctic Expedition
16 October 2023Was ever a ship more aptly named? In 1845, HMS Terror (and its forgettably named sister ship HMS Erebus) set off from Victorian Britain. Their...
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