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Sex Work in Pompeii
20 August 2023This episode contains some strong language references to sexual content.
Pompeii is shrouded in myths and legends about it's vibrant, after...
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40:11
Superstitions: Witch Marks, Touching Wood & Lucky Pants
18 August 2023Many of them pre-date modern religions and defy what science tells us about the world - from saluting magpies, to wearing lucky pants. Yet why do...
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33:42
The Sword & Its Cultural Significance
18 August 2023If one object stands out as synonymous with the Medieval period, it's probably the sword.
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks...
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47:29
WW2 Heroes: Unheard Stories
18 August 2023As we get closer to the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings, we're beginning to witness the passing of 'living memory'...
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44:58
Attila the Hun: Terror of Rome
17 August 2023Returning to one of the most infamous names in history, what happened to Attila the Hun after the devastation he caused in the Balkans - and where...
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39:38
Elizabeth I's Censored Annals: A Major Discovery
17 August 2023Did King James VI of Scotland plot to assassinate Elizabeth I? Did she name him as her successor? For centuries, dozens of pasted-over passages in...
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40:38
President John Adams
17 August 2023Sequels are always hit and miss. So what must it have been like to be the second President of the United States, following the man who originated...
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39:43
Battle of Gettysburg
16 August 2023The first three days of July 1863 saw the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War. This clash between the Unionist and Confederate...
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45:56
Digital Calculators
16 August 2023What did humans do before calculators? How big was the very first electronic calculator? And what do monkey bones have to do with the...
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25:28
The Rise of the Taliban
15 August 2023Is it possible that the Taliban of today are more fanatical than before? American and Coalition troops recently fought a bitter, 20-year war...
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43:29
Polyamory: From Mormons to 60s Counterculture
15 August 2023The polyamory movement has a long and interesting history. It takes in Pilgrims meeting Native American Indians, Mormons having their take on it,...
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42:17
Sex: The Medieval Rules
15 August 2023Sex. It’s everyone’s favourite subject. But has it been that way since the Middle Ages? The repressive instincts of some medieval churchmen...
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