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Your Medieval Questions Answered
17 February 2026** Contains strong language**
What would Britain look like today if Richard III had won at Bosworth? What did medieval people sing when...
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42:51
Darkest Hours: The Kent State Shootings
16 February 2026On May 4 1970, four students were shot dead by the Ohio National Guard during a protest. What were they protesting? Why were the National Guard...
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57:37
The French Revolution's Reign of Terror
16 February 2026The French Revolution was famously inspired by ideals such as republicanism and individual liberty. Yet, for all its promises of freedom, the...
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55:41
The First Viking Invaders Of Britain: The Great Heathen Army
16 February 2026The Great Heathen Army: the cool, or terrifying, name given to a huge Norse army that landed in England in the middle of the 9th century and...
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39:32
The First Vikings in Iceland
16 February 2026From icy seas to fire-lit longhouses, Dan heads to Iceland to trace the birth of one of the world’s most unique medieval cultures — at the...
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52:28
James II: The Restoration's Last Catholic King
16 February 2026A king with unyielding faith. A nation on the brink. A crown lost to revolution.
King James II is often dismissed as the unfortunate...
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53:53
The Skulls of Jericho
15 February 2026In the depths of ancient Jericho, beneath layers of earth dating back 10,000 years, archaeologists uncovered something extraordinary: human skulls...
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47:39
The Truth about Frida Kahlo
13 February 2026Frida Kahlo is an icon of art, feminism and... eyebrows.
Her art and imagery has entered into the mainstream like few artists have, and her...
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47:19
Saladin: Crusher of the Crusades
13 February 2026Who is the Sultan that beat back Richard the Lionheart, and earned his respect as a worthy foe?
Matt Lewis is joined by Professor Jonathan...
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45:15
The Monroe Doctrine
12 February 2026A two-hundred-year-old presidential speech has shaped how the United States sees its role in the world ever since. At the time, it sounded like a...
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55:22
Katherine Howard's Deadly Affairs
12 February 2026Was Henry VIII's fifth wife a promiscuous teenager and then heartless adulteress and schemer? Celebrated, scrutinised, and endlessly talked about...
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The Scandalous Private Life of Charles II
12 February 2026He had at least 14 known mistresses and a hoard of illegitimate children; Charles II's private life was as politically charged as it was...
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