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The Katyn Massacre
11 April 2023Dan explains what happened in the spring of 1940 when the Soviet secret police executed over 22,000 Polish prisoners of war at three secluded...
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Bond Girls
11 April 2023‘Bond girl’ is quite a loaded term. Why aren’t they women? What makes them part of this homologous team? And what does it mean if they have...
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Becoming an Anglo-Saxon King
11 April 2023Throughout April, Gone Medieval is your perfect companion for the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III. In this episode, Dr. Cat Jarman...
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32:10
The Road to Civil Rights
10 April 2023Under segregation, African Americans' lives were severely limited. Restricted entry to public places, private businesses and public transport,...
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35:55
The Secret History of Nuclear War
10 April 2023Why is it that nobody has used the absolute weapon, the nuclear bomb, since 1945? Was it ever likely that the American arsenal would be used...
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Catherine Howard: Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
10 April 2023Catherine Howard was Queen Consort - and fifth wife - to Henry VIII for just 16 months before he had her executed for treason for committing...
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The Assassination that Ended South African Apartheid
9 April 2023The assassination of Chris Hani was a pivotal moment in the dismantling of South African apartheid. On the 10th of April, 1993, he was shot dead...
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Assassins vs Templars: The Assassins & The Crusaders
9 April 2023In 1192, Conrad of Montferrat was assassinated, the question was, did Richard I have anything to do with it? Then, 80 years later Lord Edward, who...
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Athena: Goddess of Wisdom
9 April 2023This episode contains graphic references of a sexual nature.
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, tactical war and skilled craft in Greek...
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50:09
Vasectomies
9 April 2023Why did Sigmund Freud want a vasectomy at 67 years old? Why were goat gonads all the rage in the 1920s? Who was the first person to get the...
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Tournaments & Rebellion in Historical Fiction
8 April 2023The Second Baron’s War was a time of great unrest and upheaval in 13th century England. Fought just decades after the signing of Magna Carta, it...
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AI At War: Killer Robots
7 April 2023What if we could take people completely out of the equation when planning military strikes? Lethal autonomous weapons systems use artificial...
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