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How Filthy Were the Victorians?
30 January 2026They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. The Victorians might have done well to live by that rule.
For all of the dirt that...
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54:59
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
29 January 2026How did Hawaiʻi - once an independent, internationally recognised kingdom - become America's 50th state? It's a tale of economic pressure,...
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Ireland Under the Brutal Tudors
29 January 2026What impact did the Tudors have on Ireland, not just in the councils of kings and earls, but in the rhythms of ordinary life? What were the...
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Joan of Arc Explained
29 January 2026Teenage peasant, visionary commander, convicted heretic, national saint - Joan of Arc's life reads like a legend. Today, Dan digs past that legend...
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Essex's Darkest Witch Hunt
29 January 2026This is the story of a 16th century cunning woman, a folk healer, who was found guilty of being a witch. Accusations spiralled until more than a...
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56:09
The First Popes
29 January 2026What do we know about the earliest Popes, and how did they shape the early Christian Church amidst persecution?
Tristan Hughes is joined by...
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The Most Notorious Sex Worker of 18th Century Dublin
27 January 2026Dublin in the 18th century was a wealthy colonial capitol, but only for a select few.
Amongst this hugely divided and politically charged...
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What Caused the Viking Age?
27 January 2026A wind whips across the North Sea as dragon-headed ships cut through the waves towards Anglo-Saxon England. Their arrival marks the start of the...
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America's Worst General
26 January 2026Who was the worst American army general of all time? We round off our month of military history by looking at the leaders who standout for all the...
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Who Was the Witchfinder General?
26 January 2026Mathew Hopkins, also known as the ‘Witchfinder General,’ was responsible for a campaign of terror across 17th-century England. In just a few...
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The Dambusters Raid Explained
26 January 2026In May 1943, the RAF launched one of the Second World War’s most audacious missions: the Dambusters Raid. Today, we follow the raid as it...
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The Tang Dynasty: The End of China's Golden Age?
26 January 2026Assassin’s Creed Dynasty provides a vivid recreation of China as it was 1300 years ago, during the reign of the Tang Dynasty. The story focuses...
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