Podcasts

Rasputin: Russia's Greatest Propaganda Machine?

Grigori Rasputin is a household name, mostly thanks to the Boney M song. And such is Rasputin’s reputation that you can’t help but think of...

Medea: Maligned Sorceress or Heartless Murderer?

She helped Jason win the Golden Fleece, betrayed her own family, and became one of the most feared figures in Greek myth. Medea’s name has...

How Filthy Were the Egyptians?

Lead in eyes, scented animal fat melting over wigs, teen circumcision - the Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths for beauty and hygiene. So how...

Tower of London: Medieval Prison

Locked in the Tower of London after hours, Matt Lewis searches for his vanished co‑host Dr. Eleanor Janega. They swap wild escape stories of...

How Revolutionary was the Declaration of Independence?

In July 1776, a group of men in Philadelphia committed an unthinkable act: they challenged one of the most powerful empires in the world by...

A history of (American) occupation in Greenland

This isn't the first or even second time the U.S has made moves to procure Greenland in the last 160 years. President Donald Trump has stepped up...

Elizabeth I's Succession Crisis

What happens when a Queen refuses to name her heir? How does she hold her kingdom together when every courtier is secretly preparing for her...

Fall of Sparta

How did Sparta, the most feared military state in ancient Greece, fall from grace in a single generation?

In this episode of The Ancients,...

Day in the Life of a Salem Puritan

What did it feel like to wake up Salem Village during the darkest days of the witch trials? Would you be able to swallow down your beer and...

Tower of London: Medieval Palace

In the first of two special episodes from the iconic Tower of London, Dr. Eleanor Janega charts the transformation of the William the Conqueror's...

How to Survive as a Medieval Single Woman

Being single in 2026 is a major disadvantage, so what was it like as a single woman in the Medieval period?!

Joining Kate today is the...

America's Bloodiest General

Ruthless tactics. Extreme violence. The loss of huge numbers of their own troops. The deaths of the most opposing troops. What makes a general...