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Berenike and the Red Sea Spice Route
13 June 2021Situated on the western coast of the Red Sea in antiquity were a series of thriving seaports, bringing in trade from as far as way as Sir Lanka....
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The Euros
12 June 2021England holds the slightly unwanted title for the most appearances in the Euros without ever reaching a final, so why the excitement when it comes...
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Medieval Africa
12 June 2021It’s no secret that Africa’s early history is documented quite differently from its European counterparts, relying instead on elements such as...
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Alexander the Great’s Corpse and the Greatest Heist in History
11 June 2021Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals and empire builders in history, but the story of his death is almost as remarkable as his...
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WW2: Death Marches
11 June 2021As the Allies advanced through Europe in early 1945, the Nazis embarked on one final escalation of the Holocaust. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners,...
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Japan's Edo Period
10 June 2021After a century of Civil War, changes in the way Japan was ruled from 1600 onwards meant that Europeans and Christianity made few inroads into...
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The Mary Rose and Her Ethnically Diverse Crew
10 June 2021The Mary Rose, a Tudor warship in Henry VIII's navy, sank in the Solent on 19 July 1545 with the loss of most of her 415 strong crew. Recent...
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Nero: Taking to the Stage
10 June 2021In popular culture, Nero is thought of as the Emperor who played the fiddle as Rome burned to the ground. Whilst this might not be strictly factual,...
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The Crusades with Dan Jones
9 June 2021The two Dans are back. And this time, they're talking all things crusades. In this rerun episode, Dan Jones provides his namesake host with a...
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How to Be a Spy
9 June 2021Charlie Higson and Ben McIntyre talk about the facts and fictions of working in espionage. Having both encountered the recruitment process for the...
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Stalin's War
8 June 2021The Second World War is often depicted as a straight battle between good and evil but it was perhaps less straightforward than that. Whilst the Nazi...
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Viking Raid on Lindisfarne
8 June 20211228 years ago, on June 8 793, Vikings attacked a monastic settlement on the island of Lindisfarne. This raid had such an impact across Europe that...
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