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The Tragic Execution of a Victorian Murderess
6 July 2026In 1856, Martha Brown was led to the scaffold and hanged for the murder of her abusive husband. Her execution was clearly an injustice, even at...
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The Trojan War
5 July 2026The story of Achilles, Odysseus and the siege of Troy has captivated audiences for millennia, but behind the legends lies a deeper mystery. Was...
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Sex Lives of American Presidents
3 July 2026With the Fourth of July and America's 250th around the corner we wanted to revisit an episode and take a look back at the presidents from the past...
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King Stephen
3 July 2026Was King Stephen a weak ruler who plunged England into chaos, or an unlucky monarch trapped by impossible circumstances? How did one disputed...
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The Golden Age Of Piracy: Myths vs Reality
3 July 2026Did pirates really bury treasure, fly the Jolly Roger and walk the plank?
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced avoids many of the clichés...
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The Nazi Ship that Became a US Flagship
2 July 2026Before boarding the USCGC Cutter Eagle for Sail4th 250's tall ship parade, Don is finding out more about this iconic ship.
How did a Nazi...
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48:11
The Mayflower and its Pilgrims
2 July 2026Why did the Pilgrims risk everything in search of a new life and religious freedom? Why does their contested history still matter ahead of the...
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56:23
The Birth of America Explained
2 July 2026Born from revolution, this bold vision of liberty toppled the old order and reshaped the course of democracy. Today, we discover how a few...
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The Witch Men of Iceland
2 July 2026When we think of the great witch trials of history, we usually picture innocent women accused of impossible crimes... but that wasn't always the...
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56:24
The Flood Myth
2 July 2026Thousands of years before the story of Noah and the Ark, people in ancient Mesopotamia were already telling tales of a devastating divine flood....
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Lesbian Blood Sisters of the HIV Crisis
30 June 2026Why did 200 people queue to give blood in the San Diego summer heat on 16 July 1983?
During the AIDS crisis, many people living with HIV...
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Deadly Rivalry: Armagnac vs. Burgundy
30 June 2026What starts as a shocking street murder in Paris turns into one of the most vicious civil wars in medieval Europe?
Dr Eleanor Janega is...
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