Podcasts

The Truth about Adam & Eve

What really went down in the Garden of Eden? Was there an apple? Was there a snake? Was the 'original sin' all that bad?

To answer these...

Hildegard of Bingen - Prophetess, Composer, Mystic

How did a cloistered, twelfth century nun become a visionary, composer, healer, preacher, and adviser to popes and emperors?

Despite having...

What Made America: The Constitution & The Franklins

We've asked some of our favorite historians for their number one moment from these 250 years of the United States' History. For this episode,...

How Boudica Took On The Roman Empire

Ancient Britain was occupied by the Romans, and tension was building with local tribes.

Their brutal occupation reached a breaking...

Anne Boleyn: Ambition or Faith?

Was Anne Boleyn a seductress, a schemer, or something far more radical? What happens when we look at Anne not through the lens of sex and scandal,...

Harald Hardrada

Exile, mercenary, Viking king. Harald Hardrada, 'Thunderbolt of the North', fought his way from Norway to Byzantium, from the streets of...

The Rosetta Stone

In July 1799, French soldiers unearthed a stone that would transform our understanding of the ancient world. Discovered in a fort at Rashid, the...

The Black Death: A Global Apocalypse?

A plague of terrifying speed, mysterious symptoms and global reach, the Black Death transformed more than Europe alone.

Matt Lewis is joined...

Supersluts of History: Roman Empress Theodora

In this new mini-series, we're exploring and celebrating women whose sexuality was used to define them.

First up is Roman Empress Theodora....

Life in the Pirate Republic

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced puts us in the heart of the pirate world during the Golden Age Of Piracy: the island of New Providence and...

Inside a Serial Killer's 'Murder Castle'

He's one of the most famous serial killers in American history... but how much of H.H Holmes' gruesome crimes were sensationalised by the press at...

The Gruesome History of Sexual Disease

*Warning: this episode contains discussions of puss*

Gonorrhea and syphilis are no laughing matter, especially in a time before...