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Vikings Conquer The World: The Dawn Of A New Era
5 October 2020Viking attacks continued in England, but Alfred the Great and his troops fought back. Maybe it's time for the conquerors of the North to go and...
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Birth Of An Empire: The Vikings In England
4 October 202010 years after the conquest and the very first victories, it's time for the Vikings to start building! It's time for setting down roots, from...
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War with Margaret MacMillan
4 October 2020Margaret MacMillan joined me on the podcast to discuss the ways in which war has influenced human society. We discussed how, in turn, changes in...
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Nero the Antichrist?
4 October 2020The Emperor Nero is one of antiquity's most infamous figures, having a particularly hostile relationship with the Christians. But did the early...
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MI9: The Secret Service for Escape and Evasion
3 October 2020Helen Fry joined me on the podcast to talk about the thrilling history of MI9. The WWII organisation engineered the escape of Allied forces from...
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How Steam Power Remade the World
2 October 2020John Darwin joined me on the podcast to discuss how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world order.
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Nazi Megastructures
2 October 2020Walking around Second World War fortifications, Patrick Bury is able to draw on his time in the infantry to tell the stories of the battles that...
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The Hunt For The Killers Of Julius Caesar
1 October 2020Peter Stothard joined me on the podcast to discuss the assassination of Julius Caesar. Many men killed Julius Caesar. Only one man was determined...
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15:25
Thor's Hammer
1 October 2020Set off with the Great Viking Army to conquer English Kingdoms. Find yourself in the midst of a conquest, battles and pillages. Also discover some...
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Agrippa: Rome's Forgotten Hero
1 October 2020There are few men in Roman history that can claim to have been as influential as Marcus Agrippa. The right-hand man of Octavian / Augustus, his...
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Soviet Snipers on the Eastern Front
30 September 2020In many countries, including Britain, women were banned from taking part in active combat operations during the Second World War. In the Soviet...
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History of China with Michael Wood
30 September 2020Michael Wood joined me on the podcast to talk about his new history of China. He takes a fresh look at Chinese history in the light of the current...
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