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Family History
22 June 2020Simon Pearce, a genealogist from Ancestry.com, joined me on the podcast to reveal the secrets of uncovering family history. Delving into the...
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23:32
A New History of the Aztecs
21 June 2020In November 1519, Hernando Cortés approached the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with its ruler, Moctezuma. The story...
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The Lancaster Bomber
20 June 2020I was thrilled to be joined again by one of our most popular guests, John Nichol. John shot to international prominence when he served in the...
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Why is Jerusalem so Important?
19 June 2020Simon Sebag Montefiore joined me on the pod to discuss one of the most important cities in history. For the last 3000 years, its been hitting the...
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Voices of Waterloo
18 June 2020205 years ago today, 60,000 men were slaughtered in the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon Bonaparte's French army was finally defeated by an almighty...
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How and Why History: The Battle of Waterloo
18 June 2020The Battle of Waterloo brought a generation of terrible warfare to a close, decisively ending the career of Napoleon Bonaparte. How did the Duke...
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Women of the Trojan War
17 June 2020I was thrilled to be joined by Natalie Haynes. Natalie is the is the author of 'A Thousand Ships', a retelling of the Trojan War from an...
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33:57
The Government and the Military in Times of Crisis
15 June 2020The Covid crisis has seen a huge deployment of UK armed forces personnel to assist the civilian government. Named Operation RESCRIPT it has seen...
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Nazi Generals in Britain
14 June 2020When captured Nazi generals found themselves in Britain in the Second World War, they were probably surprised to be brought to a beautiful country...
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32:54
Putin's Rise to Power
13 June 2020Catherine Belton joined me on the pod to discuss the remarkable story of Vladimir Putin's rise to power. After working from 2007-2013 as the...
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Sex in Pandemics
12 June 2020I invited Kate Lister to join me after the enormous popularity of her last appearance on the pod. But this time we talked about how our sexual...
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Nelson's Statue
11 June 2020Afua Hirsch is a writer, broadcaster, barrister and human rights development worker. She has previously worked as Social Affairs and Education...
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