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Jane Boleyn with Philippa Gregory
27 October 2025Jane Boleyn has long been called the most hated woman in Tudor history. Wife to Anne Boleyn's brother George, Jane served as lady-in-waiting to...
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Isaac Newton vs Counterfeiters at the Royal Mint
27 October 2025Everyone knows the great achievements of Sir Isaac Newton. Or do they? Assassin's Creed Gold focuses not on the first half of Newton's career,...
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Atatürk: Fall of the Ottoman Empire
27 October 2025On the 19th of May, 1919, an Ottoman general stepped ashore at the Black Sea port city of Samsun. This marked the beginning of the Turkish War of...
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Boudica's Tribe: How the Iceni Survived the Romans
26 October 2025Join us for a special episode of The Ancients, recorded on-site in Norfolk, as we delve into the fascinating history of the Iceni tribe both...
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Prophet Muhammad
24 October 2025Matt Lewis is joined by Dr. John Tolan to explore the profound impact of the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century. Who was...
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How To Fake Virginity
24 October 2025Why, just why, would one put a leech up their .. you know where? It's all in the name of virginity, or the faking of it.
Kate is joined by...
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Elizabeth I: Evil or Genius?
23 October 2025Elizabeth I is often celebrated as one of the greatest English monarchs - but should she be? From her commanding portraits and grand speeches to...
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What If George Washington Became King?
23 October 2025‘No occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations.' This was George Washington's response when the idea of his...
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When Europe met Islam
23 October 2025In the Early Modern period the boundaries between Christian and Islamic civilisations were far more porous than we imagine: Isaac Newton’s...
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Bog Bodies
23 October 2025What lurks under the surface of the dense black peat pits strewn across northern Europe? Bog bodies, naturally mummified humans, have fascinated...
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Witches of Cornwall
23 October 2025From the spookiest corner of the British isles, comes two stories of witches. Stories of fairies and magical powers, of skeletons and haunted...
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How to Survive in Renaissance England
21 October 2025Quacks, wise women, barber surgeons and private madhouses - just some of the options available if you were to find yourself in ill health in the...
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