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Inside The 18th Century Brothel Ship
30 September 2025Why did a British ship carry over 200 women to Australia in the late 18th century? In this episode, we are going inside the Lady Juliana, a...
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Ballads of Love and Death
30 September 2025In this enchanting episode, Dr. Eleanor Janega dissolves the boundaries between history, folklore, and music to explore the haunting world of...
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Origins of the Second Amendment
29 September 2025'A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...
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Dark Side of Elizabeth I
29 September 2025The end of Elizabeth I's life was shrouded in darkness and plots as powerful figures circled her throne. How did Elizabeth hold off contenders...
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Rudolf II, the "Mad Habsburg Emperor"
29 September 2025In the final episode of her short series on the Habsburg dynasty, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb turns to one of the most fascinating and...
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Life as a Samurai
29 September 2025Assassin’s Creed Shadows recreates everyday life in Japan during the Sengoku jidai - the Warring States period - and highlights how reality...
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35:05
The First Trains
28 September 2025On 27 September 1825, a steam-powered marvel known as Locomotion No.1 made history, pulling passengers and coal from Shildon to Stockton-on-Tees...
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The First Pharaohs
28 September 2025Unveiling the Enigmatic Story of Egypt's First Pharaohs, roughly 5,000 years ago. Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Aidan Dodson to discuss...
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History's Worst F*ckboys: Rasputin
26 September 2025Rasputin presented himself as a mystic healer, and preached that the only way to salvation was through sin — which sometimes, if rumour is to be...
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King Arthur
26 September 2025How have tales of King Arthur evolved over centuries and why have they exerted such an enduring cultural appeal on countless...
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The Battle of Hastings
25 September 2025On 14 October 1066, the armies of William, the Duke of Normandy, and the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson clashed near Hastings in one of the...
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What Caused the Civil War? | Secession
25 September 2025In the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s election, Southern leaders made a fateful choice: to break from the Union. Yet instead of plunging the country...
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