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Ancient Rome's Bloodiest Murders

Today we're delving back to an early episode of After Dark, where Anthony and Maddy explore the goriest murders of Ancient Rome.

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When Was the Revolutionary War Won?

In 1775, revolutionaries went to war against the British. Seeking independence from colonial ties, they fought more than 150 battles over eight...

The Rise and Fall of the Boleyns

We trace the extraordinary rise and fall of the House of Boleyn. From humble Norfolk tenant farmers, the Boleyns used everything from wool trading...

Royal Favourites: Hatton, Elizabeth I's Favourite

How did Sir Christopher Hatton became one of Elizabeth I’s favourites?  How true were the rumours that they were lovers?

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Iron Age Britain

What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle?...

Fatimid Dynasty: Descendants of Prophet Muhammad

How did the Fatimids build one of Islam's most powerful medieval empires? What can the rise of this dynasty reveal about power, culture,...

The Secrets of Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia is a landmark that has stood for 1500 years, and that players can clamber all over in Assassin’s Creed Revelations. It is...

How to Get Cancelled in the Tudor Court

Who was Lettice Knollys? And why was she expelled from Elizabeth I's court?

Kate is joined by Estelle Paranque in this episode to find out...

America's War Against Pirates

Just twenty years after independence, the United States fought a lesser-known war against the Barbary States of North Africa... some use the term...

The Doctor Who Shocked Victorian Britain

What lurks behind the door of Dr. Kahn's Grand Anatomical Museum in Victorian London?

Step inside and find out what shocked the public (and...

Prehistoric Greenland

What can a frozen island reveal about the people who thrived there for thousands of years? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Asta Mønsted to...

Anglo-Saxons vs Vikings: The Battle That Gave Birth To England

Dan explains the Battle of Brunanburh, an epic clash that decided the fate of the British Isles. On one side, the Anglo-Saxon forces of King...