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The Truth About the Louisiana Purchase
31 August 2026We're all taught in school about the Louisiana Purchase, supposedly the greatest bargain in American history. Napoleon's deal with the Americans...
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Templar's Tunnels, HMS Victory and Troy: History's Best Historical Sites with Dan Jones
31 August 2026The two great Dans of history - Dan Snow and Dan Jones - team up to explore the stories behind some of the world's best historical sites. Dan...
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Young Elizabeth I: Princess & Prisoner
31 August 2026How did a child written off by the Tudor court rise to become one of England's most iconic monarchs?
Before she became queen, Elizabeth...
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Is This New York's Craziest Murder Case?
31 August 2026This week we're revisiting a favourite episode set in New York at the end of the 20th century.
The year is 1897, and this murder case has it...
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Roman Emperor Augustus and His Trusted General
30 August 2026Augustus was Rome's first Emperor. But who made his empire possible? Behind the throne stood Marcus Agrippa, the brilliant general whose victories...
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Tolkien: Middle Earth and the Middle Ages
28 August 2026From where did J.R.R. Tolkien get his ideas for the world of Middle Earth?
For millions of readers, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are...
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History's Deadliest Women: The Blood Countess
28 August 2026Elizabeth Bathory was a fabulously wealthy Noblewoman accused of torturing and killing some 600 women in the 16th century.
Her story is...
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Did Lee's Surrender End the Civil War?
27 August 2026When and where did the Civil War end? Was it really over when Lee surrendered at Appomattox?
Don is joined for this episode by Caroline E....
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The Brutal History of The First Warplanes
27 August 2026Flying aces, flaming wreckage and deadly dogfights in the skies defined the First World War’s brutal air war. From fragile reconnaissance planes...
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The Vandals
27 August 2026The Vandals have gone down in history as the barbarians who helped bring down the Western Roman Empire. Their name became synonymous with violence...
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Captain Cook: The Voyage that Changed the World
27 August 2026How did Captain James Cook's scientific voyage of 1768 become a mission for the British empire?
While expanding knowledge of Pacific...
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Magdalene Laundries: Ireland's Dark Secret
27 August 2026The Magdalene Laundries existed throughout Ireland up until the late 20th century. Women and young girls were sent to these institutions that were...
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