Podcasts

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...

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...

Battle of the Eras: Medieval v. Early Modern

What if the medieval world did not end with a bang, but with a messy argument over who gets to define history itself? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb...

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...

The Merovingian Dynasty: France's First Kings

Long-haired rulers, dynastic bloodshed, secret letters, and a kingdom built in the aftermath of empire; Dr. Eleanor Janega and Dr. James Palmer...

The Elusive Female Orgasm with Dan Snow

There will be giggling and gasping galore! And that's just when you listen to this episode!

Dan Snow quizzes Kate on all things female...

King Phillip's War

This is one of the deadliest conflicts in North American History. But who was King Philip? What started the war? And how did it change...

Inside the Egyptian Underworld

For the Ancient Egyptians, death marked the beginning of a new chapter: a journey through a shadowy realm of trials, monsters, and divine...

The Rise and Fall of Venice

Venice was the impossible city that rose from mudflats to become a medieval superpower. Venice dominated Mediterranean trade through its vast...

Royal Favourites: Queen Anne & Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough

How did Sarah Churchill become the most powerful woman in Queen Anne’s court? What happens when a royal friendship turns into a political...