Podcasts

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Other Humans: Why We Survived?

For most of human history, we were not alone. Human evolution was shaped by multiple human species living side by side, from Neanderthals in...

After Agincourt: Henry V's French Campaigns

What happened after the Battle of Agincourt? How did Henry V's victory turn into a seven-year struggle of sieges, diplomacy, ambition, murder and...

How to Get Cancelled as a Medieval Mistress

What do you have to do wrong to be specifically named in a law? In the 14th Century, one of the mistresses of King Edward III found out. So who...

Annexation of Alaska

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in a deal that reshaped the map of North America... but what did that moment mean for the...

What If Alexander Fought Rome?

Rome vs Alexander. It's a counterfactual of suitably epic proportions, fit for movie theatres and sprawling strategy video games. What would've...