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The Galloglass: Gaelic Mercenary Warriors
20 June 2025For more than 400 years, Irish warfare was dominated by the Galloglass, elite Norse-Gael mercenary warriors who reshaped battles with their...
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45:56
Sex Work in the Renaissance
20 June 2025Early Modern Italy birthed artistic giants like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, saw architectural marvels like Florence's dome and St. Peter's...
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The Mysteries of Easter Island
19 June 2025In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, over 2,000 miles from the nearest continent, lies one of the world’s most iconic archaeological treasure...
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Could You Survive Victorian Surgery?
19 June 2025You're laid out on the surgeon's table. Wide awake. He stands over you knife in hand and behind him, in the stands, is a noisy crowd all joking,...
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Pirates of the Mediterranean
19 June 2025As Rome rose to power, pirates seized the seas - wreaking havoc from Spain to Syria and challenging Roman dominance in the ancient...
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What is Juneteenth?
18 June 2025June 19, 1865 - Galveston, Texas, a general in the Union army announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free. Over...
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The Battle of Waterloo
17 June 2025Dan is joined by his dad, veteran broadcaster Peter Snow, to tell the incredible story of the clash between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of...
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Inside America's Famous Sex Study
17 June 2025How could recording people having sex be 'for science'? Same question for sleeping with your colleagues? Well, these were just two of the...
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The Hussite Wars: Crusades Against Bohemia
17 June 2025In early 15th century, the execution of Jan Hus — a fiery preacher who dared to challenge the might of the Catholic Church in Bohemia —...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
16 June 2025How did the British win the first major battle of the Revolutionary War? In this episode, Don is joined by Major Jonathan Bratten of the Maine...
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Captain Cook: The Ultimate Explorer?
16 June 2025Assassin’s Creed Rogue allows players to explore the icy landscapes and freezing oceans of the Arctic as it was during the Seven Years’ War....
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Murder at Stonehenge
16 June 2025A body is found at Stonehenge. It's the skeleton of a man - an archer - who lived at the time when it was built. How did he die? What secrets does...
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