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Royal Sex: Cleopatra
1 August 2025Did Cleopatra have a bee-powered vibrator? Why did she marry both of her brothers? And how serious were her relationships with Julius Caesar and...
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5 Reasons the Allies Won the War
31 July 2025What really tipped the scales in the Allies’ favour during World War II? In this episode, we break down five critical reasons behind the Allied...
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5 Key Weapons of the Civil War
31 July 2025How did new weapons shape the Civil War? Why were the muskets so deadly? What on earth were the Ironclads all about? Don explores five key weapons...
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48:25
Isabel and Ferdinand: Renaissance Power Couple
31 July 2025From the establishment of a formidable double monarchy to the complex dynamics of the Spanish Inquisition, Isabel of Castile and Ferdinand of...
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45:37
Could You Survive The Victorian Workhouse?
31 July 2025Today we’re going behind the foreboding doors of the Victorian workhouse to ask - ‘Could we survive it?’. From Oliver Twist's gruel to songs...
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Siberian Ice Mummies
30 July 2025In this special episode of the Ancients, released just hours after the embargo on new research was lifted, Tristan Hughes discusses the...
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Emperor Titus
29 July 2025In this episode, we explore the remarkable - and often overlooked - life of Emperor Titus. We uncover the dramatic events that defined his life...
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Dragons: From Eden to Middle Earth
29 July 2025Step into a torch-lit world where dragons weren’t just monsters—they were symbols of power, chaos, faith and fear. Dr. Eleanor Janega explores...
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How Incestuous Were The Habsburgs?
29 July 2025People will do crazy things to keep hold of power.
The Habsburgs - one of the most powerful families in European history - were a prime...
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The Roosevelt Brothers' Panda Hunt
28 July 2025In 1928, President Teddy Roosevelt's sons Teddy and Kermit set out on an expedition to hunt a semi-mythical beast: the Panda. Don's guest today to...
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The Rise of Isabel of Castile
28 July 2025**This episode contains sexually explicit language**
In an age when powerful female rulers were few and far between, Isabel of Castile rose...
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Day In The Life Of A Plague Doctor
28 July 2025If you think your job is bad, have you tried being a plague doctor in 17th century Venice?
Join Anthony and Maddy as they wake up on a...
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