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The Death of Hitler
29 April 2025Warning: this episode contains discussion of suicide.
Berlin, April 1945: After nearly 12 years, the "Thousand-Year Reich" is crumbling....
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32:07
The Truth About Medusa
29 April 2025You could be forgiven for thinking the Greek myth of Medusa has zero relevance to us today. Snake for hair?!
But as you'll hear in today's...
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59:39
Genghis Khan's Pax Mongolica
29 April 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Jeremiah Jenne to explore the incredible impact of the Mongol Empire on medieval history. From Marco Polo's...
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38:53
Vietnam: The End of the War?
28 April 2025How did the US get out of Vietnam? In this episode, we are diving into how 'peace' was agreed in Paris, and what it really meant for...
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41:43
The Origins of Scotland Yard
28 April 2025Assassin's Creed Syndicate recreates Scotlland Yard, the famous home of the Metropolitan Police Force, and lets players explore its overcrowded...
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46:34
Tudors & Their Dogs
28 April 2025What was life like for man's best friend in the court of Henry VIII? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is led by the pawprints of history by Mike Loades...
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38:42
England's Darkest Folklore
28 April 2025A spectral Black Dog with hellish eyes; a homicidal water spirit who drowns children; a mermaid who takes revenge on a vile cad. Maddy Pelling...
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36:32
The Dreyfus Affair: The Spy Scandal that Shook France
27 April 2025It started with an inconsequential piece of military intelligence, scrawled on a piece of paper and left in a waste paper basket. But over the...
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52:01
Jason and the Argonauts
27 April 2025From clashing rocks to golden treasure, Jason and the Argonauts is the ultimate Greek mythological adventure. But what lies behind the legend? And...
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49:58
History's Worst F*ckboys: Henry VIII
25 April 2025Charismatic, passionate, insatiable - Henry VIII is known across the world as the king who had 6 wives, and a few mistresses on the side. But was...
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50:13
The Battle of Crécy
25 April 2025The Battle of Crécy in 1346 saw an outnumbered English army under King Edward III win an unexpected and decisive victory that reshaped the...
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28:00
The Einstein Murders
24 April 2025Warning: this episode contains discussion of suicide.
In August 1944, German soldiers burst into the Florentine villa of Robert Einstein,...
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