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Medieval Guide to Magic
9 May 2025What did medieval minds truly believe about the cosmos, demons, and the hidden forces of the universe? Could ancient manuscripts still hold...
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What Made You Ugly In Medieval Times?
9 May 2025Beauty fads come and go - remember super low-rise jeans in the 90s? IYKYK.
What was considered cool and beautiful in the medieval period?...
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The History of Alcatraz
8 May 2025Home to the likes of Al Capone and George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alcatraz was once the jewel in the American prison system. The wind-swept island...
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1945: America & Victory in Europe
8 May 2025May 8th saw the final surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Eighty years on, we're taking a look at the...
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Barbarian Invaders: The Sacks of Rome
8 May 2025How did the Huns, Goths, and Vandals help bring down the Roman Empire - and sack the city of Rome itself, not once but twice?
In this second...
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The Maya and the Inquisition
8 May 2025**This episode includes graphic descriptions of torture**
When Franciscan friar Diego de Landa arrived in Yucatán (now in Mexico), his...
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The Murder That Shocked Edwardian Britain
8 May 2025It was a murder that shook Edwardian Britain, and became a media sensation around the world.
Joining Maddy and Anthony today is the...
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VE Day
6 May 2025When the Second World War finally ended 80 years ago, there was a mixed reaction in Britain. Today, we hear about these varying responses, from...
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Conclave: Picking Popes
6 May 2025Choosing a new Pope has always been a blend of the sacred, the political, and the downright theatrical. In the middle ages, the papal election was...
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The Hangwoman of 18th Century Ireland
6 May 2025Imagine an executioner. Are they big, strong, cloaked and masked? Are they male? Probably - because most executioners in history have been. Today,...
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Jonestown: The Birth of Peoples Temple
5 May 2025On November 18th, 1978, over 900 people died at an American settlement in the jungle of Guyana called Jonestown. In this first of two episodes, we...
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The Elizabethans and Islam
5 May 2025Elizabeth I's excommunication by the Pope in 1570 marked the beginning of an extraordinary - and little-known - English alignment with Muslim...
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