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Beauty & Ugliness in the Ancient World
4 March 2025When we think about Greek and Roman beauty, we think of marble statues of huge men with tiny...feet.
But what did it mean to be a beautiful...
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48:32
German Peasants' War
4 March 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by historians Andy Drummond and Professor Lyndal Roper to explore the dramatic events of the German Peasants' War,...
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The Confederacy: Who Was Jefferson Davis?
3 March 2025Only one person has ever held the title of President of the Confederate States of America. In this episode, we're going to find out more about him...
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Shakespeare's Daughter, Judith
3 March 2025The brief life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet is now quite well known, thanks to Maggie O'Farrell's novel, but Hamnet also had a twin sister...
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Samurai vs Guns: The Battle of Nagashino
3 March 2025Assassin's Creed Shadows transports players to a formative period in Japanese history - the Sengoku era, when warlords vied for control of Japan,...
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The Servants' Revenge: Arsenic & a Poisoned Pint of Beer
3 March 2025Why did two servants living in Plymouth, England, poison their whole household in 1675? How did they sneak arsenic into the food? And what on...
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THE LEADERS: Hitler
3 March 2025Could Germany have won the war if not for Hitler's hubris? Dan is joined by Professor Phillips O'Brien to explore Hitler's biggest decisions...
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Elektra: Revenge in Ancient Greece
2 March 2025Few figures in Greek mythology embody vengeance like Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Betrayal, grief, and justice shaped her...
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The Viking Great Army in Britain
28 February 2025How did a Viking army transform the very fabric of a nation?
In 865, the Viking Great Army landed in East Anglia. For the next 15 years, it...
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Sex Life of Michelangelo
28 February 2025Michelangelo made religion sexy.
That may not have been his initial aim, of course, but the way he portrayed the human form, and...
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Why Do Humans Wage War?
28 February 2025Why, despite knowing the devastation it causes, do humans insist on starting wars? Countless battles have littered the pages of our shared human...
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THE LEADERS - Mini Series Coming 3rd March
27 February 2025Why do we, as humans, allow such individuals to hold such power over us? And at what cost? Our world is shaped by choices—some calculated, some...
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