On 5 November 1605, a planned assassination attempt on King James I was thwarted. While a group...
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On 5 November 1605, a planned assassination attempt on King James I was thwarted. While a group...
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David Berry joined me on the pod to discuss a people’s history of tennis. From the birth of...
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Fredrik Logevall joined me on the pod to discuss the life and legacy of John F. Kennedy. By the...
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How and Why History: Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was one of the most feared and most famous warrior kings in history. But how did he...
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Simon Hall joined me on the pod to talk about Fidel Castro’s trip to New York in September 1960....
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Priya Atwal joined me on the pod to discuss the Sikh Empire, which stretched throughout...
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Eleanor Janega joined me on the pod to discuss the educational institutions of the medieval...
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Jill Lepore joined me on the podcast to discuss The Simulmatics Corporation. Founded in 1959, it...
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History of China with Michael Wood
Michael Wood joined me on the podcast to talk about his new history of China. He takes a fresh...
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The Hunt For The Killers Of Julius Caesar
Peter Stothard joined me on the podcast to discuss the assassination of Julius Caesar. Many men...
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MI9: The Secret Service for Escape and Evasion
Helen Fry joined me on the podcast to talk about the thrilling history of MI9. The WWII...
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Margaret MacMillan joined me on the podcast to discuss the ways in which war has influenced human...
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A President Incapacitated: Woodrow Wilson's Stroke
101 years ago this week, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke which left him prone...
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Underland with Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane joined me on the podcast to talk about his new book, Underland. We talked about...
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Emily Ward and Pragya Vohra talk about the history of the Viking invasion of 1066. See...
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African Europeans with Olivette Otele
Olivette Otele joined me on the podcast to discuss the long African European heritage through the...
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Saving Bletchley Park with Sue Black
Dr Sue Black is a British computer scientist, academic and social entrepreneur. She has been...
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Joanna McNunn joined me on the podcast to discuss the history of some of Britain's oldest and...
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War Lord with Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell joined me on the podcast to discuss his final book in the Last Kingdom series....
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Fabian Hilfrich joined me on the podcast to talk about the US electoral college. Subscribe...
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