Division. Corruption. Incompetence: A History of Spain
Professor Paul Preston doesn’t pull his punches. His magisterial new history of modern Spain is...
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History and Beliefs audios
Roger Moorhouse is an historian of the Third Reich and WW2, author of The Devils' Alliance,...
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11 July 1921 the truce that bought the Irish War of Independence came into effect. The...
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How Catherine of Aragon Learnt to be Queen
The Spanish infanta Catalina of Aragon was raised to be a Queen, betrothed at the age of three to...
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If you want to know anything about RMS Titanic, Tim Maltin's your man. He is one of the...
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Assassination, Fascism and The Abdication Crisis
Alex Larman has struck gold. He discovered one of the rarest and most precious things in the...
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Rebecca Wragg Sykes joined me on the pod to discuss our perception of the Neanderthals, which has...
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Tim Cook joined me on the pod to discuss how Canadian contributions are frequently overlooked or...
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In Conversation with Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for...
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Shusma Malik joined me on the podcast to discuss the infamous Emperor Nero. He ruled nearly 2000...
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I am joined by Laurence Rees, the best selling author, who has met more people that had direct...
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The War Widow: Women of World War Two
Today's episode is from our brilliant sibling podcast, The World Wars. Author, presenter and...
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Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer
Tristan of The Ancients podcasts has published his first book, Alexander’s Successors...
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Various legends, characters and myths are associated with the medieval period. The British Isles...
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BONUS! Histories of the Unexpected: Snow
Dan turns over the reins to the podcast to Sam Willis and James Daybell, as they tell us the...
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Dominic Sandbrook is one of Britain’s most prolific historians, working his way through a series...
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Mystery of the Alexander the Great Coin Hoard
Off the coast of the Gaza Strip fishermen have been discovering coins of extreme rarity and...
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Sex. There's a lot of it about. We talk about war, chaos and atrocities on this podcast a lot...
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Why is Jerusalem so Important?
Simon Sebag Montefiore joined me on the pod to discuss one of the most important cities in...
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How and Why History: Charlemagne
Charlemagne was one of history’s most ruthless and ambitious warriors – King of the...
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