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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful figures of the medieval world: twice a queen, a...

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The Crusades: The Last Battle for the Holy Land

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The Crusades: The Last Battle for the Holy Land

For the third episode in our mini-series on the Crusades, we dive into the 1291 Siege of Acre -...

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Audrey - The Girl Before The Girl: Part 3

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Audrey - The Girl Before The Girl: Part 3

Audrey has been flown back to her Dutch family home, in the hopes that the neutral Netherlands...

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Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction. His novel,...

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The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity

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The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity

In 1984, loggerhead sea turtle Jorge became trapped in fishing nets and was moved to an aquarium...

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The assassination of Thomas Sankara

In October 1987, one of Africa's most radical leaders, Captain Thomas Sankara, was gunned down in...

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Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'

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Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'

In October 2012, a local historian stumbled upon a misplaced pamphlet in the Danish Archives....

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The creation of My Little Pony

My Little Pony first appeared in shops in the United States in 1983 and in that decade alone more...

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The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia

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The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia

Aceh in Sumatra is the only Indonesian province where Sharia Law, Islamic religious law, is in...

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Audrey - The Girl Before The Girl: Part 2

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Audrey - The Girl Before The Girl: Part 2

Devastated by the loss of her father, Audrey is taken to England by her mother, The Baroness, in...

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SYMHC Classics: Haymarket Riot

This 2021 episode examines the Haymarket Riot, one of the many interconnected events and people...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Serving Lip and Ethics

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Serving Lip and Ethics

Holly talks about Gladys Bentley's gender presentation, and the trouble with Maceo Sheffield. She...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Oh, Kropotkin!

Tracy shares her intentions to cover Peter Kropotkin years ago, and also unpacks some of the...

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A.L. Jensen - Midsummer, Marriage, and Murder

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A.L. Jensen - Midsummer, Marriage, and Murder

The wedding was perfect. The body ruined everything. Interior designer turned amateur sleuth...

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AWA405 - We got a fan letter!

James from California has taken the time to write a fan letter to Ancient Warfare Answers! This...

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A White Mans Nation? The Irish Revolution & Black Radicals

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A White Mans Nation? The Irish Revolution & Black Radicals

“The Irish fight for liberty is the greatest epic of the modern age… those suffering together...

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Dadaism

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the provocative artistic phenomenon that first startled audiences...

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351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace (Part 6)

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351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace (Part 6)

**Binge the entire series ad-free by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com** In November...

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Medieval Irish Folklore (Radio Edit)

In this special live episode, recorded at the 2023 Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr...

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The Rise of Putin

In September 1999, just weeks after 46-year-old Vladimir Putin became Russia’s prime minister, a...

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Richard Peters and Early Atlanta History

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Richard Peters and Early Atlanta History

Peters is responsible for many of the institutions that make up the identity of the city of...

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Lindsey Danis - Out On The Road

Queer people spend around $100 billion annually on travel, and are twice as likely as the general...

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431: Turkish folklore: These Dreams

✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨ But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath...

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497 – That’s Me In The Spot. Light.

It was 1103 and things were a mess. And…when are they not? But a major reason for this mess was...

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Episode 242: The Handwriter

Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes &...

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AWA403 - Why does the Odyssey 2026 trailer feel wrong?

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AWA403 - Why does the Odyssey 2026 trailer feel wrong?

John has been watching the trailer for the 2026 film 'The Odyssey', starring Matt Damon as...

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The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?

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The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?

"There were spies, informers and degenerates of every kind and we were here to do...

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