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The Financial Crashes that Changed the World

Over the last turbulent century, the global economy has suffered the shockwaves of recessions and...

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Infiltrating the IRA: Murder & Espionage in Northern Ireland

With Operation Kenova back in the headlines, we look to the story of Frank Hegarty, an IRA member...

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Boudica: Queen of the Iceni

She's the warrior queen who took on the mighty Roman Empire, but who really was Boudica?...

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Warfare in Ancient Greece

How did warfare work in Ancient Greece? The weapons and armour of the Greek hoplite are...

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The History of the RNLI

In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of...

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Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 10

The original Hollywood epic Bullets And Blood tells the sometimes unbelievable, but true tale, of...

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Hollywood Unlocked

By supporting the shows, you're not just preserving history; you're becoming a crucial part of...

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Finding the longest set of footprints left by the first vertebrate BBC
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Finding the longest set of footprints left by the first vertebrate

In 1992 off the coast of Ireland, a Swiss geology student accidentally discovered the longest set...

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Paraguay adopts its second language BBC
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Paraguay adopts its second language

In 1992, Guarani was designated an official language in Paraguay’s new constitution, alongside...

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Winifred Atwell: The honky-tonk star who was Sir Elton John’s hero BBC
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Winifred Atwell: The honky-tonk star who was Sir Elton John’s hero

Winifred Atwell was a classically-trained pianist from Trinidad who became one of the...

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The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius BBC
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The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius

The Mount Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii in 79AD is well known, but far fewer people know...

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Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write BBC
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Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write

In 1958, a brand new writing system was introduced in China called Pinyin. It used the Roman...

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Divorce Ranches

Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and...

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Sydney Leigh - Peril in Pink

It’s the grand opening of The Pearl B&B in Hudson Valley, and owner Jess Byrne has prepared the...

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An obscenity trial that shocked Victorian Britain

In 1877, Annie Besant took the stand. She was on trial for selling an "obscene publication" – a...

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“The Scale of Fetal Suffering in Late-Term Abortions” by Ariel Simnegar

This is a draft amnesty post. Summary. It seems plausible that fetuses can suffer from 12...

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Beyond the Dambusters: Bomber Command’s War with James Jefferies

In this episode, we welcome James Jefferies to discuss the complex history of Bomber Command in...

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Whiskey Rebellion 254: Rematch!

With both Biden and Trump cinching their party's nominations, Frank and David discuss the six...

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9. Naming names

After years of allegations and suspicion, those accused of so-called un-American political...

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18th March 1990: 13 works of art stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the world’s largest Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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18th March 1990: 13 works of art stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the world’s largest

Despite a reward of $10 million, and extensive investigations by the FBI, none of the works have...

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History of Gulags

On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition...

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Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 9

The original Hollywood epic Bullets And Blood tells the sometimes unbelievable, but true tale, of...

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Icelandic women's strike BBC
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Icelandic women's strike

In October 1975, 90% of women in Iceland took part in a nationwide protest over inequality....

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Source Chasing and Measles Shots

Tracy mentions tracking down sources for quotes about Rebecca Crumpler during research. She and...

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Gordon Greisman - The Devil’s Daughter

From Emmy-nominated screenwriter Gordon Greisman, The Devil’s Daughter is a noir thriller full of...

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Season 07 Episode 16: Take Me Dancing Tonight Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 07 Episode 16: Take Me Dancing Tonight

In the late 1960s, there were few better places to enjoy a night out in Glasgow than the...

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359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?

Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits...

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Welcome to Development Hell

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. On February 29th, Revisionist History is returning with...

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British Redcoats: everything you wanted to know

Was the Duke of Marlborough Britain's greatest ever military commander? How did Britain face down...

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Episode 214: The Light and the Spirits

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Music Abisme by Shida Shahadi...

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