Podcasts de Historia y humanidades

The Mary Celeste: Ghost Ship

In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew...

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• 12 días

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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• 28 días

Warfare in Ancient Greece

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

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• 29 días

Persia: Rise of the Sasanians

The Sasanians are renowned as one of Rome's most feared enemies. Founded in third-century Persia...

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• 27 días

The English Navigator Who Became a Samurai

In the year 1600, a bedraggled English sailor and his sick and dying crewmates anchored off the...

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• 22 días

1. The British Empire: Mughals & the East India Company

This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history...

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• 20 días

2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence

This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history...

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• 19 días

George Washington

As Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was a central feature of the...

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• 14 días

Nazis, the CIA & Psychedelics

This is the untold story of how Nazi experiments with psychedelics influenced CIA research and...

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• 8 días

Atlantis

The fictional island of Atlantis has intrigued and eluded us for millennia. First mentioned in...

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• 26 días

D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze

On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way...

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• 21 días

HMS Wager: Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

Join Dan as he narrates the harrowing story of the HMS Wager and its crew's descent into mutiny...

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• 7 días

Hollywood Spy: The British WW1 Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbour

Frederick Rutland was one of Britain's finest naval pilots and a celebrated hero of the First...

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• 6 días

The Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?

What happened to the pioneering pilot, Amelia Earhart? In 1937, while attempting to...

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• 15 days

Kensington Palace: Serving the Royal Court

Kensington Palace was the centre of court life in 18th-century Britain. It was the principal...

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• 13 días

Plagues

From a plague in Athens during the Peloponnesian War in 430 BCE, to another in 540 that wiped out...

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• 5 días

What is Zionism?

Dan delves into the complex history of Zionism, exploring its multifaceted origins and the...

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The Trial of Charles I

In the mid-17th century, King Charles I of England was put on trial for treason against the...

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Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 12

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

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• 15 días

Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 11

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

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• 22 días