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How Did Ancient Romans become Christians?
Episode 1739
Around 50 CE, a small group of travellers began to preach that a Jewish man, crucified by the Romans, had risen from the dead. Teaching love, forgiveness and eternal life, this new faith quickly gain…
Published on 9 hours ago
What was the Hanseatic League?
Episode 1738
The Hanseatic League was a medieval trading network that stretched across Northern Europe. Formed in Northern Germany in the 12th century, it was an economic powerhouse of the age. Over the next five…
Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago
How Did the British Empire Build the Modern World?
Episode 1737
Tobacco, sugar, rum, cotton, rubber, tea, coffee, spices, industry, borders, slavery, war - all things spread across the globe thanks to the British Empire. At its height in 1922, it was the largest …
Published on 1 week ago
King Herod
Episode 1736
Appointed by the Romans as king of Judaea, King Herod's reign was defined by great architectural projects and canny diplomacy. But he could also be cruel and paranoid, with scandal and family intrigu…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
A History of Christmas Food
Episode 1734
Porpoises, beaver tails, boar's head and puffins are just some of the exquisite dishes on medieval tables during the festive season. In this episode, food historian Annie Gray joins Dan in his kitche…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Origins of the Royal Navy
Episode 1733
Henry VIII wanted to have the most powerful Navy in Europe; he also didn't want to have to travel very far to get it. Around 1512, he built a colossal Naval dockyard on the southern banks of the Tham…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
America's Invasion of Canada
Episode 1732
Dan narrates the remarkable story of how George Washington's newly established Continental Army tried to conquer Canada in the brutal winter of 1775. The American Revolutionary forces believed their …
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Bombing of Guernica
Episode 1731
The aerial bombardment that rained down on the Spanish city of Guernica in 1937 was one of the most shocking atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Dan and David Brydan - historian of Modern Spain at K…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Sitting Bull and the Battle of Little Bighorn
Episode 1729
The Battle of the Little Bighorn - also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass - was one of the most dramatic and important clashes in American history. In June 1876, on the rolling plains of Montan…
Published on 4 weeks ago
How to Survive the Age of Sail
Episode 1728
What was life really like aboard the great wooden ships of the Age of Sail? Dan joins After Dark hosts Anthony and Maddy to step aboard these creaking vessels and uncover who served at sea, what drov…
Published on 1 month ago