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Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer
Episode 10410
In this week's episode, get to know John Harrison, and understand how his pioneering marine chronometers finally solved the famous longitude problem …
13 hours ago
Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax
Episode 50018
This week in history we’ve got the union of crowns, the beginning of a revolution, and an aeronautical disaster, we’ve got the birthdays of political…
3 days, 6 hours ago
Episode 409: The Donner Party
Episode 10409
In this week's episode, hear the gruesome tale of the Donner Party, when a group of westward migrants became trapped in snow on the Sierra Nevada, fo…
6 days, 13 hours ago
Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf
Episode 50017
This week in history we’ve got famous mutinies, huge canals, and wartime invasions, we’ve got the birthdays of writers of philosophy and plays and no…
1 week, 3 days ago
Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis
Episode 10408
In this week's episode, explore the lasting consequences of the 1973 Oil Crisis, and compare it with the current energy crisis the world is experienc…
1 week, 6 days ago
Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron
Episode 50016
This week in history we’ve got several important or at least interesting chapters in Australian history, we’ve got the birthdays of actors and queens…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy
Episode 10407
In this week's episode, learn all about the Avignon Papacy, to understand why and how the US recently invoked it as a threat against the Vatican.
Hos…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes
Episode 50015
This week in history we’ve got maritime disasters caused by iceberg and by toilet, we’ve got the death of a president and the birth of a mother of ki…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons
Episode 10406
In this week's episode, explore the historical and contemporary legacies of the British East India Company, examined through nationalist, political, …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim
Episode 50014
This week in history we’ve got volcanic eruptions and famous statues, we’ve got the birthdays of royals, representatives, and root rats, and we’ve go…
1 month ago