Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)
Episode 576
What are the origins of the Irish War of Independence? What impact did the First World War have on Irish efforts for Home Rule? What was the mood in …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)
Episode 575
Following the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was his Medici successor? Could he overcome the political turmoil and religious fervour in Floren…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)
Episode 574
Did Lorenzo de’Medici’s rule in Florence incur prosperity, or was it a corrupt and autocratic regime, rife with torture, that would spell the doom of…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)
Episode 573
Who was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most glamorous, glittering, and blood-soaked of all the Medici, who became his family’s formidable but compulsiv…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)
Episode 572
What are the origins of one of history’s most glittering, and for a time, most powerful families in Europe; the Medici? How were they able to seize …
1 year, 2 months ago
Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)
Episode 571
How did the Battle of Cannae - one of the most important battles of all time for Ancient Rome, with a whole Empire at stake, and a reputation that ha…
1 year, 2 months ago
Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3)
Episode 570
How did Hannibal achieve the remarkable feat of crossing the Alps with his army, and elephants? How many of his men survived the treacherous journey?…
1 year, 2 months ago
Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2)
Episode 569
Why did Hannibal choose to cross the Alps with his elephants in 218 BC, when invading Rome? Was it a brilliant stratagem or a military disaster? What…
1 year, 3 months ago
Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
Episode 568
Who was Hannibal, the flawed but brilliant Carthaginian general? What makes Rome vs Carthage in the third century BC one of the most totemic ancient …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
Episode 567
What were the consequences of Peter the Great’s mighty victory over Sweden at the Battle of Poltova in 1707? How great was the impact of his reign up…
1 year, 3 months ago