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Back to SearchThe 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
The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)
Episode 566
Why was the greatest and most climactic battle of the Great Northern War, the Battle of Poltova, one of the most important in all European history? W…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)
Episode 565
After establishing the city of St Petersburg, what was Peter the Great’s next step in his titanic struggle against Charles XII of Sweden, for mastery…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1)
Episode 564
How did the Great Northern War, which saw Sweden pitted against Peter the Great’s Russia and her allies, and would transform Europe forever, begin? W…
1 year, 3 months ago
Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
Episode 563
What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his strange and remarkable travels through Europe, b…
1 year, 3 months ago
Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
Episode 562
Why was the early life of Peter the Great - Tsar and autocrat of all the Russias, who endures to this day as an iconic symbol of Russian might - dren…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)
Episode 561
In the vibrant but vicious golden age of Imperial Japan, how did women use writing as a way to secure their status, and express their deepest desires…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
Episode 560
At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, obsessive hierarchy, and fabulous sophistication, who was the legendary lotha…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)
Episode 559
"We're not worried about petty morals."
What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while a…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)
Episode 558
What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come from and how did they meet? What was it about the 19…
1 year, 4 months ago