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Back to SearchDynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar (Extract)
To coincide with the re-release of Dynasty in audiobook, now with Tom Holland himself narrating, we have the book’s introduction for you to enjoy.
Dy…
1 year, 9 months ago
Modern British Elections (Part 2)
Episode 464
From the turn of the 20th century, election campaigns - though still replete with politicians behaving badly - have evolved. They have become less ma…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mad Elections (Part 1)
Episode 463
"Good God I am shot! I shall die!"
The colourful kaleidoscope of British elections from 1265 to their early 20th century incarnation, has seen some of…
1 year, 9 months ago
St George: Dragon-Slayer
Episode 462
The image of Saint George astride his horse, sword and spear in hand, slaying a dragon, is one of the most iconic iconographical spectacles of all ti…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dragons
Episode 461
"When dragons flew to war… everything burned. I do not wish to rule over a kingdom of ash and bone."
Dragons - the most compelling of mythical beasts …
1 year, 9 months ago
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic (Extract)
To coincide with the re-release of Rubicon in audiobook, now with Tom Holland himself narrating it, we have the book’s introduction for you to enjoy.…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Empress of the Apocalypse
Episode 460
In 972AD a princess of the Byzantine Empire was sent by her uncle, the Roman emperor in Constantinople, to marry the son of Otto the Great - Emperor …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Suit, Savile Row, and Smartly Dressed Men
Episode 459
"His clothes seemed to melt into each other with the perfection of their cut and the quiet harmony of their colour. Without a single point of emphasi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Helen of Troy: A Family of Blood (Part 2)
Episode 458
In 1870 the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann - a man of remarkable energy, desperately fascinated with Helen of Troy - discovered in Turkey t…
1 year, 10 months ago
Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)
Episode 457
The story of Helen of Troy, her remarkable birth and her infamous love affair with Paris, the Trojan prince, resounds across the centuries. A figure …
1 year, 10 months ago