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The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
Episode 469
By the end of July 1914, the world hovered on the edge of a cataclysmic world war; Austria was at war with Serbia, Russia with Germany, and an ultima…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4)
Episode 468
Archduke Franz Ferdinand has arrived in Sarajevo for a military inspection, alongside his wife, Sophie, on the 28th of June 1914. Unbeknownst to them…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3)
Episode 467
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was one of the most important men in the world. But he was a lonely man, not helped…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
Episode 466
Gavrilo Princip, having been sent to school in Sarajevo, has become mixed up with the wrong crowd, and is now entangled in a secret Serbian nationali…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Killer (Part 1)
Episode 465
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to one of the world’s greatest empires, in June 1914, set in motion a series of events that would…
2 years, 2 months ago
Dynasty: 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 months ago