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The Blood-Drinking Bride of Christ
Episode 356
A woman of immense influence on medieval Christendom, Catherine of Siena was one of the first female Doctors of the Church, who married Christ in her…
3 years, 1 month ago
Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 AD
Episode 355
Mount Vesuvius' eruption in the autumn of AD79 remains one of the deadliest and best-known in history. The plume of super-heated volcanic gases spewe…
3 years, 1 month ago
Paris 1968: The Return of De Gaulle
Episode 354
Charles de Gaulle was a war hero in the First World War, and, having refused to accept his government’s armistice with Nazi Germany, became the voice…
3 years, 1 month ago
Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt
Episode 353
May 1968 saw underlying tensions reach a climax in France, resulting in a period of civil unrest coloured by rioting, general strikes, and the occupa…
3 years, 1 month ago
Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses (Part 2)
Episode 352
A city which played a fundamental role in the Dutch Golden Age and in the birth of the Dutch monarchy, Amsterdam has also stood in the avant-garde of…
3 years, 1 month ago
Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud (Part 1)
Episode 351
A city built on water, Amsterdam has often set the tone of European modernity. It first gained prominence as a miraculous centre for pilgrimage, and …
3 years, 1 month ago
351. Amsterdam: Miracles, Money and Mud
Episode 351
A city built on water, Amsterdam has often set the tone of European modernity. It first gained prominence as a miraculous centre for pilgrimage, and …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Triumph of George Washington (Part 4)
Episode 350
With the French and Spanish siding with George Washington’s revolutionaries, the game is up for the British, and it seems time for them to cut their …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Birth of the United States (Part 3)
Episode 349
“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!” The U.S. Congress votes for independence on the 2nd…
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The Boston Tea Party (Part 2)
Episode 348
“Last night three cargos of tea were emptied into the sea. This morning a man of war sails. This is the most magnificent movement of all. There is a …
3 years, 1 month ago