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The Mystery of the Cathars
Episode 302
Was the Catholic Church Europe’s first revolutionary group? How are the Cathars linked to the genesis of genocide? Where does the term crusade come f…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Real Da Vinci Code
Episode 301
Secret societies, Jesus' ancient bloodline, Catholic conspirators; all backed up by documents in the Bibliothèque Nationale. It must be true, mustn’t…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Real Downton Abbey
Episode 300
Edwardian Britain: Domestic service is at its peak. However, as Britain modernises, things were about to change.
Tom and Dominic are joined by Lucy Le…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Greatest Female Pharaoh
Episode 299
"One of the greatest rulers to have ever lived" - Tom Holland. But how much do you know about Hatshepsut? And how did she propel herself from regent …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Nazis: Total Power (Part 4)
Episode 298
Hitler is chancellor, but he is not yet all-powerful. How does he go from becoming the leader of the Reichstag, to an unshackled dictator with nothin…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Nazis: Hitler's Triumph (Part 3)
Episode 297
Wall Street crashes. The German economy capitulates and governments start to fall. Backroom deals and political scheming come to the fore. Join Tom a…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch (Part 2)
Episode 296
German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler’s trial. Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the Nazis in the early 1920s as the Weimar Republic…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Rise of the Nazis (Part 1)
Episode 295
Where do the origins of Nazism lie? The Second Reich? Hitler’s time in Vienna? The First World War? Join Tom and Dominic in the first of their four-p…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lady Jane Grey: The Axe Falls (Part 2)
Episode 294
‘It had the alchemy of a bitter Tory leadership race’.
Reigning for the shortest period of any British monarch, can Lady Jane even be considered an of…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Days' Queen (Part 1)
Episode 293
Edward VI is dead - but who will succeed him on the throne?
In the first of two episodes, Tom and Dominic discuss the succession question that surrou…
3 years, 3 months ago