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Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne
Season 2 Episode 1
How did Matilda, princess of England, become Empress of the Holy Roman Empire in 1110? What disbarred her from becoming queen of England after her fa…
3 months, 1 week ago
The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)
Episode 671
During the First World War, what was it like to live in the trenches on the Western Front in 1915? How did the Germans attempt to knock the Allies ou…
3 months, 1 week ago
Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney
Episode 670
How was Paul McCartney influenced by life in postwar Liverpool? How did he and the Beatles first learn to make music? And were they influenced by lit…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)
Episode 669
Why did the Battle of Marathon change the world so considerably? How did the battle itself unfold? And, could the Athenians really triumph over the i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)
Episode 668
Why did the Persian Empire cross the Aegean to destroy Athens in 490BC? Who was Darius, the King of Kings, and the most powerful man in the world? An…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
Episode 667
Is there a secret meaning behind the Mona Lisa’s famously ambiguous smile? What light does the painting shed upon Renaissance Italy, and Leonardo da …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wine and the Birth of Civilisation
Episode 666
What does The Odyssey teach us about the history of wine in the ancient world? How did Julius Caesar use wine to conquer the world? And, why was The …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
Episode 665
How did the new British Prime Minister, Jim Callaghan, intend to keep Britain from bankruptcy in 1976? What extreme new step might have seen riots in…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
Episode 664
With Britain heading towards financial meltdown and paranoia in the air, could its exhausted Prime Minister, Harold Wilson survive? Why were bombs go…
4 months ago
Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
Episode 663
In the Spring of 1975, why was the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, so embattled? Why was the left so divided during this period? And, was Britain’s re…
4 months ago