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Coronations: The Deep History (Part 1)
Episode 327
The roots of the coronation ritual are fabulously ancient: certain elements of the ceremony are vestiges from the later Roman Empire, others have the…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Year of Revolutions: 1848
Episode 326
Few years in European History saw as much change and turmoil as 1848: across the continent, from Vienna to Paris to Palermo, mass protests took place…
3 years, 4 months ago
Fall of Saigon: Apocalypse Now (Part 2)
Episode 325
“It is 105 degrees in Saigon, and rising.” This announcement, made through U.S. Armed Forces radio on a spring morning in 1975, is the cue for all Am…
3 years, 4 months ago
Fall of Saigon: The Nightmare Begins
Episode 324
It's 1975, and in the final act of the Vietnam War, the U.S. have ordered all remaining civilian and military personnel to be withdrawn from South Vi…
3 years, 4 months ago
History's Greatest Dogs
Episode 323
Rin Tin Tin, born on the Western Front in 1918, became one of the biggest movie stars of the silent film era. Greyfriars Bobby gained his fame for gu…
3 years, 4 months ago
East Germany: Life Behind the Iron Curtain
Episode 322
The German Democratic Republic was born in the ashes of the Second World War, and described itself as a socialist “workers’ and peasants’ state”. The…
3 years, 4 months ago
Hundred Years' War: A Storm of Swords (Part 4)
Episode 321
The Black Prince has gained lands in Aquitaine and Gascony through his brutal and thorough attacks. But faced with financial difficulties, sickness, …
3 years, 4 months ago
Hundred Years' War: The Black Prince (Part 3)
Episode 320
As the spectre of the Black Death haunts Europe, a more tangible foe terrorises the French king and his subjects: the Black Prince, Edward of Woodsto…
3 years, 4 months ago
Hundred Years' War: Triumph of the Longbow (Part 2)
Episode 319
State of the art military technology. Blind battle commanders. Iconic kingly lines. Tom and Dominic continue to delve into the 100 Years' War, as the…
3 years, 4 months ago
Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)
Episode 318
Dynastic turmoil, inconvenient treaties with Scotland, tales of knights, longbows and the golden age of chivalry. In a time of chaos across Europe, E…
3 years, 5 months ago