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Back to SearchThe Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
Episode 654
How did the three iterations of the Ku Klux Klan come into being in 1866, 1915, and the late 1940s? What was the impact of the American Civil War and…
5 months ago
London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
Episode 653
Who did Samuel Johnson fall in love with towards the end of his life, and why did it break his heart? How did it enrage his old friend James Boswell?…
5 months, 1 week ago
London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
Episode 652
What adventures occurred during Samuel Johnson and James Boswell’s journey into the heart of Scotland? How was their trip a gateway to the history of…
5 months, 1 week ago
London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
Episode 651
Why was London such a cauldron of sexual scandal and political tumult in the 18th century? What licentious escapades did the infamous Scottish noblem…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
Episode 650
Who was Samuel Johnson, the dominant literary celebrity of 18th century London and the man who wrote the Dictionary? Why did his friendship with Jame…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
Episode 649
With the Incan emperor on the run, and the Spanish divided, what atrocities would unfold in the final phase of this brutal conquest? Who would triump…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
Episode 648
Three years into the conquest of the Incas, how did the Spaniards respond to the Incan uprising, lead by their puppet emperor Manco? How did the desp…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)
Episode 647
How did the Spanish conquistadors under Francisco Pizarro take advantage of the Incan civil War? Were they able to discover the glorious city of Cusc…
6 months ago
Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus
Why was Jean-François Millet’s The Angelus considered highly controversial and politically divisive in pre-industrial 19th-century France? What do we…
6 months ago
The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
Episode 646
What happened to the emperor of the Incas after he was taken prisoner by the Spanish conquistadors? Did the formidable buccaneer, Francisco Pizarro, …
6 months ago