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Crossing the Rubicon: The die is cast
Episode 135
Now ready to take on Pompey and the Senate, Julius Caesar must take the final step and cross over into Italy with his legion.
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4 years, 7 months ago
Crossing the Rubicon: The rise of Julius Caesar
Episode 134
Julius Caesar crossed the banks of the Rubicon river with his legion on this day (maybe) over 2000 years ago. In the first of a two-parter, Tom expla…
4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Alfred the Great and Pepys' 'Fanatiques'
A key battle in the history of England and a forgotten uprising in 17th century London round off our 12 (13) Days of Christmas. Back with to our regu…
4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Death of Edward the Confessor and the Dreyfus Affair
The catalyst for the upheaval of 1066 and one of the most controversial episodes in French history happened on this day in history.
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4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camus
Tom analyses the historical importance of Solomon Northup's story, made famous by Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave'. Then, Dominic delves into the d…
4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Martin Luther and J.R.R. Tolkien
Luther's excommunication from the Catholic church and the birth of the author of Lord of the Rings happened on this day.
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4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Reconquest of Spain and the Old Queen of Hawaii
The conquest of the kingdom of Grenada by Christian forces reclaimed southern Spain from the Moors, and the forgotten monarchs of Hawaii.
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4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Nero's succession and the fall of the Byzantine Empire
In a distinctly Roman start to 2022, Tom sets the scene for Rome's "Year of the four Emperors", while Dominic recounts a battle which was the beginni…
4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: Jean-Bédel Bokassa and the memory of pandemics
It's New Year's Eve - switch off the Hootenanny and tune in to hear Dominic recount extraordinary tales of coups, cousins and the rise of an emperor …
4 years, 7 months ago
12 Days: The Battle of Wakefield and Emperor Karl I
Tom dissects the Battle of Wakefield and the subsequent fall of Richard, Duke of York, while Dominic talks us through the last ‘great’ Habsburg emper…
4 years, 8 months ago