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History Hack: The Jew Who Defied Rome
Episode 646
Lindsay Powell joins us to talk about Bar Kokhba, the Jew who defied Hadrian and challenged the might of Rome.
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Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: Operation Jericho with Robert Lyman
Episode 645
On the 18th February 1944, a daring low-level raid was flown by the Mosquitos of 2TAF's 140 Wing to break the walls of Amiens Prison and free members…
4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: The Man Who Was Jack the Ripper?
Episode 644
Historians Jonathan Hainsworth and Christine Ward-Agius join us to discuss the man they absolutely believe was the infamous Jack the Ripper.
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4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: Early Modern Religion
Episode 643
Suzanna Ivanic joins us to talk all about the religious lives of everyday people in Europe.
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4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: Down the Pub
Episode 642
The regulars convene to debate the most historical place in the world. Apart from James, who is in love with an island nobody has heard of...
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4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: Constantius III& the End of an Empire
Episode 641
Historian and author Ian Hughes attempts to unravel the complexities of the latter Roman Empire for Zack and "Alex the Usurper."
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4 years, 1 month ago
Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: The Life of Karun ’Jumbo’ Majumdar with Jagan Pillarisetti
Episode 640
Wing Commander Karun 'Jumbo' Majumdar is a legend of Indian Aviation. Joining the Indian Air Force in the 1930s, Jumbo would be the second Indian to …
4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: The Fall of Charles I
Episode 639
What was Charles I's experience of his own failure and his path to execution? Jane Hayter-Hames joins us to discuss the personal side of his fall.
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4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: Hindenburg & Ludendorff
Episode 638
Alex Clifford joins us to talk all about two powerhouses in German 20th Century History and their descent into fascism.
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4 years, 1 month ago
History Hack: The Great Fornicator
Episode 637
Kathryn Warner joins us to discuss John of Gaunt, purveyor of perhaps the finest nickname in Medieval England...
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4 years, 1 month ago