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Christopher Columbus
Episode 416
Christopher Columbus was a man of contradictions: he professed God spoke to him to direct his travels, yet after four voyages he still could not reco…
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Henry VIII's Conscience and Contradictions
Episode 415
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the tumultuous and nuanced religious policies of Henry VIII's reign. She examines how Henry VIII utilised rel…
1 year, 5 months ago
Conquest of the Americas
Episode 414
You may think you know about the daring exploits of Columbus, the ruthless ambition of Cortés, but beyond the accepted histories lies a world of indi…
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What did Henry VIII Believe?
Episode 413
The execution of six martyrs—three Catholics and three Protestants—on the same day, was unprecedented in Henry VIII's England. What led to this trans…
1 year, 5 months ago
Aphra Behn: Revolutionary, Author, Spy
Episode 412
Aphra Behn was a true original. Not only was she the first woman to earn a living by writing, she was also a spy, a political propagandist and a rev…
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Dr Faustus: Pacts with the Devil
Episode 411
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb steps into the electrifying world of Elizabethan theatre to unravel the dark allure of Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus,…
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Henry VIII & his Rabbis
Episode 410
Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon changed England; it could be justified by a biblical law that prohibited a man from marrying his b…
1 year, 6 months ago
Murderous Women
Episode 409
**This podcast contains graphic descriptions of murders and the punishments of those convicted**
Gruesome murders carried out by women captivated the …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Birth of New York City
Episode 408
Exactly 400 years ago, the Dutch West India Company built Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan island, a beacon of power and resilience ag…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ireland's Witchcraft Trials
Episode 407
In 1711, a wave of terror gripped the Islandmagee peninsula in County Antrim. First there was the haunting and supernatural murder of a local clergym…
1 year, 6 months ago