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Episode #20 - Who Was The First Person To Sail Around The World? (Part II)
There are few expeditions from the so-called "age of discovery" as harrowing as Ferdinand Magellan's attempted circumnavigation of the globe. The jou…
9 years, 11 months ago
Episode #19 - Who Was The First Person To Sail Around The World? (Part I)
Famous historical "firsts" tend to be controversial as a rule, and the world's first circumnavigation is no exception. Ferdinand Magellan is often ce…
9 years, 11 months ago
Episode #18 - Was There A Female Pope?
The story that a woman disguised as man was once elected Pope has been floating around since the 1200's. In fact it was widely believed for hundreds …
10 years ago
Episode #17 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part III)
We have explored the myth of Trojan War and we have sung the Ballad of Heinrich Schliemann. All that's left is to answer the question that has inspir…
10 years ago
Episode #16 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part II)
In our quest to discover if the Trojan War was a verifiable historical event we have to grapple with the amateur archaeologist who first tried to sol…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode #15 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part I)
The story of the Trojan War is one of humanity's oldest tales of armed conflict. For the Ancient Greeks the war represented the bloody end of an hist…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode #14 - Did Gods Colonize The Pacific?
The Pacific Ocean is the most expansive body of water on planet earth. Despite this fact ancient people managed to venture forth into its immensity a…
10 years, 2 months ago
Episode #13 - Who Was The Real Braveheart? (Part II)
The Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace is so deeply enveloped in mythology that finding the real man can seem almost impossible. His life story…
10 years, 2 months ago
Episode #12 - Who Was The Real Braveheart? (Part I)
William Wallace is not only one of Scotland's best loved national heroes, he's also one of the most internationally well-known. His role as a leader …
10 years, 2 months ago
Episode #11 - What Is The Spear Of Destiny?
The spear that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross has been one of the most fabled holy relics in history. The so-called "Spear of Dest…
10 years, 3 months ago