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Episode #10 - Did the Aztecs Think Cortés Was A God? (Part II)
The story of the war between the Aztec (Mexica) empire and the Spanish conquistadors is one of the most dramatic in world history. The accounts of th…
10 years, 4 months ago
Episode #9 - Did the Aztecs Think Cortés Was A God? (Part I)
Before the Spanish arrived in the early 1500's, the Aztec, or Mexica, people had built an impressive civilization. Their empire was composed of bustl…
10 years, 4 months ago
Episode #8 - Who Were the Hash Smoking Assassins?
When Marco Polo returned from his travels in Asia he brought back with him tales of lands previously unimagined by Europeans. One of his strangest st…
10 years, 5 months ago
Episode #7 - Napoleon Bonaparte: Man or Myth? (Part II)
After seizing power in 1799 Napoleon's legend would only continue grow. In the years after the coup d'etat that brought him to power Napoleon would r…
10 years, 5 months ago
Episode #6 - Napoleon Bonaparte: Man or Myth? (Part I)
Napoleon is simultaneously one of the most well-known and most misunderstood figures in Western history. He has been portrayed as both the ultimate r…
10 years, 6 months ago
Episode #5 - Did Shakespeare Write The Plays?
William Shakespeare is easily the most well-known playwright in the English language. His works are praised as some of the greatest feats of writing …
10 years, 6 months ago
Episode #4 - Real Ninjas?
Ninjas, Japan's shadow warriors, have been a pop-culture staple for generations. The legend of the ninjas has become so overblown, that some have gon…
10 years, 7 months ago
Episode #3 - Was There A Real Labyrinth?
Is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur just a bedtime story for morbid children or does it contain the kernels of real history? This week we dive in…
10 years, 7 months ago
Episode #2 - Did Nero Really Fiddle As Rome Burned?
The "Great Fire" of 64 AD was the 9/11 of the ancient world, complete with it's own "truther" conspiracy. Could Emperor Nero actually have been behin…
10 years, 8 months ago
Episode #1 - Was Queen Elizabeth Actually A Man?
Queen Elizabeth I is easily one of England's most celebrated monarchs. The so-called "virgin queen" has been credited with leading England through a …
10 years, 8 months ago