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How the Mongols Changed the World
Episode 1559
After the death of Chinggis Khan, the founder and first Emperor of the Mongol Empire, the land became the largest contiguous empire in history.
The Ho…
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Georgian Christmas
Episode 1558
Pantomimes, pleasure gardens, bare-knuckle boxing and political upheaval. Christmas in the 18th and early 19th centuries was a very different affair …
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The Cod Wars
Episode 1557
In the long and lamentable history of human conflicts, the Cod Wars have to be among the most bizarre. And what was the catalyst for them? You guesse…
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The Syrian Civil War: How It Started
Episode 1556
Dan is joined by the Defence Editor for The Economist, Shashank Joshi, to explore the origins of the brutal Syrian civil war that has left the countr…
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Henry VIII's Tudor Christmas
Episode 1555
Tudor Christmas was a time for revelry and fun. Henry VIII and his court celebrated the full 12 days of Christmas in excess, with tables ladened with…
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Surviving the Great War: Medics in the Trenches
Episode 1554
The brutal nature of the First World War presented frontline medical personnel with an array of horrific and debilitating wounds, inflicted on a prev…
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Fascism in Pre War America
Episode 1552
The rise of fascism in America in the 1920s & 30s looked just like the rise of fascism in Germany at the same time- scapegoating, the dissemination o…
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Roman Saturnalia
Episode 1551
The Roman winter festival celebrating the harvest god, Saturn, laid the foundations for many of our Christmas traditions today- feasting, gift-giving…
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Churchill & FDR: The Origins of the 'Special Relationship'
Episode 1550
Today we explore one of history's most consequential relationships - that of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, a pivotal alliance that sha…
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The Greeks vs Persia: The War that Changed the Ancient World
Episode 1549
In the 5th century BC, the ancient world's pre-eminent superpower turned its gaze towards the turbulent fringes of its empire. Under the illustrious …
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