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Babylon
Episode 1311
The urban cultures of ancient Mesopotamia formed the foundation for so much of our modern world. Nowhere exemplifies this better than the city of Bab…
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The Salem Witch Trials
Episode 1310
The Malleus Maleficarum, or the 'Hammer of Witches', was a 15th-century book that sparked mass hysteria about the existence of witches in Europe - an…
2 years, 2 months ago
James Beckwourth, Conquering the American Frontier
Episode 1309
James Beckwourth was a pioneering frontiersman and fur-trapper who conquered the American West by embedding himself in the Native American tribes who…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tutankhamun: The Valley of the Kings - Signal Award Gold!
Episode 1308
In celebration of recently winning a gold Signal Award, we are revisiting our series from last year on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the …
2 years, 2 months ago
The British in America's Revolutionary War
Episode 1307
Dan attends the funeral of British and American soldiers, over 240 years after they died fighting one another at the Battle of Camden. He takes us th…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Murder of Christopher Marlowe
Episode 1306
This month on Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates four of history’s most notorious murders and brutal crimes.
In this first …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Yom Kippur War
Episode 1305
Also known as the October War and the Ramadan War, this conflict was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, as a surprise attack on Israel …
2 years, 2 months ago
Mary, Queen of Scots
Episode 1303
This is the story of the incredible rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots. She was queen of Scotland, she was queen of France, and she could have bee…
2 years, 2 months ago
WWII Britain's 'Missing' Sailors
Episode 1301
During WWII, the sailors of the British merchant navy played a vital role in keeping the UK fed and armed. They carried essential supplies across the…
2 years, 2 months ago
Israel, Gaza and the West Bank: A History
Episode 1302
In light of the complex and tragic situation unfolding in Gaza and Israel, this episode looks at the past 100 years of the history of the region of P…
2 years, 2 months ago