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The Origins of the Royal Navy
Episode 1733
Henry VIII wanted to have the most powerful Navy in Europe; he also didn't want to have to travel very far to get it. Around 1512, he built a colossa…
3 months ago
America's Invasion of Canada
Episode 1732
Dan narrates the remarkable story of how George Washington's newly established Continental Army tried to conquer Canada in the brutal winter of 1775.…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Bombing of Guernica
Episode 1731
The aerial bombardment that rained down on the Spanish city of Guernica in 1937 was one of the most shocking atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Dan…
3 months, 1 week ago
Sitting Bull and the Battle of Little Bighorn
Episode 1729
The Battle of the Little Bighorn - also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass - was one of the most dramatic and important clashes in American hist…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Survive the Age of Sail
Episode 1728
What was life really like aboard the great wooden ships of the Age of Sail? Dan joins After Dark hosts Anthony and Maddy to step aboard these creakin…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Assassination of JFK
Episode 1727
Anyone alive at the time remembers the day President John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas, Texas, on November 22 1963. In this episode, Dan provid…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
John F. Kennedy: Myths vs Reality
Episode 1726
John F. Kennedy was a man of charm, power, and contradictions. Behind the public image of the heroic president lay a figure plagued by pain, haunted …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Spanish Armada
Episode 1724
In 1588, Spain’s mighty armada sailed to invade England and change the balance of power in Europe. Dan explains why Philip II launched the Armada, de…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring
Episode 1723
Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide.
When the Nuremberg Trials began in November 1945, Hermann Göring was the highest-ranking Nazi to…
4 months ago
The Black Death
Episode 1722
Could the plucked backside of a chicken really cure the plague? If that question has ever crossed your mind, then this episode is for you. Today, we’…
4 months ago