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The Origins of the Royal Navy
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…

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America's Invasion of Canada
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.…

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The Bombing of Guernica
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…

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Sitting Bull and the Battle of Little Bighorn
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…

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How to Survive the Age of Sail
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…

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The Assassination of JFK
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…

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John F. Kennedy: Myths vs Reality
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 …

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The Spanish Armada
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…

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Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring
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…

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The Black Death
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’…

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