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The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt looms large in the English historical and cultural imagination, this explainer wades through the mythology to help listeners …
2 years, 8 months ago
Mary, Queen of Scots on Film: The Historians’ Verdict
What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate Mary, Queen of Scots on film? History with the gloves off - our second special …
2 years, 8 months ago
Assassins vs Templars: The Crusades
This is the first episode of a special series that we made in collaboration with Ubisoft, the developers of the Assassins's Creed franchise. In Assas…
2 years, 8 months ago
Commando Training in Scotland
The commandos have become a byword for elite raiding and cutting-edge military operations. They were set up during the Second World War in June 1940,…
2 years, 8 months ago
The History Behind The Coronation
As preparations for the Coronation of King Charles III get underway, you're going to see words everywhere like 'anointing,' 'enthronement,' and 'crow…
2 years, 8 months ago
Empire State Building
When it was completed in 1931, the Empire State Building became the tallest building in the world. While it has long been surpassed, it is still one …
2 years, 8 months ago
British Maritime History
Is it even possible to imagine what Britain would have been without seafaring? Braving the waters beyond our harbours can be traced back eight and a …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Mystery of the Frogman Lionel Crabb
On the night of the 19th of April, 1956, the decorated navy diver Lionel Crabb went missing. A veteran of the Second World War, Crabb had been sent o…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Koh-i-Noor Diamond
The enormous Cullinan Diamond will be on display at Charles III Coronation, but the diamond that's missing - the Koh-i-Noor - is the one that everyon…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Spy Behind the Iron Curtain
This episode contains high-speed chases, modified cars and a mission to uncover secret enemy technology. It's everything you'd find in a James Bond m…
2 years, 9 months ago