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The Truth About Mythical Women
Episode 378
Myths are incredibly powerful, especially when it comes to creating nations.
Why are mythical women so central to how we think about our nations? When…
10 months, 1 week ago
Origins of Aphrodite: The Sex-Positive Goddess
Episode 377
Who was Aphrodite? She's often thought of as a goddess of sexuality, but there's so much more to this woman.
Which ancient civilisation was she create…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Truth About the Mitford Sisters
Episode 376
The Mitfords could rank as the strangest family of the 20th century.
Unity and Diana were passionate fascists who became obsessed with Adolf Hitler, w…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Henry VIII Have An Affair With Anne Boleyn's Sister?
Episode 375
She was 'the Other Boleyn Girl' - Anne's sister, Mary, who supposedly had an affair with King Henry VIII. Such drama!
What evidence is there that the …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Truth About Roald Dahl
Episode 374
The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda. Roald Dahl wrote some of the world's most loved children's books.
But what do we know about the…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Sex and Scandal of Medieval Royals
Episode 373
What did Queen Isabella of France do to deserve the nickname She-Wolf? What sex scandals happened in the 14th century? And why did the Black Death im…
11 months ago
The Truth About Vincent Van Gogh
Episode 372
However you pronounce his name, one thing is for certain: Van Gogh made made his mark on the world.
But how did he interact with the world around him?…
11 months ago
Who was the Husband Poisoner of Renaissance Italy?
Episode 371
Odourless, tasteless, colourless, lethal. In the mid-17th century, men were dropping like flies in Italy. And this wasn't just the plague - it was th…
11 months, 1 week ago
The Truth About Mary Shelley
Episode 370
Frankenstein and his monster are household names - even if one is often confused for the other. But what of their creator?
In this episode we are meet…
11 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Icelandic Witch Trials
Episode 369
Picture a witch. Chances are, you're thinking of a woman.
But in 17th century Iceland, over 90% of the people killed for being a witch, were men.
Why w…
11 months, 2 weeks ago