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Mary Queen of Scots & Her Sh*thead Husband
Episode 458
Mary Queen of Scots has gone down in history for her power struggle with her cousin, Elizabeth I. But this was just one of the challenges she faced.
A…
1 month ago
How Many Penises Are There On The Bayeux Tapestry?
Episode 457
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous works of medieval art in the world, but what do we actually know about it? Who made it? Where? Why? And…
1 month, 1 week ago
Slavery in the Roman Empire
Episode 456
Behind the impressive relics the Romans left behind lurks a much darker story: that most of Rome was built on the back of enslaved people.
It's shocki…
1 month, 1 week ago
History's Deadliest Women: The Blood Countess
Episode 455
Elizabeth Bathory was a fabulously wealthy Noblewoman accused of torturing and killing some 600 women in the 16th century.
Her story is popularly spok…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sex and Scandal on the Titanic
Episode 454
It's the most famous sunken ship in history, but its story is surrounded by a lot of myth.
Were the working classes locked below deck and doomed to dr…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
History's Deadliest Women: The Evil Stepmother
Episode 453
In 1909, the third and final woman hanged in Western Australia was executed. She had murdered three of her step children.
What drove Martha Rendall to…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Mad Monk & The Witch Hunts
Episode 452
Malleus Maleficarum may sound like a spell but it is actually almost the opposite. This book was nicknamed the Hammer of Witches, and today we're fin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
History's Deadliest Women: The Husband Killer
Episode 451
Until the 19th century in Britain, a woman killing her husband was guilty of worse than murder, she was guilty of petty treason.
So what is petty trea…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Scandalous Affair of Lord Nelson & Emma Hamilton
Episode 450
Lord Nelson is remembered as one of history's greatest military commanders. His victories at the Battle of the Nile, the Battle of Copenhagen and the…
2 months ago
The Mystic Nun Killed By Henry VIII
Episode 449
As if the Tudor world wasn't mad enough, in 1528 a mystic nun showed up demanding an audience with Henry VIII.
Elizabeth Barton stood in front of him …
2 months ago