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When Was the Revolutionary War Won?
When Was the Revolutionary War Won?

Episode 386

In 1775, revolutionaries went to war against the British. Seeking independence from colonial ties, they fought more than 150 battles over eight years…

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America's War Against Pirates
America's War Against Pirates

Episode 385

Just twenty years after independence, the United States fought a lesser-known war against the Barbary States of North Africa... some use the term 'Co…

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King Phillip's War
King Phillip's War

Episode 384

This is one of the deadliest conflicts in North American History. But who was King Philip? What started the war? And how did it change history?


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Annexation of Alaska
Annexation of Alaska

Episode 383

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in a deal that reshaped the map of North America... but what did that moment mean for the peo…

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The Quaker Who Put Penn in Pennsylvania
The Quaker Who Put Penn in Pennsylvania

Episode 382

From being locked up in the Tower of London to founding the 5th most populous state in the country, and the city at the heart of the Revolution, toda…

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Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville

Episode 381

It was Robert E. Lee's greatest strategic triumph but it came at a heavy cost - the loss of his talismanic leader and friend Stonewall Jackson among …

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A Day in the Life of a Puritan
A Day in the Life of a Puritan

Episode 380

What if we told you that puritans were actually sex-crazed? Well maybe not crazed but definitely not opposed to it.


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George Washington's Spies
George Washington's Spies

Episode 379

During the Revolutionary War a vital web of intelligence was established, with General Washington at its head. Operating through coded letters, hidde…

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Geronimo's Rebellion and the Apache Wars
Geronimo's Rebellion and the Apache Wars

Episode 378

Geronimo's name is famous across the world: the Apache warrior who led a resistance movement against the United States out in the South West for year…

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The Astors, The Gilded Age & The Building of New York
The Astors, The Gilded Age & The Building of New York

Episode 377

From fur traders to rulers of the New York social scene - how did the Astors rise to the top? What did it mean to be 'Old Money' in the Gilded Age? A…

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