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Back to SearchNuno Álvares Pereira: Portugal’s Holy Hammer
Season 1 Episode 116
He was the undefeated general who saved Portugal from foreign conquest, crushed armies five times his size, and changed the course of European warfare—then gave it all up to become a barefoot monk. T…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Crowned & Dangerous: The Legend of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Season 1 Episode 115
She was the most eligible bachelorette in Europe, the Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, and the queen of not one but two different countries. In today's episode, Ben and special guest author Sha…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Conquistador? Conquista-Dead: Magellan, Lapu Lapu, and the Worst Beach Day Ever
Season 1 Episode 114
Ferdinand Magellan was a glory-hungry Portuguese explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, out to prove he could circle the globe, convert entire civilizations, and maybe pick up a few spice islands a…
Published on 3 months ago
Spitfire: Fast, Furious, and In Your Nazi Face
Season 1 Episode 113
It was fast. It was beautiful. And when the fate of the world was hanging by a thread, it helped save civilization. The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a plane — it was a symbol of defiance, precisi…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Justinian II: Seriously dead this time
Season 1 Episode 112
After clawing his way back to the Byzantine throne, Justinian II ruled like a man possessed—merciless, paranoid, and hell-bent on vengeance. But his enemies weren’t done with him yet. In the western …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Justinian II: No nose. No mercy.
Season 1 Episode 111
They cut off his nose, exiled him to the edge of the empire, and left him for dead. But Justinian II didn’t stay gone. This is the story of a Byzantine emperor who clawed his way back to the throne w…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Admiral Yi: One Man. One Fleet. Zero Mercy
Season 1 Episode 110
When Japan invaded Korea in 1592, one man stood defiantly against impossible odds: Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Outnumbered, betrayed by jealous rivals, and stripped of command, Yi clawed his way back from ru…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Chuck Yeager: One Hand on the Stick, One Finger to Death
Season 1 Episode 109
He broke the sound barrier with two broken ribs and a broom handle jammed into the cockpit of an experimental jet. Chuck Yeager wasn’t just the first man to fly faster than Mach 1—he was the embodime…
Published on 4 months ago
Handsome Mingyan: Too Fast Too Furious
Season 1 Episode 108
Continuing the epic story of Handsome Mingyan, the loyal warrior of King Jengar as he’s tasked with the impossible: Capture the King of the Western lands, Mighty Kerman Kahn . Mingyan must travel vas…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Black Agnes: Throwing Shade, Throwing Rocks and Throwing Down for Scotland.
Episode 107
When the English army came knocking at the gates of Dunbar Castle in 1338, they expected an easy victory. What they got instead was Black Agnes — a Scottish noblewoman with a sharp tongue, a fearless…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago