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Back to SearchBanastre Tarleton: The Butcherous British Bastard of the American Revolution
Season 1 Episode 117
They called him The Butcher. A young, cocky British officer with a flair for showmanship and a taste for brutality, Banastre Tarleton tore through the American South on horseback, leading a feared le…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Nuno 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 4 months, 3 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 5 months 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 5 months, 1 week 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 5 months, 2 weeks 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 5 months, 3 weeks 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 5 months, 4 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 6 months 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 6 months, 1 week 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 6 months, 2 weeks ago