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The Notorious Banquet of Chestnuts
Episode 202
On October 31, 1501, the notorious Italian family. the Borgias, threw a party in the Papal Palace. The salacious details of that event, known as the …
1 year, 5 months ago
Napoleon's Brother Off Exit 7
Episode 201
After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, it became a dangerous thing to be a Bonaparte in Europe. And so Joseph, Napoleon's older brother, sailed to Amer…
1 year, 6 months ago
Miscalculations in the Court of Richard II (with Helen Castor)
Episode 200
Richard II, grandson of the great King Edward III, inherited the throne when he was 10 years old, and was told he was a Messiah. The power went to hi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Lettice Knollys and her Pride
Episode 199
When Queen Elizabth I's favorite, Robert Dudley, got married without her permission, nothing would protect the new couple from the Queen's wrath. But…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Witch of the Ottoman Empire
Episode 198
When Roxelana was a teenager, she was captured from her homeland and brought to Istambul to be sold as a slave. With a famusly dazzling personality, …
1 year, 6 months ago
Henry V (with Dan Jones)
Episode 197
Was Henry V the greatest king in English history? Or was he a violent and vindictive monarch overrated by history? Historian Dan Jones joins us to ta…
1 year, 7 months ago
"The Princess with the Sad Eyes"
Episode 196
It should have been a fairytale romance: after a whirlwind courtship, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary married the Shah of Iran and the two fell deeply in…
1 year, 7 months ago
A Double Murder in Madrid
Episode 195
In 1980, a story captivated the Spanish media — the Marquis and Marchioness of Urquijo were found dead in the summer home, with no clear suspect in s…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Cannibal Count of Pisa
Episode 194
CW: Cannibalism, child death Dante's Inferno presents a stark view of the ninth circle of Hell, the circle reserved for traitors, in which sinners ar…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Noble Revolutionary
Episode 193
If you're familiar with the musical 'Hamilton,' yoiu probably know about "America's favorite fighting Frenchman:" the Marquis de Lafayette. A teenage…
1 year, 7 months ago