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The Corpse of Inês de Castro
Episode 105
King Pedro I of Portugal had one love of his life. And when she died, in 1355, Pedro would do everything in his power to make those who were responsi…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Count, the Moose, and Thomas Jefferson
Episode 104
After the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers were desperate to prove America's strength on the world stage, especially compared to Europe. To …
3 years, 4 months ago
The Secret History of Emperor Justinian
Episode 103
Procopius is considered the preeminent historian of the Byzantine age, writer of works that extolled the virtue and power of Emperor Justinian. But i…
3 years, 4 months ago
Lady Mary Wroth's Urania
Episode 102
Lady Mary Wroth is often considered the first female writer in England to publish a work of prose under her own name. But her romance, The Countess o…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mansa Musa and the World Map
Episode 101
Mansa Musa is often considered to be the richest man who ever lived. And, in the 14th century, he set out on a hajj to show his wealth and power to t…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Execution of the Roman Virgin
Episode 100
In 1599, Beatrice Cenci, the daughter of a wealthy Roman nobleman, was convicted of her father's murder. She almost certainly did it—no one was argui…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Princess of Monte Carlo
Episode 99
In 1841, it seemed inevitable that the small, impoverished principality of Monaco would be absorbed by one of its larger neighbors. But the new Princ…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Irish Crown Jewels, Separated
Episode 98
To this day, no one knows who stole the Irish Crown Jewels in 1907, but in the years since a number of suspects have emerged, and the mysterious case…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Peasants vs. John of Gaunt (with Helen Carr)
Episode 97
Historian Helen Carr, author of The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, to talk about a key event in the life of the third surviving son of Edward…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Bewitched Events at the Tour de Nesle
Episode 96
King Philip IV had three sons, who he married to three girls (two of whom happened to be sisters themselves). In 1314, a group accusation of adultery…
3 years, 6 months ago