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Medieval History with Dan Jones
Episode 75
Dan Jones is a historian, television presenter, the author of a dozen books of history and the upcoming novel ESSEX DOGS. We chat about medieval hist…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ra Ra Rasputin
Episode 74
The rumors about Rasputin—the mad monk who treated the hemophilia of the Tsar and Tsarina's only son—range from comical to absurd. But the truth is b…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Romantics of Villa Diodati
Episode 73
A volcanic eruption turning 1816 into the "year without a summer." A group of Romantic poets stuck inside would change literary history forever.
Supp…
4 years ago
Empress Sisi's Beating Heart
Episode 72
Elizabeth was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She was a beauty icon with long, chestnut brown hair that came down, allegedly to her ankles. …
4 years ago
The Princess That England Lost
Episode 71
Princess Charlotte of Wales was England's grand hope for the future, directly in line for the throne after the infirm King George III and the buffoon…
4 years ago
The Ghost Princes and Richard III
Episode 70
In 1483, the two sons of the late King Edward IV went into the Tower of London, preparing for the older son's coronation. Instead, their uncle, Richa…
4 years, 1 month ago
The 'Six' Wives: An Interview with Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow of 'Six'
Episode 69
When Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow were students at Cambridge University, they co-wrote a musical about the six wives of Henry VIII. From Edinburgh Fring…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Rice Box
Episode 68
Prince Sado of Korea had gone mad. He was prone to violent fits of rage; he would assault and threaten and even kill servants at court. His father, K…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Queen's Goddaughter
Episode 67
When Sarah Forbes Bonetta was seven years old, she was enslaved in the African kingdom of Dahomey and presented as a gift to a visiting British naval…
4 years, 2 months ago
Boudica Victoria
Episode 66
Boudica is one of the most famous folk-heroines of Great Britain, a woman who led thousands of troops in 61 A.D. against the Roman occupiers. Though …
4 years, 3 months ago