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Conversations: Family of Spies, w/ Christine Kuehn
In this Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, Peter sits down with Christine Kuehn and her husband, Mark, to unpack the extraordinary true s…
3 months, 1 week ago
How 'Dark' Were the Greek Dark Ages?
After the collapse of the great Mycenaean palaces around 1200 BCE, the ancient Greek world entered a mysterious era often called the Greek Dark Ages—…
3 months, 1 week ago
George Washington's Spies
Long before modern intelligence agencies existed, George Washington relied on an unlikely network of merchants, tavern keepers, and ordinary civilian…
3 months, 1 week ago
Berlin: The Brutal Last Chapter of WWII
In the spring of 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed under relentless pressure, the final battle for the German capital became one of the most brutal cha…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Pen Pals with the President
Before he became one of America's most unexpected reform presidents, Chester A. Arthur was widely dismissed as a creature of political machines—a man…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Roaring 20s
It was an age of jazz and speakeasies, stock tickers and skyscrapers—an era that looked unstoppable.
In the wake of World War I, the United States su…
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Saint Louis IX: The Perfect Medieval King?
In an age defined by war, cruelty, and dynastic ambition, one king earned a reputation so extraordinary that he was later declared a saint.
Louis IX …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Conversations: The Real Story Behind the Blood Countess, w/ Shelley Puhak
In this special Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, Peter sits down with Shelley Puhak to explore her gripping new book, The Blood Countes…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Germany vs. Japan: The Forgotten Conflict of WWI
Before they were allies in World War II, Germany and Japan were enemies.
In the opening months of World War I, Japan entered the war not as a future …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Penny Auctions: Defiance in the Great Depression
During the darkest years of the Great Depression, Americans didn't just lose jobs, homes, and savings—they lost faith in the systems meant to protect…
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