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Episode 2423
In the tumultuous aftermath of Henry I’s death, England was thrown into one of the most chaotic civil wars in its history – the Anarchy. At the heart…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How warhorses transformed medieval England
Episode 2422
William the Conqueror used them to devastating effect in 1066. Robert the Bruce worked out how to neutralise them. And when Richard III was knocked f…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Did the Nazis get a fair trial?
Episode 2421
In October 1946, after a trial lasting almost a year, the Nazi leaders on the dock in Nuremberg received their verdicts. But what did the judges deci…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Forgotten female secret agents of WW2
Episode 2420
From sabotage operations to devastating betrayals, stories of the women of Special Operations Executive are some of the most incredible stories of th…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What causes cultures to decline and fall?
Episode 2419
The new BBC TV series Civilisations: Rise and Fall charts the decline of some of history's most famous cultures, from the Aztecs to the ancient Egypt…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Christopher Marlowe: life of the week
Episode 2418
From his possible espionage work for the Elizabethan state to his open flirtations with atheism and subversive sexual themes, the brief life of playw…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Uprising: the Civil Wars untangled
Episode 2417
On 30 January 1649, Charles I was led on to a freshly erected scaffold outside Whitehall’s Banqueting House in London. Thousands of spectators watche…
10 months ago
The Nazis’ crimes laid bare
Episode 2416
When the Nazi leaders went on trial in Nuremberg from November 1945, the true horrors of their regime were exposed to the world. In the second episod…
10 months ago
What does Hitler’s DNA really tell us?
A recent documentary drawing conclusions from new analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA has sparked headlines around the world. But how did the programme’s …
10 months ago
Mutilated corpses and undead mothers-in-law: vampire epidemics through history
Episode 2415
Fears of the undead rising from their graves to cause trouble have recurred in societies around the globe throughout the centuries. But why was your …
10 months ago