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Episode 2191
What makes a great historical movie? An accurate portrayal of a period, a nostalgic look back at the past, or simply a ripping yarn? Well, on our website HistoryExtra.com, we've been running a poll t…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Nell Gwyn: life of the week
Episode 2190
Nell Gwyn epitomised the wild spirit of the Restoration era. An orange-seller turned actress, turned royal mistress of King Charles II, she hustled her way to the very top with charm, wisecracks and …
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
How pigs caused a stink in medieval England
Episode 2189
They attacked children. They exhumed dead bodies. They were even thought to be in league with the devil. And yet, despite this long list of misdemeanours, pigs were an indispensable part of urban lif…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hanseatic League: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2188
The Hanseatic League was often compared to a crocodile, because it was a shadowy, somewhat sinister entity that kept its true intentions concealed. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Professor…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Secret forceps & pig bladders: medical objects through time
Episode 2187
What was it like to undergo an operation in a world with no anaesthetic? How was the stethoscope invented? And when did surgeons first operate on a human heart? Talking to Lauren Good, Dr Carol Coope…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
How Roman roads transformed Europe
Episode 2186
They spanned a continent, offered a conduit for soldiers and pilgrims alike – and may not have been as straight as legend suggests. Roman roads played a formative role in Europe's development for cen…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Hotel Lux: the guesthouse of world revolution
Episode 2185
History is often told through the epic struggles of famous personalities or grand movements. Yet sometimes the voices of ordinary people break through. In this episode, Maurice J Casey speaks to Dann…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing History's Greatest Scandals | New Podcast
Poisoned sweets. Criminal misdeeds. And a sex scandal involving… the prime-minister.
Listen to HistoryExtra's new podcast History’s Greatest Scandals, delving into the murky underworld of The Victoria…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Susan B Anthony: life of the week
Episode 2184
The name Susan B Anthony is inextricable from any history of the American movement for women's suffrage. Yet the life of the woman herself can be obscured by her status as a campaigner and figurehead…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
How the compass became a political weapon
Episode 2183
Why did early Islamic cartographers place south at the top of their maps? Who invented the magnetic compass? And why has 'the west' become an intensely political term, as well as a geographical one? …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago