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Back to SearchMedieval murder mystery: who killed King James III?
Episode 2229
On 11 June 1488, King James III of Scotland was hunted down and slain as he fled the field of battle. And more than 500 years later, the identity of …
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Virginia Woolf: life of the week
Episode 2228
From To The Lighthouse to Mrs Dalloway, the writing of Virginia Woolf shook up literary norms and challenged societal ideas about what it meant to be…
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Medieval murders most foul
Episode 2227
How violent were towns and cities in the Middle Ages? And how did medieval citizens deal with cases of murder? Drawing on detailed coroner's reports,…
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The Assyrians: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2226
Why were Assyrian armies so powerful? Did the Assyrians produce the ancient world's greatest cultural treasure? And what should we make of claims tha…
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King Leopold's elephant expedition: a story of colonialism in Congo
Episode 2225
In 1879, King Leopold of Belgium commissioned an expedition to transport Asian elephants from India to the African interior, with a vision of using t…
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Introducing History's Greatest Battles | New Podcast
Vicious civil wars. Gruelling sieges. Rebellious provinces, galling betrayals and tribes seeking revenge… Join us for the first series of History’s G…
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What did the Romans wear?
Episode 2224
What did a Roman wear under their tunic? What was the best occasion to wear socks with sandals? And what might land you in trouble with the ancient R…
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Frederick Barbarossa: life of the week
Episode 2223
Frederick Barbarossa has gone down in history as one of medieval Europe's most formidable rulers. He waged ruthless wars in Italy, clashed with the p…
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Sexuality on trial in colonial America
Episode 2222
In 1774, as Britain’s colonies in America teetered on the brink of revolution, one regiment was torn apart by the trials of a British army chaplain –…
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Mining history: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2221
Historically, how much would a British miner have earned for a hard day's work? Did women and children also work underground? And why were canaries t…
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