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Episode 2157
What was the most popular pastime of the Tudor age? Why was bathing even once a month considered dangerous? And how could living alongside your pets …
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Kublai Khan: ruler of the waves
Episode 2156
Genghis Khan may have built a formidable land empire, but his grandson Kublai Khan mastered the seas. So how did a nomadic leader come to have such a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Princes in the Tower: could this new discovery solve the mystery?
Episode 2155
The disappearance of the princes in the Tower in 1483 is one of British history's most enduring mysteries. But a brand new discovery made by Professo…
1 year, 9 months ago
The murders at Rillington Place: postwar London's grisliest crimes
Episode 2154
On 24 March 1953, a tenant of 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill made a gruesome discovery. Inside the walls of the downstairs flat, he uncovered the …
1 year, 9 months ago
Tudor explorers: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2153
By the time the Tudors took to the waves, much of the world had already been mapped by Europeans. So what was left for Tudor explorers to uncover – a…
1 year, 10 months ago
Nelson & Winnie: inside the Mandelas' marriage
Episode 2152
Nelson and Winnie Mandela were one of the most famous couples of the 20th century. Their relationship became a powerful symbol of the freedom struggl…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tudor England | 1. Power and politics
Episode 2151
The Tudor world was a turbulent one, with momentous decisions reliant on the whims of those in power. But how was authority felt by the average perso…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tudor England: the big questions | Trailer
From vicious court politicking and cultural innovation, to global voyages of discovery and total religious upheaval, Tudor England was a turbulent – …
1 year, 10 months ago
A Victorian cult: inside the strange world of the Agapemone
Episode 2150
In the 1840s, a strange, secretive community known as the Agapemonites set up camp in Spaxton, Somerset. Presided over by a rogue Anglican priest who…
1 year, 10 months ago
History behind the headlines: Trump's win – parallels with the past
Episode 2149
In the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, historians Rana Mitter and Hannah Skoda explore the historical epis…
1 year, 10 months ago