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Episode 236: Cortés
Season 1 Episode 236
This week we finally meet Hernan Cortes. Cortes has an interesting history himself, though much of it remains shrouded in myth and shadow. Yet, in 15…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 235: Temples on the Sea
Season 1 Episode 235
Hernan Cortes was not the first Spaniard to reach Mexico. But, somewhat shockingly, even as late as 1518, the Spanish did not know about Mexico. They…
3 years, 3 months ago
Immeasurable Outcomes
Season 1
in this bonus, author interview, I sit down with Professor Gayle Greene and discuss her book: Immeasurable Outcomes: Teaching Shakespeare in the Age …
3 years, 3 months ago
History Ramble: All That is Lost
Season 1
The recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria destroyed a large portion of Gaziantep Castle in Turkey. This site dated back to the Second and Third Centu…
3 years, 4 months ago
Queens of a Fallen World
Season 1
In this bonus interview, I sit down with historian Kate Cooper and discuss her most recent book: Queens of a Fallen World. This gripping and innovati…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode: 234: The Aztecs
Season 1 Episode 234
In this episode, we take a look at the Aztecs as they are commonly known or the Mexica as they are correctly known. The Mexica ruled a flourishing, c…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 233: Painting with a Broad Brush
Season 1 Episode 233
Today we cover what we can in terms of Mayan political history. The Maya organized themselves into essentially what we might call city-states. These …
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 232: The Maya
Season 1
Today we really switch gears. Before we explore the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca civilizations, we have to set the stage. Long before those…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 231: Suleiman's Final Years
Season 1
In our final episode on Suleiman the Magnificent, he nearly completes his conquest of the Mediterranean and Iran. Meanwhile, succession issues threat…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Woman's Life
Season 1
In this bonus author interview, I sit down with Historian Felicia Kornbluh and discuss her most recent book: A Woman's Life is a Human Life. This obj…
3 years, 4 months ago