History Extra podcast
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll hear deep dives into the lives of famous historical figures like Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn and Winston Churchill, and explorations of intriguing events from the past, such as the Salem witch trials, the battle of Waterloo and D-Day. Expect fresh takes on history, helping you get to grips with the latest research, as we explore everything from ancient Roman archaeology and Viking mythology to Renaissance royals and Tudor kings and queens. Our episodes touch on a wide range of historical eras – from the Normans and Saxons to the Stuarts, Victorians and the Regency period. We cover the most popular historical subjects, from the medieval world to the Second World War, but you’ll also hear conversations on lesser-known parts of our past, including black history and women’s history. Looking at the history behind today’s headlines, we consider the forces that have shaped today’s world, from the imposing empires that dominated continents, to the revolutions that brought them crashing down. We also examine the impact of conflict across the centuries, from the crusades of the Middle Ages and the battles of the ancient Egyptians to World War One, World War Two and the Cold War. Plus, we uncover the real history behind myths, legends and conspiracy theories, from the medieval murder mystery of the Princes in the Tower, to the assassination of JFK. Featuring interviews with notable historians including Mary Beard, Tracy Borman, James Holland and Dan Jones, we cover a range of social, political and military history, with the aim to start conversations about some of the most fascinating areas of the past. Unlock full access to HistoryExtra.com for 6 months for just 99p https://www.historyextra.com/join/
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Listen to the last episode:
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 – and should we call them 'explorers' at all? Historian Jerry Brotton doesn't think so. In this episode, he tells Kev Lochun how the Reformation drove the Tudors to sea, how Ireland became their Vietnam, and why some of the era's most famous names were little more than pirates. Jerry Brotton takes listeners on a whistle-stop tour around the world in AD 1500: https://link.chtbl.com/bddeD3xn. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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2194 - Tudor explorers: everything you wanted to know Sun, 01 Dec 2024
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2193 - Nelson & Winnie: inside the Mandelas' marriage Fri, 29 Nov 2024
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2192 - Tudor England | 1. Power and politics Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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2191 - Tudor England: the big questions | Trailer Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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2190 - A Victorian cult: inside the strange world of the Agapemone Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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2189 - History behind the headlines: Trump's win – parallels with the past Tue, 26 Nov 2024
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2188 - Sport's strangest tales Mon, 25 Nov 2024
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2187 - Ancient Egyptian warfare: everything you wanted to know Sun, 24 Nov 2024
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2186 - The bloody road to Rome: liberating Italy from the Nazis in WWII Fri, 22 Nov 2024
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2185 - The invisible tracks that have shaped the world Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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2184 - Should we stop talking about the crusades? Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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2183 - Æthelred the Unready: life of the week Tue, 19 Nov 2024
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2182 - The golden age of the country house Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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2181 - Victorian schools: everything you wanted to know Sun, 17 Nov 2024
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2180 - Gladiators: everything you wanted to know Sat, 16 Nov 2024
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2179 - Nelson: a life of heroism and scandal Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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2178 - Medieval make do and mend Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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2177 - Thomas Cromwell: the triumph and tragedy of Henry VIII's right-hand man Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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2176 - Joseph McCarthy: life of the week Tue, 12 Nov 2024
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2175 - Gladiator tales Mon, 11 Nov 2024
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2174 - The Brontës: everything you wanted to know Sun, 10 Nov 2024
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2173 - Lord Lucan: the vanishing earl Fri, 08 Nov 2024
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2172 - The Tyrant, the usurper and the hero | Henry V: hero Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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2171 - How Stalin won WW2 Wed, 06 Nov 2024
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2170 - The Venerable Bede: life of the week Tue, 05 Nov 2024
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2169 - Decoding Mary, Queen of Scots Mon, 04 Nov 2024
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2168 - The Blitz: everything you wanted to know Sun, 03 Nov 2024
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2167 - The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know Sat, 02 Nov 2024
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2166 - Telling the story of modern Jerusalem Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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2165 - The Tyrant, the usurper and the hero | Henry IV: usurper Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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2164 - Satan & the sabbath: witchhunting in the Basque Country Wed, 30 Oct 2024
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2163 - Florence Nightingale: life of the week Tue, 29 Oct 2024
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2162 - Introducing History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories Mon, 28 Oct 2024
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2161 - Cocaine: a Victorian sensation Mon, 28 Oct 2024
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2160 - Medieval science: everything you wanted to know Sat, 26 Oct 2024
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2159 - Halloween traditions: everything you wanted to know Fri, 25 Oct 2024
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2158 - Medieval women: friendship, wanderlust and the medieval hustle Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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2157 - The Tyrant, the usurper and the hero | Richard II: tyrant Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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2156 - Chris Packham & Peter Frankopan: can history help tackle the climate crisis? Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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2155 - History Behind the Headlines: political memoirs, fuel and access to nature Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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2154 - Tudor spymaster: the secret machinations of Robert Cecil Sun, 20 Oct 2024
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2153 - The Korean War: everything you wanted to know Sat, 19 Oct 2024
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2152 - Roman slavery: a brutal life in the ancient empire Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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2151 - 1066: the battle for England | 4. the long and violent Norman Conquest Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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2150 - Imperial spectacle: inside Britain's 1924 'Empire Exhibition' Tue, 15 Oct 2024
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2149 - John Milton: life of the week Mon, 14 Oct 2024
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2148 - Why did people kill for Hitler? Sun, 13 Oct 2024
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2147 - The Cathars: everything you wanted to know Sat, 12 Oct 2024
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2146 - Black British History: everything you wanted to know Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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2145 - Shopping and snacking: a social history of the high street Thu, 10 Oct 2024