History Extra podcast
Een podcast door Immediate Media
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The Knights Templar: everything you wanted to know
Gepubliceerd: 1-10-2022 -
Clash of cultures: how interpreters bridged the gap between Britain and China
Gepubliceerd: 29-9-2022 -
What can one woman reveal about Jewish life in medieval England?
Gepubliceerd: 28-9-2022 -
The Napoleon of Fleet Street
Gepubliceerd: 27-9-2022 -
Should mummies be on display?
Gepubliceerd: 26-9-2022 -
15 minutes of fame: Hannah Humphrey, entrepreneurial Georgian printseller
Gepubliceerd: 25-9-2022 -
The CIA: everything you wanted to know
Gepubliceerd: 24-9-2022 -
The end of Roman Britain: families, ancestors and DNA
Gepubliceerd: 23-9-2022 -
Love, marriage & wallpaper: the artistic lives of Jane and William Morris
Gepubliceerd: 22-9-2022 -
Tutankhamun | 7. the contested legacy of an icon
Gepubliceerd: 21-9-2022 -
African and Caribbean people in Britain: a 2,000-year history
Gepubliceerd: 20-9-2022 -
Dangerous ideas & scandalous lives: Germany’s first Romantics
Gepubliceerd: 19-9-2022 -
15 minutes of fame: Kleisthenes, father of Athenian democracy
Gepubliceerd: 18-9-2022 -
Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know
Gepubliceerd: 17-9-2022 -
Dan Jones on writing historical fiction
Gepubliceerd: 15-9-2022 -
Tutankhamun | 6. secrets of the pharaoh's mummy
Gepubliceerd: 14-9-2022 -
Escape from Colditz
Gepubliceerd: 13-9-2022 -
Winter is coming: the Anglo-Saxon year
Gepubliceerd: 12-9-2022 -
15 minutes of fame: Aina Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria’s Yoruba goddaughter
Gepubliceerd: 11-9-2022 -
Roman women: everything you wanted to know
Gepubliceerd: 10-9-2022
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/