587. Mary, Queen of Scots: Murder Most Foul (Part 4)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Mary Queen of Scots’ second marriage to the volatile Lord Darnley threaten to send Scotlan...
586. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Battle for Scotland (Part 3)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the death of her husband, the King of France, was the glamorous Mary welcomed back to Scot...
585. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Royal Rivals (Part 2)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was life like in the glittering French court, for the young and newly married Mary Queen of Sco...
584. Mary, Queen of Scots: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where was Mary Queen of Scots - Elizabeth I’s most famous rival - born, and who were her parents? ...
583. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the Rector of Stiffkey, Harold Davidson - the "Prostitutes' Padre" - and why was he Britain’...
582. The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why was a boy grotesquely and mysteriously murdered in a wood in Norwich in the 12th century? Who wa...
581. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson and the signing of the polarising Anglo-Irish Treaty, ho...
580. The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Sir Henry Wilson, and how was he shockingly murdered in 1922? Who ordered it? What was his a...
579. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What were the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed in December 1921, following negotiations betwe...
578. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What occurred on Bloody Sunday on 21 November 1920 - a turning point in the Irish War of Independenc...
577. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was Sinn Féin’s totemic first move after winning a majority seat in 1917? Were the IRA’s m...
576. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the origins of the Irish War of Independence? What impact did the First World War have on I...
575. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was his Medici successor? Could he overcome the ...
575. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)
Wed, 18 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Following the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was his Medici successor? Could he overcome the ...
574. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did Lorenzo de’Medici’s rule in Florence incur prosperity, or was it a corrupt and autocratic re...
573. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most glamorous, glittering, and blood-soaked of all the Medici,...
572. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the origins of one of history’s most glittering, and for a time, most powerful families ...
571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)
Wed, 04 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did the Battle of Cannae - one of the most important battles of all time for Ancient Rome, with ...
571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Battle of Cannae - one of the most important battles of all time for Ancient Rome, with ...
570. Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3)
Sun, 01 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did Hannibal achieve the remarkable feat of crossing the Alps with his army, and elephants? How ...
570. Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Hannibal achieve the remarkable feat of crossing the Alps with his army, and elephants? How ...
569. Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2)
Wed, 28 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Why did Hannibal choose to cross the Alps with his elephants in 218 BC, when invading Rome? Was it a...
569. Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Hannibal choose to cross the Alps with his elephants in 218 BC, when invading Rome? Was it a...
568. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
Sun, 25 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Who was Hannibal, the flawed but brilliant Carthaginian general? What makes Rome vs Carthage in the ...
568. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Hannibal, the flawed but brilliant Carthaginian general? What makes Rome vs Carthage in the ...
567. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
Wed, 21 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What were the consequences of Peter the Great’s mighty victory over Sweden at the Battle of Poltov...
567. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What were the consequences of Peter the Great’s mighty victory over Sweden at the Battle of Poltov...
566. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)
Sun, 18 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Why was the greatest and most climactic battle of the Great Northern War, the Battle of Poltova, one...
566. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why was the greatest and most climactic battle of the Great Northern War, the Battle of Poltova, one...
565. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)
Wed, 14 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After establishing the city of St Petersburg, what was Peter the Great’s next step in his titanic ...
565. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After establishing the city of St Petersburg, what was Peter the Great’s next step in his titanic ...
564. The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1)
Sun, 11 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did the Great Northern War, which saw Sweden pitted against Peter the Great’s Russia and her a...
564. The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Great Northern War, which saw Sweden pitted against Peter the Great’s Russia and her a...
563. Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
Wed, 07 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his...
563. Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his...
562. Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
Sun, 04 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Why was the early life of Peter the Great - Tsar and autocrat of all the Russias, who endures to thi...
562. Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why was the early life of Peter the Great - Tsar and autocrat of all the Russias, who endures to thi...
561. The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)
Wed, 30 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the vibrant but vicious golden age of Imperial Japan, how did women use writing as a way to secur...
561. The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the vibrant but vicious golden age of Imperial Japan, how did women use writing as a way to secur...
560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
Sun, 27 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, obsessive hierarchy, and fab...
560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, obsessive hierarchy, and fab...
559. The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)
Wed, 23 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on ...
559. The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on ...
558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)
Sun, 20 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come f...
558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come f...
557. 1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4)
Wed, 16 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What happened in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings? What horrors did William the Conqueror hav...
557. 1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happened in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings? What horrors did William the Conqueror hav...
556. 1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)
Sun, 13 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Following King Harold Godwinson’s climactic victory at the Battle of Stanford Bridge, and the deat...
556. 1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following King Harold Godwinson’s climactic victory at the Battle of Stanford Bridge, and the deat...
555. 1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)
Wed, 09 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the tumultuous climax of 1066, why was Harold’s very own brother Tostig the first of the mighty...
555. 1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the tumultuous climax of 1066, why was Harold’s very own brother Tostig the first of the mighty...
554. 1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)
Sun, 06 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Why is 1066 the most important year in English history? Who were the three main candidates vying for...
554. 1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is 1066 the most important year in English history? Who were the three main candidates vying for...
553. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)
Wed, 02 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Co...
553. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Co...
552. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
Sun, 30 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” In the 1066 game of t...
552. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” In the 1066 game of t...
551. The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the triumvirate of 1066, William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson, the latter h...
551. The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the triumvirate of 1066, William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson, the latter h...
550. The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)
Mon, 24 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, for...
550. The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, for...
549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Following the bloody St Brice’s Day Massacre, of the 13th of November 1002, which saw King Æthelr...
549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the bloody St Brice’s Day Massacre, of the 13th of November 1002, which saw King Æthelr...
548. The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)
Mon, 17 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Norman Conquest of 1066, culminating in the legendary Battle of Hastings, is perhaps the greates...
548. The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Norman Conquest of 1066, culminating in the legendary Battle of Hastings, is perhaps the greates...
547. The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The second revolution that engulfed France over the course of 1792 reached its climax in December, w...
547. The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The second revolution that engulfed France over the course of 1792 reached its climax in December, w...
546. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)
Mon, 10 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
“From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world’s history, and you can...
546. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world’s history, and you can...
545. The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the summer and Autumn of 1792 - with the Prussians bearing down on Paris, the streets thronged wi...
545. The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer and Autumn of 1792 - with the Prussians bearing down on Paris, the streets thronged wi...
544. The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)
Mon, 03 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
‘Still more traitors, still more treason…" It is 1792 and France has been at war since April; i...
544. The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘Still more traitors, still more treason…" It is 1792 and France has been at war since April; i...
543. Death in the Amazon: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
“Anyone who even thinks of abandoning this mission will be cut up into a thousand pieces…I am th...
543. Death in the Amazon: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Anyone who even thinks of abandoning this mission will be cut up into a thousand pieces…I am th...
542. Elizabeth I’s Sorcerer: Angels and Demons in Renaissance Europe
Mon, 24 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In Tudor England, during the reign of Elizabeth I, there lived in the very heart of her court a magi...
542. Elizabeth I’s Sorcerer: Angels and Demons in Renaissance Europe
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Tudor England, during the reign of Elizabeth I, there lived in the very heart of her court a magi...
541. Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
“The horror! The horror!” Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ - the inspiration for Franc...
541. Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The horror! The horror!” Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ - the inspiration for Franc...
540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)
Mon, 17 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Exposing the dark pit of human suffering, cruelty and corruption that had long been secretly festeri...
540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exposing the dark pit of human suffering, cruelty and corruption that had long been secretly festeri...
539. Horror in the Congo: The Crimes of Empire (Part 2)
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
“A secret society of murderers with a king for a ringleader”. In 1885 King Leopold of Belgium; ...
539. Horror in the Congo: The Crimes of Empire (Part 2)
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“A secret society of murderers with a king for a ringleader”. In 1885 King Leopold of Belgium; ...
538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)
Mon, 10 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The story of King Leopold of Belgium’s brutal regime in the Congo Free State, during the late 19th...
538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of King Leopold of Belgium’s brutal regime in the Congo Free State, during the late 19th...
537. Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4)
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Following the bloody assassination of the twenty-eight year old Emperor Caligula, Rome found herself...
537. Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the bloody assassination of the twenty-eight year old Emperor Caligula, Rome found herself...
536. Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)
Mon, 03 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
"Enough of the Princeps, what remains to be described, is the monster..." The Roman emperor Caligul...
536. Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Enough of the Princeps, what remains to be described, is the monster..." The Roman emperor Caligul...
535. Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2)
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Roman historian Suetonius’ biography of the controversial Emperor Tiberius is one of his most ...
535. Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2)
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Roman historian Suetonius’ biography of the controversial Emperor Tiberius is one of his most ...
534. Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)
Mon, 27 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Roman historian Suetonius’ The Lives of the Caesars, written during the early imperial period ...
534. Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Roman historian Suetonius’ The Lives of the Caesars, written during the early imperial period ...
Russian Spies, Pigeons, and The Rest Is Classified…
Fri, 24 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was An...
Russian Spies, Pigeons, and The Rest Is Classified…
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was An...
533. Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The story of Wojtek - the bear who took on the Nazis - amidst the death and devastation of the Secon...
533. Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Wojtek - the bear who took on the Nazis - amidst the death and devastation of the Secon...
532. Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3)
Mon, 20 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Nazi invasion of Poland is one of the most harrowing episodes of the Second World War, which saw...
532. Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Nazi invasion of Poland is one of the most harrowing episodes of the Second World War, which saw...
531. Hitler's War on Poland: The Pact with Stalin (Part 2)
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:10:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
By the 11th of April 1939, Adolf Hitler and his Nazis were in the process of drawing up a plan of at...