339. Ireland: The Easter Rising, 1916
The Easter Rising began in Dublin's General Post Office on Easter Monday, 24th April 1916, with...
01:00:20
338. Ireland: Home Rule, Mutiny - and Civil War?
The year is 1912. The bitter arguments about Home Rule for Ireland are reaching boiling point....
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337. Ireland: Union, Famine, and Parnell
At the start of the 19th century, the kingdoms of Britain and Ireland were officially 'united'...
48:28
336. Ireland: Celts, Conquest and Cromwell
“In every generation the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and...
52:50
335. The Freemasons: History's Greatest Conspiracy Theory
A grubby, secretive cabal of devil worshippers that run the world, or a fraternity of...
57:27
334. Athens and the Birth of Democracy
What did "demos" really mean to the Athenians? Why were women such a crucial part of Athenian...
54:07
333. The Republic of Britain: Life under Cromwell
It's 1649 and a new republic has been declared, the Commonwealth of England. It's an age of 17th...
52:46
In 1885, H. Rider Haggard’s brother offered him a wager: five shillings if he could write a...
55:37
It’s 1647, and in New England, where puritan settlers live in fear of God’s wrath and...
53:14
330. Herodotus: The Birth of History
Born on the Western edge of an empire that stretched all the way to India, Herodotus was a Greek...
51:53
329. Coronations: Pomp and Shambles
What was the most calamitous coronation of all time? Which ceremony does Tom think is the most...
50:28
328. Coronations: Sex, Holy Oil and Civil War
Whether it’s London descending into a riot, a bad hangover with Samuel Pepys, or a royal...
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327. Coronations: The Deep History
The roots of the coronation ritual are fabulously ancient: certain elements of the ceremony are...
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326. The Year of Revolutions: 1848
Few years in European History saw as much change and turmoil as 1848: across the continent, from...
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325. Fall of Saigon: Apocalypse Now
“It is 105 degrees in Saigon, and rising.” This announcement, made through U.S. Armed...
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324. Fall of Saigon: The Nightmare Begins
It's 1975, and in the final act of the Vietnam War, the U.S. have ordered all remaining civilian...
46:19
Rin Tin Tin, born on the Western Front in 1918, became one of the biggest movie stars of the...
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322. East Germany: Life Behind the Iron Curtain
The German Democratic Republic was born in the ashes of the Second World War, and described...
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321. Hundred Years' War: A Storm of Swords
The Black Prince has gained lands in Aquitaine and Gascony through his brutal and thorough...
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320. Hundred Years' War: The Black Prince
As the spectre of the Black Death haunts Europe, a more tangible foe terrorises the French king...
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