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The Rise of Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by...

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Who Owns Greenland?

It sounds outlandish that President-Elect Donald Trump has said he wants to buy Greenland but...

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Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen was surely one of history's greatest explorers. He beat Scott to the South Pole,...

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Vasco da Gama and The Rise of the Portuguese Empire

Dan tells the epic story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, whose daring voyages at the turn...

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How to Survive a Medieval Crusade

What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade? What dangers would you have faced on...

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Rome's Greatest Humiliation: Roman Empire vs Germanic Tribes

In 9 AD, the rebel chieftain Arminius and his confederation of Germanic tribes ambushed three...

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The Battle of the Bulge

In the dead of winter, 1944, the frozen forest of Ardennes erupted in chaos. In a desperate,...

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The Great Fire of London

In the early hours of September 2, 1666, a small fire broke out on the ground floor of a baker's...

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The Fall of Constantinople

May 1453 saw the siege that would lead to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the...

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The Origins of Istanbul

Today we dig into the history of Istanbul, the city at the crossroads of East and West. Across...

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Charles Dickens' Christmas

Just as Scrooge wanders London's streets on a cold Christmas night, Dan Snow follows the ghosts...

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Folk Christmas: Yule, Solstice & Ancient English Traditions

Folktales around the fire, gooding & mumping and the terrifying Hooden Horse are just some of...

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How the Mongols Changed the World

After the death of Chinggis Khan, the founder and first Emperor of the Mongol Empire, the land...

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Georgian Christmas

Pantomimes, pleasure gardens, bare-knuckle boxing and political upheaval. Christmas in the 18th...

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The Cod Wars

In the long and lamentable history of human conflicts, the Cod Wars have to be among the most...

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The Syrian Civil War: How It Started

Dan is joined by the Defence Editor for The Economist, Shashank Joshi, to explore the origins of...

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Henry VIII's Tudor Christmas

Tudor Christmas was a time for revelry and fun. Henry VIII and his court celebrated the full 12...

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Surviving the Great War: Medics in the Trenches

The brutal nature of the First World War presented frontline medical personnel with an array of...

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Fascism in Pre War America

The rise of fascism in America in the 1920s & 30s looked just like the rise of fascism in...

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Roman Saturnalia

The Roman winter festival celebrating the harvest god, Saturn, laid the foundations for many of...

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