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Browse our series of podcasts that take deeper explorations of fascinating subjects, from the medieval mystery of the Princes in the Tower to the historical context of modern events in History Behind the Headlines
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The Full StoryRichard III: Hero or villain
In this four-part podcast series, exclusive to HistoryExtra members, Chris Skidmore tells Spencer Mizen about this most divisive of kings
History's Greatest Leaders | Podcast series
What separates an ordinary leader from one who changes history? Join entrepreneur Mike Soutar, author of Next Gen CEO and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice, for History’s Greatest Leaders
Series 10The Odyssey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
In this four-part podcast series, Dr Daisy Dunn joins Kev Lochun to unpick Homer's Odyssey – from the gods and monsters through to its hidden meanings and real archaeological influences
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Cultural contextHistory behind the headlines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the historical context behind the biggest news stories
Best of HistoryExtra MagazineAudio long reads. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The very best of HistoryExtra Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine – now in audio
HistoryExtra Sunday Series
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Series 10The Odyssey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Series 9The American Revolutionary War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Series 8 The World of Cleopatra. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Season 7Alfred vs the Vikings
Season 6Elizabeth I
Season 5Magna Carta
Season 4Pompeii
Season 2The Nuremberg Trials
Season 3Jane Austen
Season 1The Gunpowder Plot
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History's Greatest Cities
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History’s Greatest Cities: Season 4
Uncover the hidden history behind the world's greatest cities – no passport required
History’s Greatest Cities: Season 3. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Uncover the hidden history behind the world's greatest cities – no passport required
History’s Greatest Cities: Season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Explore the world’s cities through the stories that shaped them
History’s Greatest Cities: Season 1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Origin myths and globetrotter tips for your own Grand Tour
History's Greatest Battles
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History's Greatest Battles: The Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Emily Briffett and historian and author Lauren Johnson explore the most momentous clashes of the Wars of the Roses, the 15th-century struggle for the English throne that ushered in the Tudor dynasty
History's Greatest Battles: The Roman Empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Vicious civil wars. Gruelling sieges. Rebellious provinces, galling betrayals and tribes seeking revenge…
History's Greatest Scandals
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History's Greatest Scandals : The Victorians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ellie Cawthorne and historian Professor Rosalind Crone take a journey through the backstreets of 19th-century Britain to explore the darker side of Victorian life. Sneaking into private parlours, descending into candlelit mines, frequenting grim workhouses and paying a visit to an unscrupulous confectioner, uncovering some of the biggest scandals of the day – and explore what they can reveal about Victorian age.
History's Greatest Scandals: secrets of the Georgian era. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Join us for series two of History’s Greatest Scandals, where Ellie Cawthorne and Professor Hannah Greig are uncovering the secrets of the Georgian era
History's Greatest Conspiracies and Mysteries
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History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories: Season 1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Was the moon landing faked? Did Shakespeare actually pen his works? And were the pyramids built by aliens? In this HistoryExtra podcast series, we'll be delving into historical conspiracy theories. Across six episodes, Rob Attar speaks to expert historians Francis French, Helen Rappaport, Richard J Evans and others to discover more
History's greatest mysteriesThe conundrums historians want to see solved. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The historical enigmas that historians would dearly love to see solved
History's Greatest Dishes
History's Greatest Dishes: Season 1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Podcast miniseries: bingeworthy historical deep-dives
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Tudor England: The Big Questions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From vicious court politicking and cultural innovation, to global voyages of discovery and total religious upheaval, Tudor England was a turbulent – and exciting – place to be. In our new HistoryExtra podcast series Tudor England: the big questions, we’re heading right into the beating heart of the era to uncover what life was really like for those who lived through it – all in the company of author, historian and broadcaster, Tracy Borman
Tyrant, Usurper, Hero: Three Kings That Made England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From 1377 to 1422, England's fortunes waxed and waned, as three dramatically different men wore its crown – the deluded narcissist Richard II, the charismatic usurper Henry IV and the lionised warrior Henry V. New books by the best-selling authors and historians Helen Castor and Dan Jones have the covered the reigns of these three kings. In this three-part HistoryExtra podcast series, they sit down to chart this turbulent era and explore how the three monarchs shaped England, from the Peasant's Revolt to the battle of Agincourt.
1066: the battle for England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The year 1066 is the most famous in English history. But there's a lot more to the story than one bloody battle at Hastings. That fateful year was preceded by a half-century of invasion and political manoeuvres, and followed by decades of brutal conquest. In this four-part special series, medievalist Marc Morris talks David Musgrove through the full story of the Norman Conquest
Ancient Egypt: The Big QuestionsFrom the secrets of the pyramids to the mysteries of mummification. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From the secrets of the pyramids to the mysteries of mummification
CaesarDeath of a Dictator. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
What drove Brutus and his allies to Caesar's assassination?
The Six Wives of Henry VIIIBeyond 'Divorced, beheaded, died...'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The women who shaped the course of Henry VIII's reign
The Tiger Tamer Who Went to SeaThe incredible story of Victorian influencer Bob Carlisle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The incredible story of Victorian influencer Bob Carlisle
Great ReputationsExamine the contested legacies of key historical figures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Examine the contested reputations of key historical figures
The First CrusadeInside the war that transformed the medieval world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Inside the war that transformed the medieval world
Shakespeare: Past MasterWhat the Bard's most famous works say about history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Explore the Bard's most famous works and what they say about history
The Boston Tea PartyIgniting a revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The pivotal moment on the road to the American Revolutionary War
WW2's Greatest BattlesPivotal moments that shaped WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Pivotal moments that shaped WW2, with military historian James Holland
D-Day: Land, Air and Sea. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The story of 6 June 1944 from the perspectives of the soldiers, sailors and airborne troops who served
Deeds Not WordsThe suffragette story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
With their radical demands for votes for women, the suffragettes shook up Edwardian Britain
WW2: The Big Questions, with Laurence Rees. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Historian and broadcaster Laurence Rees explains major moments of the global conflict in this five-part subscriber-only series
The Princes in the TowerThe greatest medieval cold case. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
In 1483 two young princes vanished without a trace in the Tower of London. The prime suspect in their disappearance has long been their uncle, Richard III. But despite centuries of fierce debate, Richard’s guilt has proven impossible to pin down for certain. Could someone else be the culprit, or might the princes even have survived, spirited away by someone who wanted to save their necks? We re-examine the historical evidence and speak to experts Lauren Johnson, Nathen Amin, Matt Lewis, Chris Skidmore and Leanda De Lisle, for their take on what really happened in one of history’s most fascinating cold cases.
The Bayeux TapestryUnravel its secrets
Dramatically depicting the Norman invasion of 1066, the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most captivating objects of the medieval age. This podcast series takes an in-depth look at the 70-metre-long embroidery and what it can tell us about one of the medieval era’s most tumultuous moments. We speak to a range of experts to unpick some of the biggest questions surrounding the Tapestry, from its creation and purpose, to the incomplete story it recounts and its modern-day legacy.
The Black DeathThe worst medieval plague?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
HistoryExtra podcast editor Ellie Cawthorne presents a series on the Black Death. Learn from expert historians on how this devastating disease killed millions and transformed societies.
Pearl HarborChaos unleashed. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Browse and listen to all episodes in our podcast series on the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Mary RoseSecrets of the Tudor warship
In this HistoryExtra podcast series, we marked the 40th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose by delving back into its fascinating history, and uncovering the secrets this Tudor shipwreck has hidden out of reach for more than four centuries…
The end of Roman BritainWhat really happened?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
What really happened in Britain as Roman influence waned? David Musgrove investigates what we know about the end of imperial rule in fifth-century Britain – and what remains a mystery…
SalemInvestigating the witch trials
In 1692, 19 members of a small New England community were hanged for witchcraft. Over the course of the year, young girls convulsed and barked like dogs, women confessed to flying on poles to satanic sabbaths, and villagers recounted seeing ghostly apparitions and translucent cats. How can we explain these seemingly inexplicable events? With the help of experts, we’ll delve into the historical factors that were at play in Salem to get to grips with one of the most fascinating moments in American history.
TutankhamunLife, Death, Legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
In 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter made one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of archaeology, when he unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Ellie Cawthorne investigates what we know about the life, death and legacy of the iconic pharaoh…
Toilets through timeAbsolutely bogging. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
What can we learn from the most universal of all experiences: going to the loo?
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