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  1. Introducing History's Greatest Scandals | New Podcast

    Published: 1/7/2025
  2. Sarah Biffin: extraordinary artist

    Published: 1/6/2025
  3. Lord Lucan: what really happened to the missing earl?

    Published: 12/30/2024
  4. Gladiators: tales from the Roman arena

    Published: 12/23/2024
  5. Audacious lady swindlers, con-women and hustlers

    Published: 12/16/2024
  6. Edward of Warwick: the other prince in the tower

    Published: 12/9/2024
  7. Mysterious mummification myths

    Published: 12/2/2024
  8. Henry V's brutal youth

    Published: 11/25/2024
  9. Pigs in the medieval city

    Published: 11/18/2024
  10. How we found our bearings: the origins of the four compass points

    Published: 11/11/2024
  11. Reading the runes: uncovering the everyday lives of the Vikings

    Published: 11/4/2024
  12. Tales from history's toilets

    Published: 10/28/2024
  13. Medieval England's political miracle

    Published: 10/20/2024
  14. Dudley Clarke: the spy who hoodwinked Hitler

    Published: 10/13/2024
  15. Henry VII: the king they couldn't kill

    Published: 10/6/2024
  16. The suffragettes: masters of PR

    Published: 9/29/2024
  17. Robert the Bruce: the man, the myth, the murderer

    Published: 9/22/2024
  18. Oliver Cromwell's postal spies

    Published: 9/15/2024
  19. Dark knights and crusading criminals

    Published: 9/8/2024
  20. Women of the Greco-Persian Wars

    Published: 9/1/2024

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Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of BBC History Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.