HistoryExtra Long Reads

84 Episodes

1. The battle of Monte Cassino: a hill to die on

   Published: 2/24/2025
2. Why sex was a sin in the Middle Ages

   Published: 2/17/2025
3. Ptolemy XII: Cleopatra's father from hell

   Published: 2/10/2025
4. Keep smiling: the history of happiness

   Published: 2/3/2025
5. Winston Churchill: still the greatest?

   Published: 1/27/2025
6. Influencers of the medieval age

   Published: 1/20/2025
7. Thomas Cromwell: hero to zero

   Published: 1/13/2025
8. Introducing History's Greatest Scandals | New Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 10/20/2024