History Podcast
Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
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The Sikh Empire
Thu 7 Apr 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Empire.
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Agrippina the Younger
Thu 31 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger.
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Bedlam
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
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The Maya Civilization
Thu 10 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya civilization in central America.
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The Dutch East India Company
Thu 3 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dutch East India Company.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman of her time.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776.
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Holbein at the Tudor Court
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Holbein at the court of Henry VIII.
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Alexander the Great
Thu 1 Oct 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.
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Frederick the Great
Thu 2 Jul 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
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Josephus
Thu 21 May 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.
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The Lancashire Cotton Famine
Thu 14 May 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Lancashire cotton famine during the American Civil War
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Matteo Ricci and the Ming Dynasty
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Matteo Ricci's 16th-century travels in Ming China.
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The California Gold Rush
Thu 2 Apr 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s.
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The Curies
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family.
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The Eunuch
Thu 26 Feb 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs.
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The Wealth of Nations
Thu 19 Feb 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Adam Smith's economic treatise The Wealth of Nations.
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Ashoka the Great
Thu 5 Feb 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Indian ruler Ashoka the Great.
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Thucydides
Thu 29 Jan 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides.
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The Haitian Revolution
Thu 23 Oct 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.
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The Battle of Talas
Thu 9 Oct 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Talas in AD751.
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Julius Caesar
Thu 2 Oct 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and reputation of Julius Caesar.
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Hildegard of Bingen
Thu 26 Jun 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval writer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen.
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