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    HistoryExtra Long Reads

    HistoryExtra Long Reads

    HistoryExtra Long Reads

    ratings:
    Length:
    41 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 41 episodes

    Title

    Life beyond the margins: female diarists through time

    Sarah Gristwood delves into the diaries of women that have previously been lost to time...

    18 minutes
    		May 05, 2024

    Knights! Camera! Action!: the Middle Ages on film

    From the heroic glamour of Henry V to the heady nationalism of Braveheart, the medieval...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 28, 2024

    From the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories

    Who shot JFK? Was Elizabeth I a man? And did aliens really land at Roswell? Conspiracy ...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 21, 2024

    Mary vs Elizabeth: sisters at war

    By the end of her reign, Mary I’s relationship with her half-sister and successor, Eliz...

    19 minutes
    		Apr 14, 2024

    Alexandria: the ancient world's greatest city

    When Alexander the Great founded a settlement at the junction of three continents in 33...

    17 minutes
    		Apr 07, 2024

    The war on grey squirrels

    The grey squirrel’s domination of Britain’s woodland over the past 150 years has enrage...

    19 minutes
    		Mar 31, 2024

    Medieval breastfeeding: an act of love

    What can the history of breastfeeding tell us about medieval society? In this Long Read...

    19 minutes
    		Mar 25, 2024

    Death and alcohol on Victorian canals

    Today, Britain’s canals are ideal places to enjoy a leisurely cruise – but in the 19th ...

    17 minutes
    		Mar 18, 2024

    Wonderlust: exploring the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

    The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were daring and dazzling constructions that have...

    21 minutes
    		Mar 11, 2024

    Labour’s leap to power

    In January 1924, Ramsay MacDonald entered 10 Downing Street as Britain’s first Labour p...

    19 minutes
    		Mar 04, 2024