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Jane Austen’s final chapter – and lasting legacy 33:10

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What does Austen’s later writing tell us about her changing ideas? And what factors contributed to her death? In this fourth and final episode of our series chronicling the novelist’s life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers charts the last part of Austen’s story, and her enormous continuing influence. ––––– GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Want to go further into the…

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Prophetesses & she-preachers of the 17th century 34:06

3d ago34:06

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A prophetess who warned Oliver Cromwell against killing the king. A Yorkshire maidservant who gained an audience with the Ottoman Sultan. The religious tumult of the 17th century gave ordinary women opportunities to have their voices heard more than ever before. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, Dr Naomi Baker looks at several of these radical religious…

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New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore 41:19

5d ago41:19

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Why should you be careful about who's first through your door on New Year's Day? What led people to believe that newts and earwigs were responsible for their ailments? And why do sticks play such a key part in children's imaginations? Ceri Houlbrook and Owen Davies, co-authors of new book Folklore: A Journey through the Past and the Present, join M…

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Augustus: life of the week 44:31

6d ago44:31

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‘Evil genius’ is a phrase that could have been invented to describe Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. Augustus butchered his way to power in the chaos that followed Julius Caesar's assassination, and then showed the political cunning to remain there for four decades. In conversation with Spencer Mizen, Ed Watts – author of The Romans: A 2,000-Ye…

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Inside the Viking battle of the genders 39:28

7d ago39:28

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What do we know for certain about Old Norse ideas about masculinity and femininity, and can Viking Age mythology provide any answers? In conversation with James Osborne, Dr Jackson Crawford discusses the second edition of his translation of the Poetic Edda, and explores what can still be learned from the collection of Old Norse narrative poems that…

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A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’ 33:23

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It was at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, that Jane Austen experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career. In this third instalment of our four-part series charting the novelist's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers tells Lauren Good about this creative flourishing, and explores the popular works that Austen published …

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Æthelstan: the king who made England 32:47

9d ago32:47

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Æthelstan was crowned in Kingston upon Thames 1100 years ago, in AD 925. He went on to extend his authority far beyond his initial powerbase of Wessex and Mercia to become the first king of England. David Musgrove talks to Professor David Woodman, author of The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom, to hear why we should remem…

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Did the WW1 Christmas truce really happen? 34:46

12d ago34:46

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It’s one of the most romantic images of the First World War: British and German soldiers meeting in No Man’s Land on Christmas Day, 1914, for a spontaneous truce and a game of football. But did it actually happen? Historian Alex Churchill joins Rachel Dinning to discuss the famous event – and reveals what really happened in the trenches in December…

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Father Christmas: life of the week 42:17

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Father Christmas – or Santa Claus – is one of western culture’s most recognisable figures. But from his mysterious origins to quite how he ended up as owner of a North Pole workshop staffed by elves, much about the festive season’s main man remains a mystery. In this episode, Thomas Ruys Smith joins Matt Elton to discuss the cultural life and caree…

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When was the best time in English history to be alive? 29:26

14d ago29:26

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Did you know that Elizabethan Londoners were good kissers? That medieval drinkers used beer to fight off the flames of a raging inferno? And that Jane Austen doesn't paint an entirely accurate picture of the early 19th century? These are just some of the facts served up in Ian Mortimer's new book, Mortimer's A to Zs of English History. Here, in con…

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“I am to flirt my last”: Jane Austen’s twenties 33:52

15d ago33:52

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We might assume that Jane Austen led a quiet existence, writing dramatic plots instead of experiencing them herself – but that presumption is far from the truth. In this second episode of our four-part series on Austen's life and writing, Dr Lizzie Rogers and Lauren Good chart the author’s tumultuous twenties, an eventful period of her life during …

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The secret propaganda war against the Nazis 32:21

17d ago32:21

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In September 1939, an unlikely assortment of journalists, politicians, novelists and spies assembled in a Bedfordshire village and set about waging a covert propaganda war on Hitler's Germany. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Terry Stiastny reveals how the Political War Executive deployed everything from fake news and pornography to bogus …

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The many faces of James VI & I 41:00

18d ago41:00

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Historian Clare Jackson delves into the life and reputation of James VI & I – a king who, says Jackson, has a legacy that has been much refracted and maligned in the 400 years since his death. In her reappraisal of the king's life, she considers the violence that beset James throughout his life, and how that shaped the king's attitudes towards dipl…

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: life of the week 38:33

20d ago38:33

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Mozart is celebrated for his musical genius – but how did he rise to such enduring fame? What inspired him, and who was the man beyond the concert halls and compositions? Ahead of new TV drama Amadeus launching on Sky Atlantic in the UK on 21 December, Hannah Templeton tells Lauren Good about the composer's life, his experiences as a child prodigy …

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A short history of ghost hunting 40:51

20d ago40:51

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A spooky story during the Christmas season has become traditional – and the modern ghost story was invented by the Victorians, who embraced the supernatural and tried to understand it. Ben Machell has investigated the history of ghost hunting and supernatural investigations since the mid-19th century for his new book, Chasing the Dark, and in this …

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Becoming Jane Austen 28:51

22d ago28:51

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What inspired the daughter of a rural reverend to write about eligible bachelors and drunken misadventure? In this first episode of our four-part series on Jane Austen's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers and Lauren Good step back into the influential Regency novelist’s formative years, and explore her earliest writings that show how she began to find…

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Ghosts, gods & sea monsters: a supernatural history of the Atlantic 34:14

24d ago34:14

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For centuries, sailors crossing the Atlantic believed they were not alone – haunted by ghost ships, watched by mermaids, and stalked by sea monsters. Historian Karl Bell talks to Jon Bauckham about the stories that dominated the maritime imagination, and what role these fishy tales might play in our understanding of the ocean today. (Ad) Karl Bell …

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The summer that changed everything for the Kennedys 38:33

26d ago38:33

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Historian Leigh Straw describes one pivotal summer in the life of the Kennedy family. With most of the family in their Cape Cod summer home, the summer of 1944 was marked by personal grief and political legacy. As eldest son Joe Jr flew dangerous missions in the Second World War's European theatre, and Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy scandalised her parent…

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Margaret Beaufort: life of the week 47:40

26d ago47:40

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Born in the tumultuous 15th century, Margaret Beaufort – mother of Henry VII – endured personal tragedy, dynastic danger, and the ever-shifting fortunes of power. Yet she emerged as one of the most influential figures of late medieval England. In this episode, Emily Briffett is joined by historian Lauren Johnson to delve into the remarkable life of…

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Idi Amin's willing helpers 41:06

27d ago41:06

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Idi Amin is 20th-century Africa’s most notorious ruler – a cartoonish tyrant who has been bracketed with the likes of Hitler and Stalin. And it’s true that, as Uganda’s dictator for most of the 1970s, he oversaw murderous repression as well as the forced expulsion of the nation’s Asian community. But why did so many ordinary Ugandans willingly serv…

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“You can’t kill and maim with impunity”: the powerful legacy of Nuremberg 36:58

29d ago36:58

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In the 80 years since Nazi leaders stood in the dock, how has the international community sought to deal with war criminals around the globe? For this concluding episode of our four-part series on the Nuremberg Trials, David Musgrove is joined by the lawyer and author Philippe Sands to chart the long, complex legacy of the events of 1945-46, and to…

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Assassins vs Templars 50:17

30d ago50:17

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The Assassins and the Knights Templar are two of history’s most intriguing, enigmatic and legendary groups. While they may seem vastly different on the surface, their intertwined stories reveal a surprising number of parallels – from an almost fanatical strategy fuelled by the 'promise of death' to the nature of their downfall. Speaking to Emily Br…

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WW2's Tunisian campaign: the Stalingrad of Africa 46:37

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For the Allies it was an enormous triumph and for Nazi Germany it was another Stalingrad. But 80 years on, the battle for Tunisia is barely mentioned in popular accounts of the Second World War, having been totally eclipsed by the iconic clashes in Europe and the Pacific. In his new book, Tunisgrad, military historian Saul David seeks to redress th…

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Empress Matilda: life of the week 42:41

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In the tumultuous aftermath of Henry I’s death, England was thrown into one of the most chaotic civil wars in its history – the Anarchy. At the heart of the struggle stood Empress Matilda: daughter of a king, widow of an emperor, mother of a future dynasty, and the woman who came closer than any before her to ruling medieval England in her own righ…

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How warhorses transformed medieval England 36:21

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William the Conqueror used them to devastating effect in 1066. Robert the Bruce worked out how to neutralise them. And when Richard III was knocked from his, England would never be the same again. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton discuss the decisive role of the warhorse in key turning points of medie…

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Jane Austen’s final chapter – and lasting legacy 33:10

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Prophetesses & she-preachers of the 17th century 34:06

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New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore 41:19

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Augustus: life of the week 44:31

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Inside the Viking battle of the genders 39:28

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A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’ 33:23

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Æthelstan: the king who made England 32:47

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Did the WW1 Christmas truce really happen? 34:46

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Father Christmas: life of the week 42:17

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When was the best time in English history to be alive? 29:26

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“I am to flirt my last”: Jane Austen’s twenties 33:52

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The secret propaganda war against the Nazis 32:21

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The many faces of James VI & I 41:00

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: life of the week 38:33

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A short history of ghost hunting 40:51

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Becoming Jane Austen 28:51

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Ghosts, gods & sea monsters: a supernatural history of the Atlantic 34:14

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The summer that changed everything for the Kennedys 38:33

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Margaret Beaufort: life of the week 47:40

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Idi Amin's willing helpers 41:06

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“You can’t kill and maim with impunity”: the powerful legacy of Nuremberg 36:58

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Assassins vs Templars 50:17

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WW2's Tunisian campaign: the Stalingrad of Africa 46:37

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Empress Matilda: life of the week 42:41

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How warhorses transformed medieval England 36:21

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