The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past.    We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll hear deep dives into the lives of famous historical figures like Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn and Winston Churchill, and explorations of intriguing events from the past, such as the Salem witch trials, the battle of Waterloo and D-Day.    Expect fresh takes on history, helping you get to grips with the latest research, as we explore everything from ancient Roman archaeology and Viking mythology to Renaissance royals and Tudor kings and queens.    Our episodes touch on a wide range of historical eras – from the Normans and Saxons to the Stuarts, Victorians and the Regency period. We cover the most popular historical subjects, from the medieval world to the Second World War, but you’ll also hear conversations on lesser-known parts of our past, including black history and women’s history.    Looking at the history behind today’s headlines, we consider the forces that have shaped today’s world, from the imposing empires that dominated continents, to the revolutions that brought them crashing down. We also examine the impact of conflict across the centuries, from the crusades of the Middle Ages and the battles of the ancient Egyptians to World War One, World War Two and the Cold War.     Plus, we uncover the real history behind myths, legends and conspiracy theories, from the medieval murder mystery of the Princes in the Tower, to the assassination of JFK.     Featuring interviews with notable historians including Mary Beard, Tracy Borman, James Holland and Dan Jones, we cover a range of social, political and military history, with the aim to start conversations about some of the most fascinating areas of the past.  Unlock full access to HistoryExtra.com for 6 months for just 99p https://www.historyextra.com/join/

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King Leopold's elephant expedition: a story of colonialism in Congo 2025-02-28
Introducing History's Greatest Battles | New Podcast 2025-02-27
What did the Romans wear? 2025-02-26
Frederick Barbarossa: life of the week 2025-02-25
Sexuality on trial in colonial America 2025-02-24
Mining history: everything you wanted to know 2025-02-23
Bruisers and bare knuckles: the brutal world of Victorian boxing 2025-02-21
Did Britain really rule the waves? 2025-02-19
Jane Austen: life of the week 2025-02-18
The princess who fled Romanov Russia 2025-02-17
The Opium Wars: everything you wanted to know 2025-02-16
Rome's most scandalous emperors 2025-02-14
The royal threesome that rocked Anglo-Saxon England 2025-02-12
Are we celebrating the wrong Magna Carta? 2025-02-11
The forgotten JFK assassination plot 2025-02-10
The Indian Rebellion of 1857: everything you wanted to know 2025-02-09
From dinosaurs to Godzilla: a 15,000-year history of monsters 2025-02-07
How monasteries powered medieval Europe 2025-02-05
Greenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlines 2025-02-04
George Villiers: from royal favourite to enemy number one 2025-02-03
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