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Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
May 25, 2025Who was Hannibal, the flawed but brilliant Carthaginian general? What makes Rome vs Carthage in the third century BC one of the most totemic ancient rivalries of all time? How did Hamilcar, father of ...
The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
May 21, 2025What were the consequences of Peter the Great’s mighty victory over Sweden at the Battle of Poltova in 1707? How great was the impact of his reign upon Russia overall, and was he responsible for turni...
The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)
May 18, 2025Why was the greatest and most climactic battle of the Great Northern War, the Battle of Poltova, one of the most important in all European history? What drove Charles XII of Sweden to invade Russia in...
The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)
May 14, 2025After establishing the city of St Petersburg, what was Peter the Great’s next step in his titanic struggle against Charles XII of Sweden, for mastery of northern and eastern Europe? What drastic, brut...
The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1)
May 11, 2025How did the Great Northern War, which saw Sweden pitted against Peter the Great’s Russia and her allies, and would transform Europe forever, begin? Who was Charles XII, Sweden’s King, and a worthy ant...
Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
May 07, 2025What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his strange and remarkable travels through Europe, before truly stepping into the role of Tsar of all t...
Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
May 04, 2025Why was the early life of Peter the Great - Tsar and autocrat of all the Russias, who endures to this day as an iconic symbol of Russian might - drenched in blood and violence? What amalgamation of co...
The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)
Apr 30, 2025In the vibrant but vicious golden age of Imperial Japan, how did women use writing as a way to secure their status, and express their deepest desires? Who was Sei Shōnagon, the witty courtier whose ac...
The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
Apr 27, 2025At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, obsessive hierarchy, and fabulous sophistication, who was the legendary lothario and emperor’s son, Genji? What can the Tale of ...
The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)
Apr 23, 2025"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune...