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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Richard III returns 2022-10-06
Robert Harris on the manhunt for Charles I’s killers 2022-10-05
Anti-Chinese prejudice: from gold rushes to exclusion laws 2022-10-04
WW2’s most daring raid 2022-10-03
15 minutes of fame: Babur, dynasty founder and diarist 2022-10-02
The Knights Templar: everything you wanted to know 2022-10-01
Clash of cultures: how interpreters bridged the gap between Britain and China 2022-09-29
What can one woman reveal about Jewish life in medieval England? 2022-09-28
The Napoleon of Fleet Street 2022-09-27
Should mummies be on display? 2022-09-26
15 minutes of fame: Hannah Humphrey, entrepreneurial Georgian printseller 2022-09-25
The CIA: everything you wanted to know 2022-09-24
The end of Roman Britain: families, ancestors and DNA 2022-09-23
Love, marriage & wallpaper: the artistic lives of Jane and William Morris 2022-09-22
Tutankhamun | 7. the contested legacy of an icon 2022-09-21
African and Caribbean people in Britain: a 2,000-year history 2022-09-20
Dangerous ideas & scandalous lives: Germany’s first Romantics 2022-09-19
15 minutes of fame: Kleisthenes, father of Athenian democracy 2022-09-18
Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know 2022-09-17
Dan Jones on writing historical fiction 2022-09-15
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