54 History of Everything: The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors

54 History of Everything: The Last Stand of T...

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Xenophon and The Great Journey of 10,000 Mercenaries

In the year 401 BCE, 10,000 Greek mercenaries became stranded in the heart of the Persian Empire. Betrayed and without their employer Cyrus the Younger, who was killed in the Battle of Cunaxa, they retreated across the region and were forced to trek their way back home through ba ...  Afficher plus

Who put the FUN in Funeral?

Let's face it. Death is kind of scary and really sucks. But different people around the world throughout all of human history have come up with answers as to what you are supposed to do when someone dies. Sometimes that answer may seem strange to us but hey, there is always a sto ...  Afficher plus

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Wreck, Scandal & Mutiny on HMS Wager
Dan Snow's History Hit

In 1740, the Royal Navy ship The Wager set sail for the Pacific to take part in the War of Jenkins' Ear. The unfortunate ship was separated from the fleet and, after pulverising storms and outbreaks of scurvy, ended up sinking near a small island off the coast of Chil ...

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141: Wartime Interlude
History That Doesn't Suck

Time to review! Greg and Kelsi talk through the main takeaways of the American story in World War I to date, from causes to new inventions and social changes. We get a little behind the scenes on episodes, a few stories that didn’t make in, and set the stage for the last battle o ...  Afficher plus

1. Thomas Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander
Dan Snow's History Hit

Dan tells a story as dramatic, unlikely and exciting as any ever penned by an author about one of Britain's greatest sailors. Thomas Lord Cochrane was a naval commander with an illustrious career in the Napoleonic Wars who once strapped himself to a floating bomb, in a rising sto ...  Afficher plus

247. Monty & Patton vs. the Nazis
The Rest Is History

Do commanders matter? Were the British generals effective or "foppish"? How did the Allies rebound from huge losses such as the Battle of Dunkirk to victories like Alamein and D-Day? Tom and Dominic are joined by Al Murray to discuss all this and more, following the release of Al ...  Afficher plus