In Conversation | Sexy poets and killer queens - with Alice Loxton

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In Conversation | The tyrant and the usurper - with Helen Castor

Dan is joined by his friend and mentor, the renowned historian and author of The Eagle and The Hart, Dr Helen Castor, for a rundown of the wildest rivalry in Plantagenet history. Richard is a king, with the ego to match, but none of the political or interpersonal skills that woul ...  Show more

In Conversation | Mediaeval sex and bishop brothels - with Diarmaid MacCulloch

This episode contains frequent references to sex. Dan Jones is joined by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Lower than the Angels, for a look at the long and complicated relationship between the Church and our love lives. Who was Pope Gregory VII and why did he want to s ...  Show more

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