Special Announcement: A History of the Civil War in 10 Battles Begins Next Week
The Civil War pitted brother against brother and divided a nation. It also featured the most epic—and deadliest—battles in American history. From Shiloh to Vicksburg to Gettsburg, these battles result...
14 Syys 20184min
How a 1522 Battled Transformed Russia from a Minor Duchy into Earth's Largest Empire
The Russian Siege of Kazan in 1552 and the conquest of Kazan and Astrakhan by Muscovy can be seen as the birth of a Russian Empire. It had profound consequences for the steppe region and beyond, allow...
13 Syys 201830min
The Most Famous Founding Father You’ve Never Heard of Was Hamilton's Arch-Nemesis and a Deficit Hawk
Alexander Hamilton had a nemesis… and it was not Aaron Burr. After Hamilton enacted a wide-scale spending program to build up America's military and infrastructure, and thus send it into debt, newly-e...
11 Syys 201837min
Lost Civilizations, Part 3: European Visitors to the New World Before Columbus
Learn about cultures that came to America long before Columbus, suggesting that trans-oceanic voyages could be accomplished well back into the Bronze Age.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
6 Syys 20181h 5min
Lost Civilizations, Part 2: The Egyptian Pyramid Builders, the Nabateans, and the Aksumites.
Welcome to part two on our series on the greatest lost civilizations in history. Today we are looking at three groups: The Egytian Pyramid Builders, the Nabateans, and the Aksumites. These three group...
4 Syys 201859min
Lost Civilizations: Ancient Societies that Vanished Without a Trace, Part 1
A stock trope of literature is the king who believes that his kingdom will last forever, only to see it collapse under his own hubris (Exhibit A is Percy Bysshe Shelly's Ozymandias). But the trope is ...
30 Elo 20181h 8min
The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 3: Elizabeth of Tudor and Ottoman Queen Mother Kösem Sultan
This is the third in our three-part series on the most powerful women in the Middle Ages. To wrap things up we will explore the lives of two female rulers — one very famous, the other almost unknown. ...
28 Elo 201858min
Teaser: Intro to Audie Murphy Series
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25 Elo 20186min
