The Notorious Banquet of Chestnuts
On October 31, 1501, the notorious Italian family. the Borgias, threw a party in the Papal Palace. The salacious details of that event, known as the "Banquet of Chestnuts" has captivated gossips for c...
15 Loka 202427min
Napoleon's Brother Off Exit 7
After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, it became a dangerous thing to be a Bonaparte in Europe. And so Joseph, Napoleon's older brother, sailed to America, where he lived for more than two decades, buil...
8 Loka 202427min
Miscalculations in the Court of Richard II (with Helen Castor)
Richard II, grandson of the great King Edward III, inherited the throne when he was 10 years old, and was told he was a Messiah. The power went to his head. Dana is joined by historian Helen Castor, a...
1 Loka 202443min
Lettice Knollys and her Pride
When Queen Elizabth I's favorite, Robert Dudley, got married without her permission, nothing would protect the new couple from the Queen's wrath. But Lettice met the prospect of her exile from court w...
24 Syys 202427min
The Witch of the Ottoman Empire
When Roxelana was a teenager, she was captured from her homeland and brought to Istambul to be sold as a slave. With a famusly dazzling personality, she rose in the ranks to become the Sultan's favori...
17 Syys 202439min
Henry V (with Dan Jones)
Was Henry V the greatest king in English history? Or was he a violent and vindictive monarch overrated by history? Historian Dan Jones joins us to talk about Henry V, the subject of his new biography,...
10 Syys 202442min
"The Princess with the Sad Eyes"
It should have been a fairytale romance: after a whirlwind courtship, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary married the Shah of Iran and the two fell deeply in love. But their happiness would be challenged at e...
3 Syys 202437min
A Double Murder in Madrid
In 1980, a story captivated the Spanish media — the Marquis and Marchioness of Urquijo were found dead in the summer home, with no clear suspect in sight. Eventually, attention would turn to their pla...
27 Elo 202431min
