Stalin’s Shadow | Part 2 | The Struggle for Power | Ancient to Recent | Episode 47
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the story of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin, as the struggle for power begins.As the regime stages a grand funeral to prese...
26 Apr 59min
Stalin’s Shadow | Part 1 | The Final Days | Ancient to Recent | Episode 46
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson begins a new series on the final days of Joseph Stalin.At the height of his power, the Soviet dictator who had ruled through fear, purges, and wa...
19 Apr 37min
The Siege of Constantinople | Part 4 | The Noose Tightens | Ancient to Recent | Episode 44
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the dramatic siege of Constantinople as the struggle enters a final and brutal new phase.With his navy strengthened, Mehmed II seeks to...
4 Apr 31min
The Siege of Constantinople | Part 3 | The Gunpowder Age Begins | Ancient to Recent | Episode 43
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the story of the 1453 siege of Constantinople.As Mehmed II brings one of the largest armies of the medieval world to the city’s gates, ...
28 Mar 35min
The Siege of Constantinople | Part 2 | The Gathering Storm | Ancient to Recent | Episode 42
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, the stage is set for one of history’s most brutal sieges as the Ottoman Empire and Byzantium move toward their final confrontation.Born into uncertainty and raise...
21 Mar 35min
The Siege of Constantinople | Part 1 | The Queen of Cities | Ancient to Recent | Episode 41
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson begins a new series on the long road to the fall of Constantinople.For centuries the great city stood as the heart of the Byzantine Empire, a wea...
14 Mar 38min
The Haitian Revolution | Part 5 | Napoleon’s Gamble | Ancient to Recent | Episode 40
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Napoleon Bonaparte launches one of the largest overseas expeditions of the age to crush Toussaint Louverture and restore French control over Saint-Domingue.In 180...
7 Mar 39min
