Preview: The forgers who faked a fortune

Preview: The forgers who faked a fortune

In 1775, a respectable lady, a mild-mannered apothecary and his fast-living identical twin stood accused of pulling off a scam that had earnt them a fortune. But as their trial unfolded, the defendants turned on one another, and the plot thickened – who was the real orchestrator of the scheme, and who would hang for it? In this preview of episode one of History’s Greatest Scandals Season 2, Professor Hannah Greig and Ellie Cawthorne revisit this sensational courtroom drama, and consider what it can tell us about the Georgian age. Find the full episode and listen to the whole series by heading to History's Greatest Scandals or following this link: pod.link/1783538769 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hunting the regicides and the Chartist movement

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Fresh views on the Wars of the Roses

Fresh views on the Wars of the Roses

Dan Jones is interviewed by Tudor expert Suzannah Lipscomb about his new book on the Wars of the Roses. The two historians discuss the writing of popular history, the role of medieval kings and the co...

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Thomas Cromwell’s fall from grace

Thomas Cromwell’s fall from grace

Tudor historian Tracy Borman discusses the career of Thomas Cromwell, the henchman of Henry VIII who brought down Anne Boleyn only to eventually share the same fate. Meanwhile, our First World War aud...

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George III and the art of anatomy

George III and the art of anatomy

Former BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow talks about her new book The Strangest Family, which explores the private lives of King George III and his family. Meanwhile, we speak to Adam Rutherford about ...

28 Aug 201458min

The long history of the Crusades

The long history of the Crusades

In a lecture from our 2013 History Weekend festival, historian Tom Asbridge talks about how our understanding of the Crusades has changed over the past several centuries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

21 Aug 201450min

James Bond and Vichy France

James Bond and Vichy France

Historian and author Matthew Parker discusses how Ian Fleming's James Bond novels reveal his thoughts about the changes taking place in Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s. Meanwhile, author and biographer...

14 Aug 201452min

The global First World War

The global First World War

Historian and broadcaster David Olusoga discusses the subject of his new TV series The World's War, revealing how millions of people across the globe arrived in Europe to fight the First World War. Ho...

7 Aug 201447min

The German view on the First World War

The German view on the First World War

As we approach the centenary of the First World War, historian Alexander Watson, author of Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918, offers a German and Austro-Hungarian perspectiv...

31 Jul 201445min

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