48. The Paris Commune: Can The City Of Lights Govern Itself? (Ep 3)
How many of the radical reforms that the Paris Commune implemented in their 72 day existence influence French laws to this day? Why did the communards tear down a statue of Napoleon III and outlaw mor...
17 Nov 202533min
47. The Paris Commune: The City That Ate Its Zoo (Ep 2)
How did pet dogs, street rats, and the zoo’s elephants make their way onto the menu of Parisian fine dining restaurants? Why did Paris feel so slighted by the national government when they surrendered...
13 Nov 202532min
46. The Paris Commune: France’s Bloodiest Revolution (Ep 1)
What was the Paris Commune of 1871? How was the first German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, trying to radically reshape the map of Europe? How did the resulting Franco-Prussian war set the scene in Pa...
10 Nov 202541min
45. The Gunpowder Plot: Why Do We Remember The Fifth Of November? (Ep 4)
How did the remaining conspirators manage to blow themselves up? Why is the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot still celebrated 400 years later? What are the parallels between this plot and the 7/7 bombings...
6 Nov 202545min
44. The Gunpowder Plot: Conspirators Caught Red-Handed (Ep 3)
Once Parliament was blown up, how were the plotters planning on seizing power? How did the King manage to stop the plan to blow up parliament just in time? What is the Monteagle Letter and why is this...
5 Nov 202556min
43. The Gunpowder Plot: The Recruitment of Guy Fawkes (Ep 2)
How did a series of plots to depose and kill King James I ultimately fail? Who was Robert Catesby, the mastermind behind the Gunpowder Plot? Why was Guy Fawkes recruited into the secret group meeting ...
3 Nov 202531min
42. The Gunpowder Plot: Britain’s Most Famous Traitors (Ep 1)
As Queen Elizabeth I lay dying, why were the nation’s high profile Catholics rounded up and imprisoned? Why has history overlooked James I, the first king of Scotland and England? Who were the small g...
30 Okt 202535min
41. Salem Witch Trials: The Legacy (Ep 3)
How did the executions for witchcraft finally come to an end? What does a community do to reckon with the aftermath of all this violence? Why have the Salem Witch Trials become shorthand for the prose...
29 Okt 202544min
