The Secret Lesbian Affair under Mary Queen of Scots
16th century Scotland was a hard time to be a woman, far harder if you happened to be a woman who loved women. Yet from this dark time a dazzling lightness has survived - the secret lesbian love poetr...
29 Juni 54min
The Murder Network That Terrified Versailles
In 17th century France, Louis XIV's court sparkled with luxury. It also teemed with poison, occult rituals and aristocrats trying to murder their way up the social ladder.What started with one poisone...
25 Juni 45min
History's Greatest Ghosts with Uncanny's Danny Robins
In this special episode of After Dark. Anthony and Uncanny’s Danny Robins delve into historical ghost stories and explore why our obsession with death and the paranormal remains an integral part of th...
22 Juni 53min
Most Famous Murder In Ancient Egypt
Millenia ago, a plot was hatched within the highest echelons of Egyptian society which ended with royal blood being spilt. This assassination, known as the Harem Conspiracy, and the following trial wo...
18 Juni 1h 3min
The Dark History of the Quakers
17th century England was a world turned upside down.A civil war resulted in King Charles I being executed, and from this moment a religious movement called the Quakers grew rapidly.Far from the pacifi...
15 Juni 55min
The Sicilian Catacombs of the Living Dead
*Warning: this episode contains discussions of child death*Deep beneath the sunny streets of Palermo Sicily, the Capuchin Catacombs are home to over a thousand people, most of them still standing in t...
11 Juni 51min
How Boudica Took On The Roman Empire
Ancient Britain was occupied by the Romans, and tension was building with local tribes.Their brutal occupation reached a breaking point.So what happened when Queen Boudica stood up to the might of the...
8 Juni 58min
The Gruesome History of Sexual Disease
*Warning: this episode contains discussions of puss*Gonorrhea and syphilis are no laughing matter, especially in a time before antibiotics.How were symptoms first recorded and what were the disturbing...
4 Juni 1h 3min
