The Rest Is History
Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as they unpack the high-drama moments that shaped our world. Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experie...
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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)
Jul 26, 2026
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A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)
Jul 22, 2026
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A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
Jul 19, 2026
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The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)
Jul 15, 2026
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The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)
Jul 12, 2026
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Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
Jul 8, 2026
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Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)
Jul 5, 2026
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Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)
Jul 1, 2026
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Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)
Jun 28, 2026
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South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
Jun 24, 2026
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Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)
Jun 21, 2026
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The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)
Jun 17, 2026
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The Fascist World Cup: Mussolini's Football Dictatorship | History of the World Cup
Jun 16, 2026
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Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)
Jun 14, 2026
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Britain: God Save the King (Part 2)
Jun 10, 2026
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USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1)
Jun 7, 2026
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The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)
Jun 3, 2026
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The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)
May 31, 2026
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The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)
May 27, 2026
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The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)
May 24, 2026
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The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2)
May 20, 2026
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Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne
May 19, 2026
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The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)
May 17, 2026
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Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney
May 14, 2026
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Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)
May 13, 2026
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Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)
May 10, 2026
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The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
May 6, 2026
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Wine and the Birth of Civilisation
May 3, 2026
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Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
Apr 29, 2026
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Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
Apr 26, 2026
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Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
Apr 22, 2026
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Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1)
Apr 19, 2026
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Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4)
Apr 15, 2026
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Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3)
Apr 12, 2026
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Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
Apr 8, 2026
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Music: The Father of the Blues, Golden Age of Jazz, and David Bowie | History in Photos
Apr 7, 2026
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Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
Apr 5, 2026
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The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
Apr 1, 2026
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Revolutions: Iran, the Prague Spring, and Ceaușescu’s Fall | History in Photos
Mar 31, 2026
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The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
Mar 29, 2026
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The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
Mar 26, 2026
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The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
Mar 23, 2026
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London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
Mar 19, 2026
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London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
Mar 16, 2026
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London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
Mar 12, 2026
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London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
Mar 9, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
Mar 5, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
Mar 2, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)
Feb 26, 2026
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Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus
Feb 25, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
Feb 23, 2026
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The Book Club: Wuthering Heights
Feb 20, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)
Feb 19, 2026
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Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister
Feb 18, 2026
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The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1)
Feb 16, 2026
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Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)
Feb 12, 2026
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Greatest Paintings: The Ghost of Spain – Velázquez’s Las Meninas
Feb 11, 2026
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Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)
Feb 9, 2026
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Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)
Feb 5, 2026
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Greatest Paintings: Dawn of the Dutch Golden Age - The Arnolfini Portrait
Feb 4, 2026
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Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)
Feb 2, 2026
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Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)
Jan 29, 2026
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Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)
Jan 26, 2026
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Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)
Jan 22, 2026
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Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1)
Jan 19, 2026
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Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
Jan 15, 2026
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Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3)
Jan 12, 2026
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Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)
Jan 8, 2026
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Joan of Arc: Warrior Maid (Part 1)
Jan 5, 2026
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Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Jan 1, 2026
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Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Dec 29, 2025
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WWI: The Christmas Truce
Dec 25, 2025
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Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)
Dec 22, 2025
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Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4)
Dec 18, 2025
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Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)
Dec 15, 2025
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Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)
Dec 11, 2025
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The Beatles: The British Invasion, with Conan O’Brien (Part 2)
Dec 10, 2025
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Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1)
Dec 8, 2025
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The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4)
Dec 4, 2025
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The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1)
Dec 3, 2025
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The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)
Dec 1, 2025
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621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)
Nov 27, 2025
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The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)
Nov 24, 2025
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Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4)
Nov 20, 2025
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Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3)
Nov 17, 2025
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Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2)
Nov 13, 2025
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Elizabeth I: The Fall of the Axe (Part 1)
Nov 10, 2025
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RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger
Nov 7, 2025
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Disneyland: The Modern American Utopia
Nov 6, 2025
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Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller
Nov 3, 2025
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Spartacus and Gladiators, with Mary Beard
Oct 31, 2025
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Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar (Part 6)
Oct 30, 2025
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Nelson: The Final Showdown (Part 5)
Oct 27, 2025
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Julius Caesar, with Mary Beard
Oct 23, 2025
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Nelson: Bonaparte Prepares to Strike (Part 4)
Oct 22, 2025
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Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (Part 3)
Oct 19, 2025
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Alexander the Great, with Mary Beard
Oct 16, 2025
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Nelson: The Gathering Storm (Part 2)
Oct 15, 2025
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Nelson: Slaughter in Naples (Part 1)
Oct 12, 2025
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The Trojan War, with Mary Beard
Oct 9, 2025
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Nelson’s Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton
Oct 8, 2025
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Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood
Oct 5, 2025
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Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4)
Oct 1, 2025
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Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)
Sep 28, 2025
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Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2)
Sep 24, 2025
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Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (Part 1)
Sep 21, 2025
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Scandal in the White House
Sep 17, 2025
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Chatham High Street
Sep 14, 2025
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The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)
Sep 10, 2025
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The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)
Sep 5, 2025
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The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)
Sep 3, 2025
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The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3)
Aug 31, 2025
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The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2)
Aug 27, 2025
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The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1)
Aug 24, 2025
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The Fight of the Century
Aug 20, 2025
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Mad Victorian Sport
Aug 17, 2025
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Manhunt for the Killer (Part 2)
Aug 13, 2025
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre (Part 1)
Aug 10, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall (Part 6)
Aug 6, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: The Mystery of the Exploding Mansion (Part 5)
Aug 3, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Murder Most Foul (Part 4)
Jul 30, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: The Battle for Scotland (Part 3)
Jul 27, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: The Royal Rivals (Part 2)
Jul 23, 2025
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)
Jul 20, 2025
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The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal
Jul 16, 2025
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The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery
Jul 13, 2025
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The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)
Jul 9, 2025
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The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)
Jul 6, 2025
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The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)
Jul 2, 2025
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The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)
Jun 29, 2025
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The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)
Jun 25, 2025
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The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)
Jun 22, 2025
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The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)
Jun 19, 2025
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The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)
Jun 15, 2025
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The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)
Jun 11, 2025
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The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)
Jun 8, 2025
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Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)
Jun 4, 2025
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Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3)
Jun 1, 2025
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Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2)
May 28, 2025
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Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
May 25, 2025
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The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
May 21, 2025
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The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)
May 18, 2025
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The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)
May 14, 2025
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The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1)
May 11, 2025
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Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
May 7, 2025
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Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
May 4, 2025
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The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)
Apr 30, 2025
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The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
Apr 27, 2025
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The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)
Apr 23, 2025
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The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)
Apr 20, 2025
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1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4)
Apr 16, 2025
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1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)
Apr 13, 2025
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1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)
Apr 9, 2025
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1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)
Apr 6, 2025
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The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)
Apr 2, 2025
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The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
Mar 30, 2025
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The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)
Mar 27, 2025
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The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)
Mar 24, 2025
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The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)
Mar 20, 2025
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The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)
Mar 17, 2025
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The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)
Mar 13, 2025
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The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)
Mar 10, 2025
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The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)
Mar 6, 2025
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The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)
Mar 3, 2025
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Death in the Amazon: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Feb 27, 2025
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Elizabeth I’s Sorcerer: Angels and Demons in Renaissance Europe
Feb 24, 2025
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Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo
Feb 20, 2025
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Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)
Feb 17, 2025
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Horror in the Congo: The Crimes of Empire (Part 2)
Feb 13, 2025
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Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)
Feb 10, 2025
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Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4)
Feb 6, 2025
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Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)
Feb 3, 2025
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Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2)
Jan 30, 2025
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Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)
Jan 27, 2025
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Russian Spies, Pigeons, and The Rest Is Classified…
Jan 24, 2025
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Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis
Jan 23, 2025
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Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3)
Jan 20, 2025
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Hitler's War on Poland: The Pact with Stalin (Part 2)
Jan 16, 2025
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Hitler’s War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
Jan 13, 2025
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The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2)
Jan 9, 2025
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The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)
Jan 6, 2025
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Beethoven: Napoleon and the Music of War LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Jan 2, 2025
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Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Dec 30, 2024
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Charlemagne: Emperor of the West (Part 3)
Dec 25, 2024
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Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2)
Dec 23, 2024
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Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1)
Dec 19, 2024
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Warlords of the West: A Clash of Ice and Fire (Part 3)
Dec 16, 2024
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Warlords of the West: Killer Queens (Part 2)
Dec 12, 2024
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Warlords of the West: Barbarian Heirs of Rome (Part 1)
Dec 9, 2024
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The World's First City
Dec 5, 2024
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Nelson: The Battle of the Nile (Part 5)
Dec 2, 2024
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Nelson: The Hunt for Napoleon (Part 4)
Nov 28, 2024
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Nelson: God of War (Part 3)
Nov 25, 2024
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Nelson: Attack the French! (Part 2)
Nov 21, 2024
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Nelson: Hero of the Seas (Part 1)
Nov 18, 2024
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America in '68: Nixon's Great Comeback (Part 6)
Nov 14, 2024
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America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5)
Nov 11, 2024
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America in '68: George Wallace, The First Donald Trump (Part 4)
Nov 7, 2024
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America in '68: The Killing of Robert Kennedy (Part 3)
Nov 4, 2024
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America in '68: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2)
Oct 31, 2024
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America in '68: Nightmare in Vietnam (Part 1)
Oct 28, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Marseillaise, Song of War (Part 5)
Oct 24, 2024
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The French Revolution: Massacre at the Palace (Part 4)
Oct 23, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)
Oct 20, 2024
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The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)
Oct 16, 2024
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The French Revolution: Bloodbath in Paris (Part 1)
Oct 13, 2024
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The Roman Conquest of Britain: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 4)
Oct 9, 2024
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The Roman Conquest of Britain: Boudicca’s Reign of Blood (Part 3)
Oct 6, 2024
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The Roman Conquest of Britain: The Empire Strikes Back (Part 2)
Oct 2, 2024
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The Roman Conquest of Britain: Julius Caesar’s Invasion (Part 1)
Sep 29, 2024
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Evita: The Mystery of the Missing Body (Part 5)
Sep 25, 2024
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Evita: Death of a Martyr (Part 4)
Sep 23, 2024
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Evita: The World's Most Powerful Woman (Part 3)
Sep 22, 2024
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Evita: The Rise of General Perón (Part 2)
Sep 18, 2024
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Evita: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)
Sep 15, 2024
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Lee Miller: Exposing the Horrors of World War Two
Sep 11, 2024
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The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2)
Sep 9, 2024
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History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1)
Sep 8, 2024
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Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4)
Sep 4, 2024
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Hundred Years' War: Bloodbath at Agincourt (Part 3)
Sep 1, 2024
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Hundred Years' War: The Road to Agincourt (Part 2)
Aug 28, 2024
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Hundred Years' War: Henry V’s Invasion of France (Part 1)
Aug 25, 2024
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Henry IV: Warrior Princes and Fat Knights (Part 2)
Aug 21, 2024
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Henry IV: The Usurper King (Part 1)
Aug 18, 2024
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The Food that Changed the World
Aug 14, 2024
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The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man
Aug 11, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Royal Family Escapes (Part 8)
Aug 8, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles (Part 7)
Aug 7, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Rights of Man (Part 6)
Aug 5, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Storming of the Bastille (Part 5)
Aug 4, 2024
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The French Revolution: Showdown in Versailles (Part 4)
Aug 1, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Violence Begins (Part 3)
Jul 31, 2024
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The French Revolution: The Diamond Necklace Scandal (Part 2)
Jul 29, 2024
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The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (Part 1)
Jul 28, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: The Lights Go Out (Part 6)
Jul 25, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: The Tsar Chooses War (Part 5)
Jul 24, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: Britain's Fateful Choice (Part 4)
Jul 21, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3)
Jul 18, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2)
Jul 17, 2024
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The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
Jul 14, 2024
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The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4)
Jul 10, 2024
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The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3)
Jul 7, 2024
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The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
Jul 3, 2024
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The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Killer (Part 1)
Jun 30, 2024
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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar (Extract)
Jun 27, 2024
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Modern British Elections (Part 2)
Jun 26, 2024
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Mad Elections (Part 1)
Jun 23, 2024
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St George: Dragon-Slayer
Jun 19, 2024
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Dragons
Jun 16, 2024
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Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic (Extract)
Jun 13, 2024
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The Empress of the Apocalypse
Jun 12, 2024
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The Suit, Savile Row, and Smartly Dressed Men
Jun 9, 2024
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Helen of Troy: A Family of Blood (Part 2)
Jun 5, 2024
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Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)
Jun 2, 2024
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Fall of the Sioux: The Massacre at Wounded Knee (Part 3)
May 30, 2024
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Fall of the Sioux: The Ghost Dance (Part 2)
May 29, 2024
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Fall of the Sioux: Death of Crazy Horse (Part 1)
May 26, 2024
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Custer's Last Stand: The Final Showdown (Part 8)
May 22, 2024
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Custer's Last Stand: The Battle of the Little Bighorn (Part 7)
May 20, 2024
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Custer's Last Stand: The Charge of the 7th Cavalry (Part 6)
May 16, 2024
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Custer's Last Stand: Death in the Black Hills (Part 5)
May 15, 2024
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Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Rise of Sitting Bull (Part 4)
May 12, 2024
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Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Horse-Lords of the Plains (Part 3)
May 8, 2024
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Custer vs. Crazy Horse: The Winning of the West (Part 2)
May 6, 2024
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Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Civil War (Part 1)
May 5, 2024
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The Habsburgs: Secrets of a Dynasty
May 1, 2024
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The First Emperor of China
Apr 28, 2024
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Lord Byron: Death of a Vampire (Part 4)
Apr 24, 2024
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Lord Byron: Dangerous Liaisons (Part 3)
Apr 21, 2024
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Lord Byron: Scandal, Sex and Celebrity (Part 2)
Apr 17, 2024
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Lord Byron: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (Part 1)
Apr 14, 2024
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Disco: Sex and Race in Seventies America
Apr 10, 2024
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The Moonwalkers, with Tom Hanks
Apr 7, 2024
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Luther: A World Torn Apart (Part 5)
Apr 3, 2024
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Luther: Showdown with the Emperor (Part 4)
Apr 1, 2024
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Luther: The Battle Against Satan (Part 3)
Mar 31, 2024
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Luther: The Revolution Begins (Part 2)
Mar 28, 2024
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Luther: The Man Who Changed the World (Part 1)
Mar 25, 2024
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Titanic: The Survivors (Part 6)
Mar 21, 2024
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Titanic: Nightmare at Midnight (Part 5)
Mar 19, 2024
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Titanic: The Iceberg Strikes (Part 4)
Mar 18, 2024
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Titanic: Countdown to Disaster (Part 3)
Mar 14, 2024
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Titanic: Kings of the World (Part 2)
Mar 12, 2024
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Titanic: The Tragedy Begins (Part 1)
Mar 11, 2024
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History's Greatest Monkeys
Mar 7, 2024
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The History Of Chocolate
Mar 4, 2024
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Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)
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