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World History Podcast

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The Zinoviev Letter conspiracy

Historian Greg Jenner

Making jokes about Romans

Professor Dame Janet L Nelson

Charlemagne: medieval empire builder

Young people celebrate outside the boarded-up Stonewall Inn after riots over the weekend of June 27, 1969. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images)

Stonewall and the fight for gay rights

Kendrick Oliver explores the space race that led to the 1969 moon landing and considers the legacy of the momentous events of July 1969. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers/Getty Images)

The race to the moon

An Indian cricket team in imperial Britain. (Photo by Elliott & Fry/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

An Indian cricket team in imperial Britain

Clash between the English Temeraire and the French Redoutable ships during the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

The battle of Trafalgar

Charles I. (Photo by World History Archive/Alamy)

King killers in America

A C Grayling. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

General ancient history

AC Grayling on the history of philosophy

The Repton Stone with detail of mounted warrior.

The problem with the Anglo-Saxons

Diminutive circus performer George Sherwood Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb poses in Highland dress for the appreciation of two young ladies. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Victorian freak shows

Neville Chamberlain speaks to a crowd after meeting Hitler, Mussolini, and Deladier to settle the question of the Czecho-Slovak dispute. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)

Second World War

Appeasement and the road to World War Two

Civilian and service personnel work together at code-breaking. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Second World War

The women of Bletchley Park

Adrian Tinniswood explores the fascinating history of Britain’s royal households, from the Tudor period until today. Here, Queen Victoria is surrounded by members of the royal family at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. (Photo by Getty Images)

At home with the royals

Edward Carey talks about Madame Tussaud on the History Extra podcast. (Wax Figure of Marie Tussaud (Photo by Getty Images)

The story of Madame Tussaud