Long Reads | HistoryExtra podcast series
Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of HistoryExtra magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.
MembershipaudioAudacious lady swindlers, con-women and hustlers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEdward of Warwick: the other prince in the tower. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioMysterious mummification myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioHenry V's brutal youth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioPigs in the medieval city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioHow we found our bearings: the origins of the four compass points. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioReading the runes: uncovering the everyday lives of the Vikings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioTales from history's toilets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioMedieval England's political miracle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioDudley Clarke: the spy who hoodwinked Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioHenry VII: the king they couldn't kill. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe suffragettes: masters of PR. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioRobert the Bruce: the man, the myth, the murderer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioOliver Cromwell's postal spies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioDark knights and crusading criminals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioWomen of the Greco-Persian Wars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioOradour-sur-Glane: one of WW2's most infamous massacres. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioFrom Tudor to Stuart: a brand new era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe West Africa Squadron: Britain's war on slave ships. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Second World WaraudioAirborne assault: the spearhead of the D-Day invasion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe women behind Henry VIII's queens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe Normandy campaign's forgotten naval heroes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEmily Anderson: codebreaking pioneer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioVictorian scandals: sex, sadism & sugared death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioRoman slaves: the hidden lives of the empire's invisible labour force. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioCumbria: the forgotten Anglo-Saxon kingdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Membershipaudio1924's British Empire Exhibition: the empire’s last hurrah?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioBeastly Victorians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe battle of Meggido: ancient Egypt at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioWW1's Eastern Front: the forgotten theatre of war?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioLife beyond the margins: female diarists through time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioKnights! Camera! Action!: the Middle Ages on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioFrom the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioMary vs Elizabeth: sisters at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioAlexandria: the ancient world's greatest city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe war on grey squirrels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioMedieval breastfeeding: an act of love. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioDeath and alcohol on Victorian canals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioWonderlust: exploring the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioShakespeare: playing with the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe Bloomsbury Group: the new radicals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioLady Killers: what murder scandals reveal about Victorian society. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe long death of the Roman Republic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioWalter Cowan: Britain's oldest commando. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioRace across the Atlantic: 1969's wackiest escapade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioMatilda of Scotland: the queen behind the veil. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe Munich beer hall putsch: a botched coup?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe crusade against the odds. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.