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HistoryExtra podcast episodes are released six times a week, featuring interviews with notable historians on topics spanning ancient history through to recent British to American events. Episodes feature history stories and perspectives on everything from crusading knights to Tudor monarchs and the D-Day landings.

You can also browse our podcast series, including 1,500+ episodes of our Everything You Wanted to Know series – in which your questions are put to the experts, as well as deep dives into historical conspiracies, history's greatest cities and the Black Death.

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Otto von Bismarck: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Einstein murders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gods, demons, witches and exorcists: inside an ancient Assyrian library. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peaks, perils, and pioneers: the deadly history of mountaineering. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Josephine Baker: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women who ruled over Africa. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Taiping Rebellion: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to choose a pope. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VE Day: a people's history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nikola Tesla: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What caused the Irish Famine?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The unification of Italy: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Public vs private: history behind closed doors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The rise of James VI & I: when Britain went global. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Papal elections and tariff troubles: history behind the headlines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the English took Manhattan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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