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    The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)

    The thrilling life of Harold Godwinson - England's greatest hero

  2. The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)

    The background for the climactic Battle of Hastings in the totemic year of 1066

  3. The Rise of the Nazis

    Where do the origins of Nazism lie? The Second Reich? Hitler鈥檚 time in Vienna?

  4. The Regency Revolution

    Hilary Davidson talks early 19th Century fashion, and what led to the style changes.

  5. The Oil Weapon

    1973: Oil-rich nations quadruple the price of oil, sending the West into crisis.

  6. The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2)

    War seems imminent as the the Nazis close in on Czechoslovakia

  7. The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)

    With Hitler hungry for war, will Chamberlain manage to appease him?

  8. The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch

    German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler鈥檚 trial.

  9. The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)

    How did the Battle of Dunkirk unfold in 1940, and why was it a key turning point?

  10. The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into WW2, as the Nazis escalate their war on Europe.

  11. The Nazis at War: Churchill鈥檚 Finest Hour (Part 4)

    With Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power during the WW2, and how did he move on Britain?

  12. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the next bombastic phase of the Nazis at war.

  13. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)

    Dominic and Tom discuss the fall of the flamboyant Medici

  14. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)

    Who was Cosimo de Medici, the Renaissance Godfather of Florence?

  15. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)

    The reign of history's most glamorous tyrant: Lorenzo Medici, 'The Magnificent'

  16. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)

    The rise of history's most fearsome monk: Girolamo Savonarola.

  17. The Man Who Escaped Auschwitz

    The incredible story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfr茅d Wetzler, who escaped from Auschwitz.

  18. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal

    The story of Harold Davidson, the Rector of Stiffkey, and his controversial mission.

  19. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)

    The life of Harald Hardrada in Constantinople.

  20. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)

    The early life of history's most famous viking: Harald Hardrada

  21. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)

    The Irish War of Independence reaches its bloody climax.

  22. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)

    What was the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and how did it change the fate of Ireland?

  23. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)

    The origins of the Irish War of Independence.

  24. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)

    The terrible events of Bloody Sunday, in 1920.

  25. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)

    The build up to, and death of the Irish Revolutionary leader: Michael Collins

  26. The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)

    The shocking murder of Sir Henry Wilson.

  27. The Great Northern War: The Battle for the Baltic (Part 1)

    The origins of the Great Northern War, which reshaped Europe forever

  28. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)

    The cataclysmic Battle of Poltova in the tumultuous reign of Peter The Great.

  29. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)

    Peter the Great establishes Moscow, as his struggle with Charles XII intensifies...

  30. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)

    The tragic, murderous climax of the life and reign of Peter the Great.

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