100 Facts Kings & Queens: Diamond Jubilee Edition

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There Once Was A Man With Six Wives

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The Kings & Queens of Britain

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The Normans

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dMAC Digest Vol 7 No 1A: History Behind the Lindisfarne Gospels

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Summary of Levi Roach's Empires of the Normans

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The Vikings: From Odin to Christ

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A Castle of Doomsday

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Did the Vikings Really Wear Horned Helmets in Battles? History Book Best Sellers | Children's History

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Irish Historical Allusions, Curious Customs and Superstitions, County of Kerry, Corkaguiny

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Scandinavian Relations with Ireland During the Viking Period

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Vikings: Raiders from the Sea

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Fortress Britain: All the Invasions and Incursions since 1066

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Summary of Lars Brownworth's The Sea Wolves

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The Anglo-Saxon Age: An Alternative History of Britain

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Viking Sword Saxon Shield

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The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great

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Bloody Scottish History: Edinburgh

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Edward I's Conquest of Wales

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Summary of George MacDonald Fraser's The Steel Bonnets

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Vikings! Saxon Holocaust

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The Fascinating History of My Direct Royal Ancestors and Their Descendants

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Summary of Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish's Clanlands

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Summary of Max Adams' The King in the North

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Whitehead Family Heritage

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The Castle in the Wars of the Roses

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Edinburgh an Outlander Tour

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Oswald: Return of the King

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York's Military Legacy

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1066

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Kings and Queens of England

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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Harrowing Historical Nonfiction Bestseller About a Courageous Fight for Justice)

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Whore Stories: A Revealing History of the World's Oldest Profession

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear (Women's History Month, True Story about an Inspirational Woman)

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The Secret History of the World

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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

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The Richest Man in Babylon: The most inspiring book on wealth ever written

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100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Secrets, Conspiracies, Cover Ups, and Absurdities

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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World

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A Grief Observed

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World History 101: From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history

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Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

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The Library Book

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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof

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The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century

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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

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The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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The Lessons of History

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Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It

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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

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The Great Reset: And the War for the World

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The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

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The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America

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The Great Awakening: Defeating the Globalists and Launching the Next Great Renaissance

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Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

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Alfred and the Battle of Edington: Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

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Alfred and the Battle of Edington: Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

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S1.64 Sweyn Forkbeard: This week on Rex Factor we put right what once went wrong and step back 1,000 years in history to review England's first Viking ruler, Sweyn Forkbeard. Sweyn was the father of the legendary Cnut and the first Viking to be acknowledged as full king...

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The Viking Age: Fury of the Northmen: Sophie (age 7) and Ellie (age 5) tell the story of the start of the Viking Age, from the attack at Lindisfarne to the creation of the Danelaw.----more---- Our story starts with the attack on the Lindisfarne monastery in 793AD. The monastery is famous for...

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Lady Ashcombe of Sudeley Castle: Lady Ashcombe / Sudeley Castle and GardensEpisode Description: This week on Duchess, the Duchess of Rutland travels to the historic Sudeley Castle and Gardens to meet Lady Ashcombe. In the show, Lady Ashcombe speaks candidly about the impact of the tragic loss of her husband so early into her life custodian, the Duchess gets a background on the castle’s immense royal history, and Lady Ashcombe describes the tales of ghostly monarchs that are said to walk Sudeley’s halls today. Top Quotes:"How many times have these grey suited individuals told you it isn't possible but the will of the chatelaine overcomes all." - Duchess"You need to protect the home and it's contents because without the art that's on the walls these houses don't tell the story they were meant to. It all represents layers of history and we are just a moment in time - preserving, protecting and defending." - Duchess"Sudeley Castle, and places like it, belong to the culture. Even though Sud

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The Wars of the Roses: Sophie (age 8) and Ellie (age 6) tell the story of the Wars of the Roses. This was the civil war between the House of York and the House of Lancaster that was fought in the time of knights and castles to see who would rule England.----more---- 600 years ...

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Episode 98 - Eleanor of Castile: Spanish princess and English queen: We’re joined in the studio by senior properties h…

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Hunting the Viking Great Heathen Army: In 865 AD Britain was invaded by the Great Heathen Army an alliance of Scandanavian warriors determined to conquer the kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, Merica & Wessex. Cat Jarman & Dan trace the footsteps of the viking invasion.

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Lady Cara Willoughby of Birdsall House: Episode Description: In this week’s episode, the Duchess journeys to the beautiful Birdsall House to meet Lady Cara Willoughby. In the show, Lady Cara tells the Duchess about the incredible, swashbuckling life story of Britain’s most reckless naval officer, Lady Cara reveals how Jane Austen was influenced by Birdsall in her novels, and the ladies explore more ghostly-goings-on in heritage. Top Quotes:"Living in heritage you become extremely aware through portraits on the wall, and the history of the family, that you are a very small link in the chain and, therefore, you inherit it, you do what you feel is right in your generation, and you hand it on." - Lady Cara"As custodians, we are guardians of the house." - Lady Cara"In heritage you always seem to be planning your life for your death." - Duchess"The magic of Downton Abbey and The Crown is that they show these houses to be full of riches and staff but, of course, now they are not at all. We as

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Duchess, the Jubilee Special: Episode Description:Welcome back to a very special episode of the Duchess podcast.The weekend of the 3rd of June has just passed and we enjoyed a wonderful weekend of platinum jubilee celebrations for our Queen Elizabeth II.So to celebrate Queen Elizabeth we have decided to have a special episode dedicated to her and the royal family.To start, we will have one of our favourite guests back on the podcast, Lady Derby of Knowsley Hall, who will share some of her own stories involving the royal family and her personal feelings on the incredible celebrations this weekend. We will then play some of our favourite clips from the podcast that have featured stories and anecdotes about the Queen and her family.So please join us for this very special Jubilee episode of the podcast - this is Duchess.Top Quotes:“What the Jubilee meant to me is just bringing everyone together. Nobody does pageantry better than the British. It didn’t matter what age you were, what nationa

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Imogen Wyvill of Constable Burton Hall & Garden: Episode Description: In today’s show, the Duchess visits the beautiful Constable Burton Hall and Gardens to meet the current chatelaine, Imogen Wyvill. In the episode, Imogen introduces the Duchess to the chess grand master who courted Florence Nightingale, we learn about the Wyvill family’s important hand in the abolition of slavery, and the ladies discuss the famed and fabulous Tulip festival that is hosted at Constable Burton annually.Top Quotes:"Living in homes like these, you fall in love with them everyday through the eyes of your visitors." - Imogen Wyvill"The wonderful thing about Constable Burton is that it does have this very warm homely feel to it. It embraces you." - Imogen"The past year perhaps has helped us realise to keep life a little simpler. And actually it's a reconnection to the love affair with the British Isles." - ImogenAbout the Guest and Stately Home:Imogen Wyvill, nee Garner, is married to Marmaduke D'Arcy Willi

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Belvoir Special Ep. 5: Art, Heirlooms and Interiors

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Sweyn Forkbeard: First Viking King of England: Was Sweyn Forkbeard the first Viking King of England?

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Belvoir Special Ep. 3: The Role of Woman and Life as a Duchess: In this episode, the Duchess meets Belvoir Castle’s archivist, Vicki Perry, to discuss the history of women at Belvoir Castle, and the Duchess will also meet her daughter, Violet, to talk about what life is like as a duchess.

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S1.25 Edward I: England enters its medieval Edwardian period in 1272 with the accession of Edward I and after two difficult reigns we have another powerful king. Edward was every bit the medieval warrior king, going on Crusade, conquering Wales and building some of...

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3. Story of England: Tudor Feuds, Explorers and Fanatics: Dan couldn't do a history of England without a hearty helping of our favourite family.

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Royal Castles & Palaces of England: Medieval (1/3)

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Belvoir Special Ep. 2: Architecture & History: The Duchess meets the Duke’s personal assistant, Harvey Proctor, to discuss the architecture of Belvoir Castle and the Duke of Rutland to discuss the Manners family history.

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Episode 152 - The Wars of the Roses part 1: The battles begin: Less than 100 years after the Black Death, Englan…

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Belvoir Special Ep. 1: Meet My Mum

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The Duchess of Argyll of Inveraray Castle: Episode Description:In this episode, the Duchess meets the Duchess of Argyll, who invites us inside her fabulous home: the historic Inveraray Castle, situated on the banks of Loch Fyne in Scotland. We learn about the ghostly history the castle, and we hear the story of the iconic 20th century society beauty: Ethel Margaret Campbell. The Duchess of Argyll shares with us the fascinating history of the proud Campbell Clan, and we learn about the Duchess of Argyll's connection to Britain’s most treasured of chocolatiers.Have you ever watched Bridgerton, The Crown or Downton Abbey and wondered what it's really like to be a Duchess? If so, this is the podcast for you.Top Quotes:“I think being a Duchess has taught me that I have a responsibility to my local community, and that I must do it better every day.” - Emma Rutland“We have a hundred and twenty thousand visitors a year. Without them, these homes have nothing.” - the Duchess of Argyll“That’s th

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The Duchess of Fife of Kinnaird Castle: Episode Description:In this episode, Emma Rutland meets another Duchess: Caroline, Duchess of Fife. Emma Rutland learns about the estate’s rebellious history, the magnificent art collection in the castle, and the many groundbreaking conservation projects developed on the estate. Have you ever watched Bridgerton, The Crown or Downton Abbey and wondered what it's really like to be a Duchess? If so, this is the podcast for you.Top Quotes:“In these houses, we are only as able as the team around us. They are precious to you.” - Emma Rutland“Running these homes; making people happy. It is a joy.” - the Duchess of Fife“Despite everything, these houses survive.” - Emma Rutland“The environmental crisis is the biggest threat to us today. Conservation in these stately homes is crucial.” - Emma Rutland“When people look at these buildings, there’s a great sense of stability. That life goes on.” - Emma RutlandAbout the Guest and Stately Home:Caroline Bunting m

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MAP#48: Sweyn Forkbeard, The Viking King of England: 03 February 2014 marks the 1,000th anniversary of the death of King Sweyn Forkbeard. Once Forkbeard became the King of Denmark and Norway he started raiding England. After the English massacred thousands of Danes on St.

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Scottish Kingship: Medieval myth-making, the kings of Scotland and the Stone of Destiny

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Episode 6 - The Two Harolds: England on the eve of the Conquest was torn between the old King Edward the Confessor and the powerful house of Godwin. With no clear heir apparent chosen, a predatory Normandy and the terrifying Harald Hardrada of Norway waited for their chance to seize the throne, while Harold of England tried desperately to keep the peace. As the year 1065 drew to it's close a royal death started a chain of events that would drastically alter the political landscape. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the most famous date in English history and the three would-be kings who struggled for the crown.

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The Favorite Con of the Plantagenet Kings

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30. A Great King, Hyde Abbey, Winchester: Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The British Isles

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The Haunting of Willington Mill: In England, the Tyne River, famously flowing through the centre of Newcastle on its way to the North Eastern coast, has for many centuries been a vein of industry. In the early 19th Century the banks were filled with shipbuilders, rope makers and flour,...

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Countrystride #90: The VIKINGS in Cumbria: ...in which we are joined by archaeologist Steve Dickinson in Gosforth to seek out the lost Norse kingdom of 'Laithlinn'. Embarking from the infamous Viking Cross – where Steve guides us through a series of remarkable carvings – we set out on an autumn...

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The Vikings: The Wolf Age