Janina's on a bit of a break, but history never sleeps, so Emma is joined by acclaimed podcaster HR Owen for a deep dive into perhaps one of the most dramatic families in history, the Ptolemys.

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Episode #78 - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys, Part 1 (feat. HR Owen)

Emma is joined by HR Owen once again to discuss the most dramatic family in Classical Egypt!

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Episode #79  - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys - Part 2! (Feat. HR Owen)

Willkommen in Österreich! Emma is joined by History Is Sexy producer and Austria Correspondent Oliver to have a look at a story that's captured Austrian hearts for a hundred years, the life of Empress Elisabeth.

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Episode #80 - What's The Deal With Empress Elisabeth?

Graham and Ali from Rex Factor are here and we're talking about England's most consequential Queen Consorts, and all the skulduggery she got up to!

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Episode #81 - History is Rexy! Anne Boleyn (feat. Rex Factor)

... and were they really so dark?

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Episode #82 - What Makes The Dark Ages "Dark"?

The most devious, murderous cut-throat family of renaissance Italy.. or misunderstood victims of slanderous propaganda? Emma and Janina take a look at one of Italy's most infamous families, their rise, and fall.

Episode #83 - The Borgias

Who are some of the most badass saints? What were their lives like? What's a "desert father"? Find out all of this and more!

Episode #84 - Badass Saints

Dormice? Sow's Uterus? What on earth did the Romans eat? Join Emma and Janina for a culinary odyssey through the world of Roman Food.

Episode #85 - What Did The Romans Eat?

How big of a dickhead was Napoleon III, anyway? 

Episode #86 - Napoleon III

Join Emma and Janina on the high seas as Janina tells us all about her favourite shipwrecks

#87 - Janina's Top 3 Shipwrecks

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