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Unknown History with Giles Milton

Unknown History provides you with surprising, quirky, and remarkable tales from the past, so you can pretend you paid attention in history class. Hosted by renowned author Giles Milton.

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BONUS: Introducing The History of England

BONUS: Introducing The History of England

Today we have a special guest post for Unknown History listeners. David Crowther hosts the History of England podcast, w... Read more

30 May 2019

35mins

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87 S3 - D-DAY: When the Tides Turned on Omaha Beach

87 S3 - D-DAY: When the Tides Turned on Omaha Beach

In the last episode from Season 3 of Unknown History, we learn how the American Troops finally won the beach from German... Read more

24 Apr 2019

12mins

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77 S3 - D-DAY: What Happened on the Eve of D-Day?

77 S3 - D-DAY: What Happened on the Eve of D-Day?

On June 5, 1944, the night of what was supposed to be D-Day, the five massive fleets heading for the French coast sudden... Read more

13 Feb 2019

14mins

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64 Hitler's American Friends - Charles Lindbergh and 'America First'

64 Hitler's American Friends - Charles Lindbergh and 'America First'

In Part 5 of our miniseries on Hitler's American Friends from author Bradley Hart, we learn about famed aviator Charles ... Read more

1 Nov 2018

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42 S2 - The Men Who Deprived Hitler of the Atomic Bomb

42 S2 - The Men Who Deprived Hitler of the Atomic Bomb

How One Man Deprived Hitler of the Atomic Bomb. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2ny4iz6 Learn more at www.q... Read more

16 Mar 2017

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11 S1 - Hamilton, Burr, and the Murder Trial You'll Never Forget

11 S1 - Hamilton, Burr, and the Murder Trial You'll Never Forget

When most people think of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, they think of the famous duel that ended in Hamilton's deat... Read more

29 Dec 2016

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78 S3 - D-DAY: The Mission You've Never Heard Of

78 S3 - D-DAY: The Mission You've Never Heard Of

Hours before the beach landings on D-Day, a group of men underwent a dangerous nighttime mission in France. What happene... Read more

20 Feb 2019

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73 Wild Bill - The Life and Death of Wild Bill Hickok

73 Wild Bill - The Life and Death of Wild Bill Hickok

The story of Wild Bill Hickok, a legendary gunslinger from the American Frontier, has been largely untold in modern hist... Read more

3 Jan 2019

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46 Dodge City Special - Famous Outlaws of the Wild West

46 Dodge City Special - Famous Outlaws of the Wild West

Learn more about Dodge City, the wickest town in the American west, on this new Unknown History miniseries hosted by aut... Read more

6 Jul 2017

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60 Hitler’s American Friends - Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund

60 Hitler’s American Friends - Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund

In Part 1 of our miniseries on Hitler's American Friends from author Bradley Hart, we learn about the German American Bu... Read more

4 Oct 2018

10mins

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31 S2 - The Real Queen Victoria: A Conversation with Author Daisy Goodwin

31 S2 - The Real Queen Victoria: A Conversation with Author Daisy Goodwin

Queen Victoria's public legacy is often of the doting grandmother, or the stodgy old woman. Daisy Goodwin—author of Vict... Read more

12 Jan 2017

26mins

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25 S2 - What Happened to the Children Bred for the Hitler Regime?

25 S2 - What Happened to the Children Bred for the Hitler Regime?

The Lebensborn program's goal was to produce a stock of children suitable for Hitler's vision for the future of Germany.... Read more

14 Oct 2016

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63 Hitler’s American Friends - Henry Ford and American Business

63 Hitler’s American Friends - Henry Ford and American Business

In Part 4 of our miniseries on Hitler's American Friends from author Bradley Hart, we learn how one of the most recogniz... Read more

25 Oct 2018

10mins

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62 Hitler’s American Friends - Charles Coughlin and Radio’s Religious Right

62 Hitler’s American Friends - Charles Coughlin and Radio’s Religious Right

In Part 3 of our miniseries on Hitler's American Friends from author Bradley Hart, we learn about one of the most infamo... Read more

18 Oct 2018

12mins

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72 Valley Forge - Who Was Baron von Steuben? An Unknown Revolutionary War Hero

72 Valley Forge - Who Was Baron von Steuben? An Unknown Revolutionary War Hero

In our third installment in the miniseries "The Heroes of Valley Forge," we learn about Baron von Steuben, a conman and ... Read more

27 Dec 2018

8mins

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75 Wild Bill - Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill

75 Wild Bill - Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill were two of the most famous plainsmen of the American West, and also became trusted friends. ... Read more

17 Jan 2019

10mins

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49 Dodge City Special - Wyatt Earp's Relationship with Women Was...Complicated

49 Dodge City Special - Wyatt Earp's Relationship with Women Was...Complicated

Learn more about Dodge City, the wickedest town in the American west, on this new Unknown History miniseries hosted by a... Read more

29 Mar 2018

13mins

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44 Dodge City Special - The Takeover of Wyatt Earp

44 Dodge City Special - The Takeover of Wyatt Earp

Learn more about Dodge City, the wickest town in the American west, on this new Unknown History miniseries hosted by aut... Read more

22 Jun 2017

11mins

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43 Dodge City Special - Introducing The Wickedest Town in the American West

43 Dodge City Special - Introducing The Wickedest Town in the American West

Learn more about Dodge City, the wickedest town in the American west, on this new Unknown History miniseries hosted by a... Read more

13 Jun 2017

14mins

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61 Hitler’s American Friends - William Dudley Pelley and the Silver Legion

61 Hitler’s American Friends - William Dudley Pelley and the Silver Legion

Part 2 of our miniseries on Hitler's American Friends from author Bradley Hart, we learn about an American organization ... Read more

11 Oct 2018

11mins

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