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History in Five Minutes Podcast

History. Only Not Boring.

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HFM 155 | Why Did British Men Wear Powdered Wigs in the 1700s?

HFM 155 | Why Did British Men Wear Powdered Wigs in the 1700s?

You’ve seen the look in historical dramas. You laughed at the foppish dandies that appear on Masterpiece Theater. In gra... Read more

29 Sep 2016

7mins

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HFM 127 | Damascus Steel: The Medieval Blade That We Still Can’t Top Today

HFM 127 | Damascus Steel: The Medieval Blade That We Still Can’t Top Today

Damascus swords, which were generally made in the Middle East anywhere from 540 A.D. to 1800 A.D., were sharper, more fl... Read more

26 Oct 2015

7mins

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HFM 021 | Common Knowledge About Medieval History that is Incorrect, Part 1: With Tim O’Neill

HFM 021 | Common Knowledge About Medieval History that is Incorrect, Part 1: With Tim O’Neill

Today special guest Tim O’Neill,  medievalist and Quora’s resident historian, explains that no educated person thought t... Read more

1 Jul 2013

8mins

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HFM 154 | German POWs in the U.S. During World War II

HFM 154 | German POWs in the U.S. During World War II

Did you know that over 400,000 German POWs were settled in the United States during World War II? Did you know that they... Read more

21 Sep 2016

11mins

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HFM 123 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 6: Elon Musk

HFM 123 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 6: Elon Musk

Elon Musk is the inspiration for Tony Stark. The 43-year-old native South African is also CEO of SpaceX, the first priva... Read more

25 May 2015

10mins

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HFM 128 | Europeans in the Far East Before Marco Polo

HFM 128 | Europeans in the Far East Before Marco Polo

Marco Polo is the most famous European explorer to the Far East, but he definitely wasn’t the first. His father and uncl... Read more

2 Nov 2015

8mins

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HFM 036 | Why Russian Revolutions of the 17th and 18th Century Were the Cause of the USSR – With Mark Schauss of the Russian Rulers History Podcast

HFM 036 | Why Russian Revolutions of the 17th and 18th Century Were the Cause of the USSR – With Mark Schauss of the Russian Rulers History Podcast

What caused the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917? Was it the result of a few days of rioting getting out of control? Or is t... Read more

7 Oct 2013

12mins

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HFM 143 | Why The Fall of Rome is Centuries Later Than You Think

HFM 143 | Why The Fall of Rome is Centuries Later Than You Think

Rome didn’t fall in 476 when Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader ... Read more

18 Jul 2016

6mins

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HFM 003 | The Five People with the Most Descendants Ever

HFM 003 | The Five People with the Most Descendants Ever

In this  episode of the History in Five Minutes Podcast, we look into the lives of the people with the most descendants ... Read more

10 Oct 2012

5mins

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HFM 129 | The Step-by-Step Guide to Building a 13th-Century French Castle

HFM 129 | The Step-by-Step Guide to Building a 13th-Century French Castle

In a remote forest clearing in Burgundy, France, a 13th-century castle is slowly being constructed using only the tools,... Read more

16 Nov 2015

7mins

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HFM 147 | The Real Story of the Scopes Monkey Trial

HFM 147 | The Real Story of the Scopes Monkey Trial

If you’ve seen the 1960 Spencer Tracy movie Inherit the Wind, you know about the Scopes Monkey Trial. In this real-life ... Read more

15 Aug 2016

7mins

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HFM 071 | What Archeology Tells us about Old Testament Jericho

HFM 071 | What Archeology Tells us about Old Testament Jericho

And the walls came tumbling down! Or did they? Today we step into the world of archeology and look at the evidence for a... Read more

26 May 2014

7mins

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HFM 052 | The Norman Invasion of 1066: Why England Took 400 Years to Assimilate its Own Kings

HFM 052 | The Norman Invasion of 1066: Why England Took 400 Years to Assimilate its Own Kings

When the Normans invaded England in 1066, they did not assimilate into the culture quickly. In fact, becoming fluent in ... Read more

13 Jan 2014

8mins

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HFM 055 | Dark Ages in History, Part 1: 1177 B.C. and the Late Bronze Age Collapse

HFM 055 | Dark Ages in History, Part 1: 1177 B.C. and the Late Bronze Age Collapse

Did you know there was a Dark Ages before the Dark Ages? There was such an event in 1177 BC, and it was so monumental th... Read more

3 Feb 2014

8mins

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HFM 004 | The Three Most Insane Rulers in History

HFM 004 | The Three Most Insane Rulers in History

In this  episode of the History in Five Minutes Podcast, we look at the exploits of the three most insane rulers in hist... Read more

15 Oct 2012

6mins

Ranked #16

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HFM 033 | Alexander the Great, Part 1: Myths about Alexander’s Life

HFM 033 | Alexander the Great, Part 1: Myths about Alexander’s Life

It’s almost impossible to separate Alexander the man from Alexander the myth, but we’ll give it a try. Was he really tut... Read more

16 Sep 2013

8mins

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HFM 079 – History’s Greatest Spies, Part 4: Nancy Wake (1912-2011): The “White Mouse” of the French Resistance

HFM 079 – History’s Greatest Spies, Part 4: Nancy Wake (1912-2011): The “White Mouse” of the French Resistance

Nancy Wake was a World War II spy and saboteur who operated behind enemy lines to organize the French Resistance, helpin... Read more

21 Jul 2014

Ranked #18

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HFM 121 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 4: Theodore Roosevelt

HFM 121 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 4: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt won the presidency twice, was the first American to earn a belt in judo, hunted, wrote numerous books... Read more

7 May 2015

8mins

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HFM 042 | Why Medieval Peasants Worked a Lot Less Than You Think

HFM 042 | Why Medieval Peasants Worked a Lot Less Than You Think

We all know that working conditions were far more terrible in the past than today. There were no rights for laborers, an... Read more

11 Nov 2013

7mins

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HFM 118 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 1: Benjamin Franklin

HFM 118 | The Most Productive People in History, Part 1: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was nothing if not diversified in his talents. The Founding Father was a printer, scientist, inventor,... Read more

4 May 2015

8mins

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