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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
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Ranked #2
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
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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
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8mins
Ranked #4
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
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11mins
Ranked #5
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
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10mins
Ranked #6
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
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8mins
Ranked #7
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
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12mins
Ranked #8
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
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Ranked #9
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
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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
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7mins
Ranked #11
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
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Ranked #12
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
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Ranked #13
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
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Ranked #14
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
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8mins
Ranked #15
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
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6mins
Ranked #16
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
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8mins
Ranked #17
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
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Ranked #18
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
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8mins
Ranked #19
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
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7mins
Ranked #20
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
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8mins