Ranked #1
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
Born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, a young princess marries the heir to the Russian throne and becomes Catherine the Great. L... Read more
12 Jan 2019
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43mins
Ranked #2
Napoleon Bonaparte - Part One
Napoleon Bonaparte - Part One
In August of 1769, a boy was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. His name was Napoleon Bonaparte and he would c... Read more
7 Sep 2019
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47mins
Ranked #3
Jesse James
Jesse James
Have you heard of Jesse James? He was an American outlaw, robber, guerrilla, and Southern sympathizer during and after t... Read more
1 Dec 2018
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43mins
Ranked #4
Eva "Evita" Peron
Eva "Evita" Peron
Maria Eva Duarte was born in a tiny shack in one of Argentina’s poor shanty towns. Despite her humble beginnings, Eva or... Read more
23 Nov 2019
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47mins
Ranked #5
GPN Presents: Coldest Cases - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
GPN Presents: Coldest Cases - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Tune in for a special episode from GPN’s sister podcast, Coldest Cases! What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? 20 ... Read more
7 Dec 2019
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38mins
Ranked #6
The Dark History of the Belgian Congo
The Dark History of the Belgian Congo
Things get dark on this week's episode. That's because we are talking about the tragic and horrific history of the Congo... Read more
27 Apr 2019
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38mins
Ranked #7
The 1907 Romanian Peasant Revolt
The 1907 Romanian Peasant Revolt
At the turn of the 20th century, Europe was a pretty unstable place. Romania was not immune from the political unrest, b... Read more
17 Aug 2019
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34mins
Ranked #8
Suleiman the Magnificent - Part One
Suleiman the Magnificent - Part One
He was the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. At one point, he reigned over millions of people from Europe t... Read more
15 Jun 2019
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40mins
Ranked #9
The History of Roller Derby
The History of Roller Derby
From the beginning, roller derby has been an unconventional sport with unconventional players. Its history is as surpris... Read more
31 Aug 2019
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31mins
Ranked #10
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
The man dubbed "the architect of the holocaust", Adolf Eichmann, was able to escape in the aftermath of the second world... Read more
19 Oct 2019
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43mins
Ranked #11
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
When Nikola Tesla died in 1943, he left a world that was completely changed because of him. Every time you turn on a lig... Read more
9 Mar 2019
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38mins
Ranked #12
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway
After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the Japanese ran wild and strung together victory and vic... Read more
9 Nov 2019
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43mins
Ranked #13
Napoleon Bonaparte - Part Two
Napoleon Bonaparte - Part Two
In Part one we saw Napoleon's incredible rise to become ruler of a powerful European empire. But the good times are abou... Read more
14 Sep 2019
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52mins
Ranked #14
Prohibition (and How It Backfired)
Prohibition (and How It Backfired)
100 years ago, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution officially went into effect. And just like that, tho... Read more
4 Jan 2020
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43mins
Ranked #15
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace is possibly one of the smartest people the world has ever known. Born in London in 1815, she had a rare min... Read more
4 May 2019
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32mins
Ranked #16
The Münster Rebellion
The Münster Rebellion
In 1534, a group of religious extremists took complete control of the German town of Munster. Their leader, Jan van Leid... Read more
8 Jun 2019
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47mins
Ranked #17
Alexander the Great - Part One
Alexander the Great - Part One
He was Alexander III of Macedon, but today almost everyone knows him as “Alexander the Great”. By age 30, he had created... Read more
9 Feb 2019
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45mins
Ranked #18
9 Ancient Inventions That You Still Use Today
9 Ancient Inventions That You Still Use Today
Did you know the alarm clock that woke you up this morning has been around since the times of Ancient Greece? Of course,... Read more
29 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #19
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Jack and Lauren truly stretch the whole “in a hurry” thing on today’s episode of History in a Hurry. But Apollo 13 is su... Read more
6 Apr 2019
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53mins
Ranked #20
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen
Join Jack and Lauren as we dive into the fascinating life and story of Hildegard of Bingen. Not many women in the Middle... Read more
28 Sep 2019
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34mins