In my first collaboration episode I chat with Ollie, an English guy who runs the 'History Emporium And Pals Podcast'

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We talk Alfred The Great, English History, Podcasting, Personal Passions and the white-washing of the history we get taught in schools.

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After a humiliating defeat, Alfred retreats to the swamps of Wessex and desperately tries to pickup the pieces of his shattered kingdom.

Meanwhile, Viking Warlord Guthrum recruits more Danes to help subdue the troublesome realm.

The fate of England balances on the edge of a knife...

Part 2 of 2.

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We tell the story of Alfred the Great and the last kingdom of Wessex. Alfred was a Saxon king who lived in the 9th century. As the rest of England fell to Viking invaders he won a string of victories pushing back the heathens. It seemed God stood with him, but for how long?

The podcast tells the story of how Alfred fought back against the Vikings and protected his kingdom.

Part 1 of 2.

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Tituba was a slave in the highly religious town of Salem, Massachusetts.

After being wrongly convicted of witchcraft she ensured her survival by involving other townsfolk in her story of rituals, spells and The Devil.

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Abu Tahir was the leader of a mystical offshoot of mainstream Islam known as 'The Qarmatians'.

He created a kind of 'proto-communist' enclave on the Arabian peninsula, and successfully defended it from the Abbasid Caliphate.

But soon his hatred of Orthodox Islam would drive him to do something that would cement his place in Islamic history as one of the most despised men to ever have existed.

This episode forms part of our 'villains' series.

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Eugene was a French aristocrat born in the 17th century. After being snubbed by the French King for his ugly face and frail body, he rose through the ranks of the Austrian military and bought the Arrogant French King and his army to its knees.

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Blackbeard was a pirate from the 18th century. He delighted in terrorising pirates and civilians alike as his iconic Jolly Roger flag spread fear across the high seas.

Encouraging stories of his own depravity, Blackbeard earned a fierce reputation as an almost demonically cruel man who was prone to bouts of fury and insanity all topped with a superhuman ability to consume alcohol.

But how long could his crime spree continue unchecked? As the bounty on his head grew, a young British lieutenant named Robert Maynard thought he would take his chance...

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Imadaddin Nasimi wrote heretical poetry in 14th century Azerbaijan. Despite being banned, his altruistic poetry was incredibly popular and helped give rise to the Azerbaijani language.

He evaded capture for many years but when he saw a man being tortured in his place, he swapped places. His poetry is still held in high esteem across the Islamic world, particularly in Azerbaijan and Turkey.

His grizzly execution is still the stuff of legends.

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St Gregory was one of the first Christian missionaries in the 3rd century.

He bought his faith to Armenia, and received a hostile reception from King Tiradates III who tortured him mercilessly attempting to making him recant his faith.

When he refused, he was sentenced to live in a hole in the ground, high in the Armenian mountains for 14 years.

He is remembered for creating the first ever 'blueprint' for Church hierarchy and is the Patron Saint of Armenia.

His story is one of suffering, penance and triumph.

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