History Uncensored

Bianca Nobilo dives into the compelling history of the American Mafia, speaking to former mob boss Michael Franzese and more.

Who were the first real gangs of New York? How deeply involved in American politics - and assassinations was the Mafia? And what did it feel like to watch your criminal empire crumble from the inside?

Behind the suits and swagger were rackets, intimidation and victims - listen to find out more.

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Friday the 13th is considered unlucky by many - but why?

There’s at least one every year, with the next one coming up this week and the calendar date causes people to skip travels, avoid important business deals and generally feel a sense of unease.

It’s easy to assume it comes from ancient superstition - but this isn’t actually the case.

History Uncensored’s Bianca Nobilo explains more…

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Iran has been governed by the Islamic Republic for more than four decades, with the regime suppressing fundamental rights and killing thousands of Iranian people in the last few months alone.

Resistance to the system has repeatedly erupted - from student uprisings, to reform movements, to mass protests led by women and young people.

So why hasn’t it fallen?

History Uncensored's Bianca Nobilo discusses this with Iranian historical sociologist Professor Kevan Harris, author of 'A Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran', which is coming soon.

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If you want to understand world history, regional, Middle Eastern politics, and our world's broader contest between democracy and autocracy, you have to understand Iran.

It is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations and the first ancient superpower, the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus, a state that has been repeatedly conquered by Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, yet its strong national identity rooted in Persian history has never been erased.

Bianca Nobilo talks us through the history of the country that the whole world now has its eyes on, to help us understand what led the events we see unfolding today.

Note from Bianca: You can look more closely and read the inscription on the Cyrus cylinder here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1880-0617-1941

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Kings once ruled by divine right... but now royals can be arrested by Thames Valley Police. But how did we get here?

Bianca Nobilo gives us 1,000 years of royal scandal in just three minutes, before speaking to royal author Robert Hardman to discuss whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor can be removed from the line of succession and more.

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How hard is it really to depose a Prime Minister? Can they be impeached like a US president? And can a monarch remove a PM?

History Uncensored's Bianca Nobilo talks us through the ways in which to remove a leader in the UK - drawing on past examples of when a bid to oust someone has been successful... and when it has not.

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An entire colony of 100 people gone - leaving a single word carved into wood.

A ship found sailing across the Atlantic, missing all of its passengers.

All of them vanished, forever.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct while in public office on today, his 66th birthday.

It's possibly the biggest royal scandal of our time - but there have, of course, been many throughout history.

Bianca Nobilo speaks to royal author Tom Bower to discuss what today might mean for the former prince - and for the future of the monarchy as a whole.

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Award-winning historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple joins History Uncensored host Bianca Nobilo to discuss life in India, the hidden cause of the American Revolution, ancient superpowers ... and the mystery of a deceased cockatoo.

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The Olympics were not always a celebration of peace and unity. In the past, they were weaponised by dictators and marred by violence and corruption.

They have however always been a recurring instrument of power, identity, and spectacle.

Bianca Nobilo takes us on a journey from the ancient games to how the Olympics became a Cold War battlefield.

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