In this episode we sit down to talk to author and historian Faith Tibble all about her new book 'The Crown of Thorns: Humble Gods and Humiliated Kings'. In this discussion the two discuss the evolution of the image of the crown, how it impacted medieval art, and influenced kings.

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In this episode we sit down to talk to Surekha Davies to discuss her new book 'Humans: A Monstrous History'. In this episode we touched on how Humans have created monsters out of others, what a monster is, but also how the term has been used in both a positive and negative way!

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In this episode we sit down to talk to Louis Ferrante all about his Borgata book series which charts to rise of the American Mafia! We spoke about some of the main characters, the relationships between different racial groups in building up the mafia, and how they influenced the American political process!

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In this episode Jackson sits down to talk author and historian Dorothy Armstrong about her new book 'Threads of Empire: The History of the World In Twelve Carpets'. Dorothy talks to us about the evolution of carpets, how they developed from being the first pieces of architecture to items that are collected in the 21st Century, she also discussed how some of the world oldest carpets have been discovered and what we can learn from them!

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In this episode we speak to Author and historian Rustam Alexander all about his new book, 'Red Closet: A History of Gay Oppression in the USSR'. In this conversation Rustam detailed the attitudes towards homsexual relations in The Great Terror, how lesbian relationships were viewed, and how these attitudes continue today.

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In this episode we sit down to talk to author and historian Gareth Russell all about his brand new book 'Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King'. The two spoke about the early life of King James in Scotland, how much his wife knew about his love affairs, and the love letters between James and his lovers.

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In this episode we speak to author and historian Steve Crawshaw about his latest book 'Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice'. In this episode the two talk about how war crimes are identified, suspects are investigated, and how those who are accused are brought to trial using historical and present examples of war crimes to detail how the process works.

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Today we speak to Allen James Fromherz about his brand new book 'Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present' published by the University of California Press. In this episode we discussed the role of trade in the development of the region, the various powers that have exerted control over the area, and how region has continually updated its export industry!

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In this episode we speak to Mikael Nilsson all about his book with Cambridge University Press, Christianity in Hitler's Ideology: The Role of Jesus in National Socialism. This discussion we look at how the Nazi Party used Christianity to attract people to support the party, if their outwards devotion was genuine or an act, and how Jesus played a role in the Cult of Personality around Hitler.

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Today on the podcast we welcome Martyn Whittock to discuss his new book 'American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America'. This was a fascinating conversation where we touched on how the Vikings started their movements westwards from Scandinavia, how they got to America and what they were doing there!

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