Ahoy there, shipmates, and have a listen to pirate tales. You want to learn how to command a pirate confederacy of tens of thousands? The answer is... bureaucracy. This week on That Time When, Barnaby tells us about Madame Cheng, a most fantastically intelligent woman who ruled the most successful pirate fleet in history.

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Last week Amelia told us about Eleanor of Aquitaine's somewhat muted marriage to Louis VII. This week we continue the story with her probably overly passionate marriage to Henry II; two very strong willed people, both with an awful lot of power, try and live together. Sounds like a sitcom premise, doesn't it?

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In their first part of their first two-parter, Amelia talks about one of her and Barnaby's favourite historical people: Eleanor of Aquitaine. In this first part Amelia talks about her marriage to King Louis VII of France, how they had to go on crusade to atone for arson, and how she may have dressed herself and three hundred other women as amazon warriors for the journey.

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Think you can solve a little Victorian mystery? Can a man who is shorter, much fatter, less educated, and with a different accent be the same as a skinny, stylish son of a baronet? Listen to the story of Sir Roger Tichborne and the Tichborne Claimant.

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Sometimes in a historical drama a character is played by a black actor and there are certain people who claim that's implausible. To them: prepare to have your assumptions blown apart as Amelia tells the tale of Diego, a black man in the Tudor era who was a sailor, interpreter, pin-cushion, and all around clever guy.

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Ever looked at your favourite sports figure and thought 'Yes, I'd like to make their sweat into a face cream'? You may be more Roman than you thought. Find out about the celebrity culture around Roman Gladiators as Barnaby takes you back to Ancient Rome to answer if gladiators were Roman versions of modern day celebrities.

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Economists never change, as you'll see in this episode. Hear about the fate of the orphans of the man with the great name Wouter Winkel, and how they profited from the economy created around the buying and selling of tulips bulbs. Then hear about, surprise surprise, the fallout from this weird fad.

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Did you know that Bedknobs and Broomsticks is based on fact?! Well, not exactly, but this week Barnaby explains how magic may have been used to secure the shores of England during World War Two, and possibly earlier with the Spanish Armada (Amelia gets very annoyed at this idea).

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For all you Jacob Goldbergs out there, this episode is for you! Amelia tells us about the story of Sugihara, a diplomat who may have saved thousands of lives during World War Two just by doing his work extremely efficiently, and without a care for the rules.

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Move over, James Bond, there's a new spy in town. Well, an old spy actually. On this week's That Time When we talk about the American Revolutionary War and some of the incredible espionage work done by several women, one of whom may well be the elusive Agent 355. Put on the podcast, get in your longship-sort-of-thing, and raid some British ships.

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