The Cloak and Dagger Podcast

In the baking heat of the South African sun, a warband trembles before an oncoming horde of Zulu warriors armed with new, devastating weapons of war. As they clash head on with their foe, the warband soon realises that two more hordes have flanked either side of them, cutting off all hope of retreat. And as his brothers fall one by one all around him, one warrior looks up to see a figure atop a hill looking down upon the battle - a king who would carve a bloody trail across South Africa in his pursuit of conquest.

In this episode of the Cloak and Dagger Podcast, we explore the rise to power, bloody reign and eventual downfall of one of history's most infamous conquerors - Shake, King of the Zulu.

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On a cold misty December morning in 1835, a United States Indian agent runs his cold hands together. He is waiting for his contact - a Seminole chief named Osceola. Suddenly a musket flash pierces the morning air, the bullet slammed into the agent's temple and ended his life. 

That shot began the Second Seminole War between the native Seminole tribe and the United States of America.

The Seminole peoples are the only native Americans to never recognise the United States as a sovereign nation. To this day they claim the rights of their ancestral lands in the Deep South and are staunchly proud of their heritage.

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A shot that was heard around the world, at a time when nations across the globe teetered on the brink of war. But who or what was behind this monumental moment in history? Was it a grudge from a scorned criminal mob, a targeted strike from a rival foreign superpower, the dark machinations from the world’s most clandestine secret agency, or just a man looking to find his place in history?

This week we dive into what is possibly the most famous assassination of all time - the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But we won’t be just discussing the history; in this special episode we’re joined by an expert in conspiracy theory to explain to us what really happened on that fateful afternoon in Dallas...

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In the heat of the Saharan sun the New Kingdom of Egypt is coming to an end - wars, plagues, famines and invasions loom ahead of Ancient Egypt's future. What started this terrible sequence of events? A highly complex palace plot, conspirators with codenames like "Snake" and "Watcher" and the slaying of one of Egypt's most skilled Pharaohs. All of this wrapped up in the most successful cover up story in 3,000 years. Welcome to Egypt 1159 BCE.

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A terrified Samurai stands in the valley of a mountain range; his fellow warriors lie dead around him, cut down by a foe they never saw coming. A castle guard frantically works to put out the flames engulfing the keep, when another guard with an unfamiliar face cuts his throat and moves on to light yet more fires. And a sleeping warlord, feeling safe and secure in his palace, awakes just in time to see a figure dressed in black perched above him, with a blade poised to strike.

In this episode we discuss one of history's most legendary and effective assassins - the Ninja of Feudal Japan.

If you want to see this episode’s accompanying images, bonus facts and a sneak peek of upcoming assassinations, follow us on Instagram - @cloakanddaggerpodcast 

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From Michelangelo and Galileo, to Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci, 15th century Florence was home to some of history’s greatest artists and thinkers. But while this was a city of beauty, free thought and new ideas, it was also a city of gold and of blood, and at the heart of it all stood the House of Medici.

Princes of Florence in all but name, the Medici ruled their city with the love of their people and the wealth of their bank. But when their power and influence grew so great as to draw the ire of Rome, the Medici would soon fall prey to all those they had wronged in their climb to the top.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram - @cloakanddaggerpodcast - where we post accompanying visuals for each episode, bonus facts and sneak peeks of upcoming assassinations.

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On the 13th July 1793, Jean Paul Marat ran a bath and slipped into the warm water - little did he know he would never re-emerge from its powdered waters. Marat was murdered by a young woman named Charlotte Corday who was supposed to be informing him of dissidents against the new Jacobin government in Paris. Listen in to find out more!

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The end of the 18th century was a time of balls, banquets and bloody revolutions. New ideas were in the air, the Age of Reason had transformed many of Europe’s monarchs from medieval tyrants into enlightened despots, and in Sweden a young, debonair king was embracing the free thinking ideas of the future, whilst tightening his grip on the reins of power.

But while this beloved king basked in the love of his people and in the glory of military victories, a secret cabal of disenfranchised and mutinous nobles plotted to seize back their right to rule - a revolution they hoped to start with a single shot...

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram - @cloakanddaggerpodcast - where we post accompanying visuals for each episode, bonus facts and sneak peeks of upcoming assassinations.

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At the beginning of the Common Era, Rome had conquered and subjugated the region of the Middle East known as Judea. However, an extreme Jewish sect was whispered about amongst Roman legionaries – they were ghosts, appearing at lightning speed and killing scores of collaborators and Romans alike before melting away. Every Roman, citizen and slave had heard of the Dagger Men and all were equally terrified of them. 

This group would not go down quietly and would wreak havoc in the Roman province for years and permanently mark their place in the bloody history of the ancient Middle East.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram - @cloakanddaggerpodcast - where we post accompanying visuals for each episode, bonus facts and sneak peeks of upcoming assassinations.

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In ancient India, from the peasant fields to the royal palaces, folk would speak in hushed tones of the legendary assassins known as the Visha Kanya - young women of exceptional beauty transformed into living weapons, deadly enough to kill kings and topple empires.

Very little is known about these mysterious assassins, but in the wake of Alexander the Great’s death, an opportunistic philosopher will make use of these poison damsels to change the course of India’s history.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram - @cloakanddaggerpodcast - where we post accompanying visuals for each episode, bonus facts and sneak peeks of upcoming assassinations.

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