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History Loves Company — 256 episodes
A Man Out of Time: The Last Knight in Europe
Have Some "Shelf" Control: The Library of Alexandria
Have Some "Shelf" Control: The Library of Alexandria (Part One)
Celluloid Dreams: The Tragic Tale of Peg Entwistle
A Capital Idea: A Tour of the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlán
Café Society: The (Very) Brief History of Young Vienna
If These Walls Could Speak: The Storied Past of Plovdiv
"Loch" and Load: The History of the Loch Ness Monster
The Italian Job: How Venice Stole a Christian Relic
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Touching Tale of Saint Guinefort
Not For "Prophet": The Nabis and the Prophets of Modern Art
Asmara, Amore Mio: The Story of Italian Eritrea (Part Two)
Asmara, Amore Mio: The Story of Italian Eritrea (Part One)
Do You Hear the People Sing?: The Singing Revolution
Sinner to Saint: The Wondrous Life of Milarepa
ATEN-tion!: Ancient Egypt's Monotheistic Faith
Only Fools "Russian": Russian America and Fort Ross
The "Maine" Event: The Curious Story of the Maine Penny
It's "Greek" to Me: The Secret History of Fraternities and Sororities
Without a Trace: The Mysterious Disappearance of the København
The Lord of Ten Thousand Years: Qin Shi Huang and the Quest for Immortality
Baseball and the Buddha: The History of the Sport in Bhutan
Founding Father: Cyrus the Great and the Birth of Persia
One Bad Hombre: The Legendary True Story of Tiburcio Vásquez
A Land of Their Own: The Welsh in Patagonia
A Rock and a Hard Place (Part Two): The Troubled History of South Tyrol
A Rock and a Hard Place: The Troubled History of South Tyrol (Part One)
The Main "Event": Strange Happenings in Tunguska
Are You My Mummy?: The Greenland Mummies
To "Baldly" Go: How the Bald Eagle Became the Symbol of America
"Pitchy" Woman: The Sordid Tale of the La Brea Woman
Smart Set: How the Bright Young Things Took Britain
No "Bones" About It: The Grim History of the Paris Catacombs
Babylon Revisited: The Mystery of the Hanging Gardens
Last Gods Standing: Lithuania and Europe's Last Pagans
Walls Closing In: Kowloon Walled City
Heavenly Happenings: The Miracle of the Sun
All Hail the Pirate Queen!: The Life and Times of Grace O'Malley
Red Gold: The Amber Road
Golden Years: The Story of Mansa Musa
Come Together (Part Three): A Unified Italy
Come Together (Part Two): The Age of Revolutions
Come Together (Part One): The Long and Winding Road to Risorgimento
Appalachian Spring: The Overmountain Men and the Revolutionary War
A King Alone: The Reign and Times of Burebista
(Rescue) Mission Impossible: The Donner Party (Part Three)
"Meat" Me at the Pass: The Donner Party (Part Two)
Pioneers in Peril: The Donner Party (Part One)
The Universal Language: The History of Esperanto
Bavaria's Blue Period: The Blue Rider
East of Home Plate: America's Pastime in Japan
Pirates of the Mediterranean: The Barbary Coast
Mayday for May Day: A Story of Labor and the Worker
All the Things: The History of the Althing
Hellas Freed: Fall of the Greek Junta
Hellas Bound: Greece Under the Junta
Power Grab: Rise of the Greek Junta
Slay Queen: The Brief Reign of Zenobia
Birds of a Feather: The Emu War
Newton Knight: The King of Jones County
Civil Hands Unclean: The Genpei War
Without a Trace: Ludwig Leichhardt in the Outback
The Philippine Revolution (Part Three): The Long Road to Independence
The Philippine Revolution (Part Two): The Fight for Freedom
The Philippine Revolution (Part One): The Road to Revolution
Edge of Reason: The Pre-Socratic Philosophers and the Birth of Logical Thought
Blame It on the Alcohol: Prohibition (Part Two)
Blame It on the Alcohol: Prohibition (Part One)
Scandinavian York: When Vikings Ruled England
Baldwin IV (Part Two): Reign of the Leper King
Baldwin IV (Part One): Rise of the Leper King
Heart of Darkness: Theodore Roosevelt's Journey Up the Amazon
No Such Country: The Mysterious Man From Taured
Thriller Night: The Spooky Origins of Halloween
"Nothing Gold Can Stay": The Dutch Golden Age
Hybridity: The Syncretic Culture of the Norse-Gaels
"Too Many Caesars": The Tragic Tale of Caesarion
King Arthur: Fact or Fiction?
Muck and Mire: The Boston Molasses Flood
In the Beginning: Narmer and the Birth of Egyptian Civilization
Mutiny on the La Amistad: The Most Notorious Slave Revolt
Hot Off the Presses!: Gutenberg's Printing Press
It's a Conspiracy, Maaaan: The Catiline Conspiracy (Part Two)
It's a Conspiracy, Maaaan: The Catiline Conspiracy (Part One)
We Can't "Bear" It!: The Bear Flag Revolt
Heavy Metal (Part Two): The History and Development of the Tank
Heavy Metal (Part One): The History and Development of the Tank
Into the Wild Blue Yonder: The Making of the Airplane
Rocking the Boat: A Look at the Oldest Manmade Mode of Transportation
All Aboard!: The Fascinating History of Trains
"The Great Crusade": The Allied Invasion of Normandy (Special on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day)
"Two Wheels Move Your Soul": The History of the Motorcycle
Fleming, Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond
We Are the "Champa-ions": The Fascinating History of the Champa Kingdom
Mil Días del Odio: The Thousand Days' War
Do You Know the Way to Great Zimbabwe?: A Look at a Medieval African City
A Great Depression: The Dust Bowl
Göbekli Tepe: The Birth of Religion
Aqua Vitae: The Tantalizing Tale of the Fountain of Youth
From Exile to [Re]-Emergence: The Expulsion of the Acadians
I Want Candy: The History of Chocolate
Snake Charmer: Saint Patrick and Why There Are No Snakes in Ireland
There Goes the Neighborhood: A History of Hollywood
"Leap" of Faith: A Brief History of the Leap Year
Jean Laffite: The Terror of the Caribbean (Part Two)
Jean Laffite: The Terror of the Caribbean (Part One)
Two Languages, One Nation: The Story of the Finland Swedes
Sugar-Pie, "Hunny"-Bunch: The Not-So-Sweet Life of Attila the Hun
Cultural Kickstarter: The Olmec
Campus Tour: The History of Oxford University
The Last Samurai: Saigo Takamori and the Satsuma Rebellion
Saturnalia: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
"Make No Little Plans": The Haussmann Renovation of Paris
Vive la France: How the French Kept Liquor Flowing During Prohibition
Fantastic Voyage: Hanno the Navigator and the Exploration of West Africa
Birth of a Nation: The Enduring Legacy of the Mayflower Compact
A Tale of Two Cities: The Venetian-Genoese Wars
"Circle" Back: A Case Study on Crop Circles
Something "Sphinx": The "Pungent" Tale of the Great Sphinx of Giza (and How It Lost Its Nose)
Dance 'Til You Drop: The Bizarre Dance Epidemic of 1518
Cautionary Tale: The Myth of Atlantis
Gone Platinum: The Amazing Tumaco Culture
"On Such a Winter's Day": The Decembrist Revolt
Thirst For Blood: The Decline and Fall of a Wallachian Prince
"Bloody" Hell: The Meteoric Rise of Vlad the Impaler
"I'm Your Venus": The Mysteries of the Venus of Willendorf
Whose Side Are You On?: The Story of the San Patricios
"The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name": Decriminalizing Homosexuality in Britain
Mixed Signals: The Fascinating History of the Traffic Light
Ig-pay Atin-lay: The Amusing History of Pig Latin
The Wild One: The Tale of Butch Cassidy (Part Two)
The Wild One: The Tale of Butch Cassidy (Part One)
California, Here I Come: Impressionism in the Golden State
Pure Poetry: The Life and Times of Sayat-Nova
The Kids Are Alright: How the Zazous Defied Fascism
Spilling the Tea: The History of a Beloved Beverage
"Alea iacta est": The Battle of Piave
"Lord, Help Your Servant Onfim!": The Schoolday Struggles of a 13th Century Russian Boy
Mary Anning: The Dino-mite Woman of Early Paleontology
Cinco de Mayo...It's Not What You Think
Back to Our Roots: The Fascinating Origins of Liberia
"My Kingdom for a Horse!": The War of the Heavenly Horses
"The House is So Empty and Sad": The Irish Potato Famine
"Look on My Works, Ye Mighty": The Greatest King of Assyria
Hidden "Figures": The Mysteries of Cycladic Culture
Keep Kalmyk and Carry On: The Epic Tale of the Kalmyks
East Meets West: The Making of Tartessos
Go East, Young Man: The American Who Fought for Indian Independence
No Love Loss: The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
"The Play's the Thing": The First Black Playwright
"Go Down, Moses": The Story of the Ethiopian Jews
The Philosopher King: Pedro II and the Second Coming of Marcus Aurelius
True North: The Forgotten Voyage of Pytheas of Massalia
A City Divided: Bloody Week and the War Between the Commune and the Third Republic
Lighting the Fuse: The Birth of the Paris Commune
Vox Populi: The Rise of the Paris Commune
"Once Upon a Time": Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, the Forgotten Folklorist
Sphere of Influence: The Rise and Fall of Teotihuacán
Tonight, We Feast!: How Thanksgiving Became an American Holiday
Diamond in the "Rough": How the Rough Riders Won a War
A Legion of Foul Fiends: The Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse
As the Romans Do: The Carolingian Renaissance
Reading Between the "Lines": The Mystery of the Nazca Lines
Start Off with a Bang: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Big Chill: Amundsen's Expedition to the South Pole
A Villainous Conspiracy: Gavrilo Princip and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Power to the People: The Magna Carta and Its Legacy
"Hungary" For More: The Fascinating Origins of the Magyarabs
Holding Out for a Hero: Hayk Nahapet and the Founding of Armenia
"If I Could Turn Back Time": Two Quests for Immortality
The TX Files: Strange Happenings in Aurora, Texas
Paris is Burning: The Viking Siege of Paris
Patron of the Arts: Süleyman as Poet and Lawgiver
King and Conqueror: Süleyman the Magnificent's Military Exploits
Born to Rule: The Rise of Süleyman the Magnificent
"Hear Me Roar": Women in Etruscan Society
Music to Your Ears: The Genesis of Three Traditional Songs
The Rebel Alliance Strikes Back: The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
House of the Rising Sun: The Construction and Purpose of Stonehenge
Go For Broke: The Heroism of the 442nd
The Big Kahuna: Kamehameha and the Unification of Hawaii
The Ballad of Ned Kelly, Part Three: Hero or Villain?
The Ballad of Ned Kelly, Part Two: Birth of a Legend
The Ballad of Ned Kelly, Part One: Humble Beginnings
Keeping the Faith: The History of Korean Shamanism
"Bogged" Down: The Discovery of Tollund Man
Space Oddity: The Sputnik Panic and the Space Race
"Spring" Forward: The Origins of Persian New Year
At the Gates of Troy: The Gallipoli Campaign in Action
Answering the Call: The Organization of the Gallipoli Campaign
Goodbye to Berlin: The Jewish Refugees of Shanghai
Making Mountains Out of Molehills: Visiting a Native American Metropolis
A River Runs Through It: The Story of Africa's Smallest Country
"Sámi soga lávlla": Song of the Sámi People
One for the Books: The Library of Alexandria
"The Heritage of a Kingly Mind": Tamerlane and the Timurid Renaissance
Calendar Boy: Pope Gregory's Greatest Achievement
The Benin Kingdom: The Story Behind the Real Wakanda
Birth of a Nation: The Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian National Identity
When Moctezuma Met Cortés: A (Not So) Love Story
The Might of the Maccabees: The Chanukah Story
An Immovable Feast: The First Thanksgiving
"Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November": Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
The Amityville Horror: The Tale of a Real Haunted House
Hungry Like the Wolf: The Frightening Story of the Beast of Gévaudan
Riot Radio: The 'War of the Worlds' Broadcast
Paradise Lost: The Mystery of Roanoke Colony
You Go, Girl: Hatshepsut As Pharaoh
Apocalypse Now: The Plight of the Uyghurs
Both Alike in Dignity: Chivalry and Bushido
"We Shall Never Surrender": The Dunkirk Evacuation
You Say You Want a Revolution: The Bar-Kokhba Revolt
The Last Emperor: The Life and Reign of Haile Selassie
"Power, Unity and Style": A Tour of Angkor Wat
The Art of War: The Military Genius of Hannibal Barca
The Fix is In: The 1919 World Series Scandal
The "Real" Robin Hood: William of Cassingham and the First Barons' War
Viva Libertà!: The Italian Civil War, Part Two
The Italian Civil War, Part One: Rise of the New Rome
The Land That Time Forgot: Sanxingdui and the Shu Kingdom
Ballroom Blitz: The 'Rite of Spring' Riot
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde
Founding Father: The Life and Innovations of Benjamin Franklin
"In the Beginning...": Mesopotamia and the World's First Civilizations
Hang Ten: The History of Surfing
On Their Behalf: Giving Voice to the Armenian Genocide
The Cost of Hubris: The Tragedy of the 'Titanic'
Golden Age Thinking: How One King Built the Greatest Mayan City of All
It's No Joke: The Origins of April Fools' Day
Hellas Forever: The Greek War for Independence (Special Bicentennial Commemorative)
Sláinte to the Saint: The History Behind Saint Patrick's Day
"I Feel the Earth Move": The Tо̄hoku Earthquake (10th Anniversary Special)
This Seat's Taken: Separate But Equal, Rosa Parks and the Act That Started the Civil Rights Movement
"Look, Up in the Sky!": The Heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen
The Power of Words: Phillis Wheatley, the First Black Literary Sensation
Going to the Promised Land: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Alas, Babylon: The Rise and Fall of the Weimar Republic (Part 2)
Alas, Babylon: The Rise and Fall of the Weimar Republic (Part 1)
"Basque-ing" in the Glory: The Complicated History of the Basques
Al-Andalus: The Making of Muslim Spain
"Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild": The Christmas Truce of 1914
Cultural Crossroads: The History of the Kaifeng Jews
A Date with Destiny: The Battle of Thermopylae and Its Aftermath
Don't Mess with Texas: The Brief Life of the Texas Republic
"Kerma" Chameleon: An Introduction to the Nubians
Land...Ho?: How the Vikings Accidentally Discovered Canada
Yukar Upopo: The Indigenous Ainu People of Japan
Pirate of the Caribbean: The Life and Times of Blackbeard
"Get Out of Dodge": The True Story of Dodge City
Pros and Khans: The Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire
"Teardrop on the Cheek of Time": The Love Story Behind the Taj Mahal
People of the Book: Timbuktu and Its University
Divinely Decadent: The (Very) Short Reign of Heliogabalus
Fool's Quest: Percy Fawcett and the City of Z
"Dizzy Miss Lizzie": The Crimes of Lizzie Borden
"Opre Roma!": The Story of the Romani