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Season 3

Sept. 25, 2024

The Tudors (Part 6): The Last Three Wives of Henry VIII (with Anna Mo…

Divorced, Beheaded, SURVIVED! Join Anna and me as we dive deep into the dramatic lives of Henry VIII's last three wives—Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. As Henry's health and reign deteriorated in his lat...

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Sept. 9, 2024

The Tudors (Part 5): The Break with Rome (with Anna Morris)

In this episode, Anna and I dive deep into one of the most pivotal moments in English history—the break with Rome. What drove Henry VIII to sever ties with the Roman Catholic Church, a decision that would reshape the religiou...

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Aug. 28, 2024

HerStory Buff: Sirimavo Bandaranaike - The World's First Female Prime…

In this episode of HerStory Buff , where we talk about women in history, we dive into the fascinating life of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the world's first female prime minister. Journey with us as we explore how this trailblazing...

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Aug. 22, 2024

The Tudors (Part 4): The First Three Wives of Henry VIII (with Anna M…

Anna and I are back with The Tudors: A Real Game of Thrones! "Divorced, beheaded, died..."—the first part of the famous rhyme tells the fate of Henry VIII's first three wives, and we're diving into their stories in this episo...

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Aug. 14, 2024

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

This week, we unravel the chilling mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident, where nine seasoned hikers met a bizarre and unexplained end in the frozen Russian wilderness. Found scattered across the landscape, some half-clothed i...

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Aug. 7, 2024

HerStory Buff: The Rubble Women of Germany (with Tina Searle)

This week, we're taking a break from our "Tudors" series. Join me and fellow Berlin tour guide Tina from Tina's Tours Berlin as we dive into the riveting history of a legendary figure in German history—the Trümmerfrau, or "Ru...

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July 31, 2024

The Tudors (Part 3): Young Henry VIII - "The Spare" (with Anna Morris)

Anna Morris and I are back with another episode of The Tudors: A Real Game of Thrones! In this third instalment, we will be discussing the young life of Henry VIII and his early reign. Henry VIII is arguably England's …

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July 17, 2024

The Tudors (Part 2): Henry VII & Establishing the Tudor Dynasty (with…

Welcome to the second episode of THE TUDORS: A REAL GAME OF THRONES! Join Anna and me as we delve into the fascinating rule of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. Fresh off his triumphant victory at Bosworth Field in …

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July 10, 2024

The Tudors (Part 1): How the Tudors Won the English Crown (with Anna …

The Tudors are Britain's most famous royal dynasty. They ruled over England from 1485 until 1603, and included England's two arguably most influential monarchs - Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. However, the Tudor dynasty also inc...

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July 3, 2024

The Berlin Wall (Part 5): The Fall of the Wall & Its Legacy (with Joe…

In the riveting conclusion of The History Buff's Berlin Wall series, I'm joined by fellow tour guide Joerg to delve into the momentous events of November 1989. We discuss the fateful night that marked the end of an era, inclu...

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June 26, 2024

The Berlin Wall (Part 4): From Division to Defiance (with Ryan Balmer)

In this episode, we shift our focus from the Berlin Wall itself to the lives of the people on either side. We'll explore how Berlin evolved into a bastion of counterculture and artistic expression, with distinct influences an...

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June 19, 2024

The Berlin Wall (Part 3): Escapes, Attempts and Tragedy (with Tina Se…

In the next episode of the Berlin Wall series, I am joined by another fellow Berlin tour guide - Tina (or as I call her Miss Ernestina). In this third part of the series, I discuss with Tina the various …

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June 12, 2024

The Berlin Wall (Part 2): The Building of the Wall (with Quincy Macka…

The History Buff is charting the story of one of history's most infamous barriers - The Berlin Wall, which divided a city in the heart of a divided Europe for 28 years. As a Berlin tour guide, this is something …

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June 3, 2024

The Berlin Wall (Part 1): The Prelude to Division

The History Buff is very exited to launch a new series about the Berlin Wall! As a Berlin tour guide, it is obviously a big part of my work as the Berlin Wall is a very prominent (and recent!) part …

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May 22, 2024

Voyager: Trailblazers of the Galaxy

The two Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977 and were designed and built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. They were being sent on a "grand tour" of the outer planets of our solar system - Jupiter, ...

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May 16, 2024

Watergate: The Political Scandal That Brought Down a US President

In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first, and to this day only, US President to resign from office. This followed the scandal surrounding the 1972 break-ins at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Bu...

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May 8, 2024

Jane Grey: The Teenager Who Ruled England for Just Nine Days

Known as "The Nine Days Queen", Jane Grey is often overlooked in history books as an English monarch, simply due to the fact that her reign was so short. In 1553 King Edward VI, Henry VIII's only son, was dying …

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May 1, 2024

Ayrton Senna: The Story of a Brazilian Sporting Hero

To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic death of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, The History Buff has made an episode about his life. Whilst I was in Senna's native São Paulo …

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