Abd al-Rahman: Prince of Blood, Lord of the South
Abd al-Rahman was supposed to die with the rest of his family. When the Abbasid Caliphate overthrew the Umayyads in a brutal coup, they made sure to slaughter every last male heir—except one. Abd al-R...
9 Heinä 20251h 8min
Banastre Tarleton: The Butcherous British Bastard of the American Revolution
They called him The Butcher. A young, cocky British officer with a flair for showmanship and a taste for brutality, Banastre Tarleton tore through the American South on horseback, leading a feared leg...
2 Heinä 20251h
Nuno Álvares Pereira: Portugal’s Holy Hammer
He was the undefeated general who saved Portugal from foreign conquest, crushed armies five times his size, and changed the course of European warfare—then gave it all up to become a barefoot monk. Th...
25 Kesä 20251h 24min
Crowned & Dangerous: The Legend of Eleanor of Aquitaine
She was the most eligible bachelorette in Europe, the Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, and the queen of not one but two different countries. In today's episode, Ben and special guest author Shai...
18 Kesä 20251h 10min
Conquistador? Conquista-Dead: Magellan, Lapu Lapu, and the Worst Beach Day Ever
Ferdinand Magellan was a glory-hungry Portuguese explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, out to prove he could circle the globe, convert entire civilizations, and maybe pick up a few spice islands al...
11 Kesä 202552min
Spitfire: Fast, Furious, and In Your Nazi Face
It was fast. It was beautiful. And when the fate of the world was hanging by a thread, it helped save civilization. The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a plane — it was a symbol of defiance, precisio...
3 Kesä 20251h 9min
Justinian II: Seriously dead this time
After clawing his way back to the Byzantine throne, Justinian II ruled like a man possessed—merciless, paranoid, and hell-bent on vengeance. But his enemies weren’t done with him yet. In the western c...
28 Touko 202559min
Justinian II: No nose. No mercy.
They cut off his nose, exiled him to the edge of the empire, and left him for dead. But Justinian II didn’t stay gone. This is the story of a Byzantine emperor who clawed his way back to the throne wi...
21 Touko 202553min
