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Today: #81 in History, India on our combined chart.

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Position on the History, India combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#38#56#75#93#111Chart rankOct 17Oct 19Oct 21#81
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DateCombined RankApple PodcastsPocket CastsCastbox
Oct 21#81#81—#71
Oct 20#55#55—#53
Oct 19#52#52—#51
Oct 18#101#105—#94
Oct 17#74#77—#72
Oct 16#48#48#48#47

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    "All hope, abandon ye who enter here." These words from Dante’s Divine Comedy may shape our modern vision of hell, but did you know that the Bible says surprisingly little about it? In fact, hell as we know it was constantly reinvented…

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About the show

From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.