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Episode 137: What's the Deal with Magna Carta?
October 20, 2026 · 59 minWhy doesn't it have a definite article for a start? Where did it come from? What's it all about? Why are people so weird about it? Can you really use it to avoid paying council tax and abiding by covid restrictions? Is Bad King John…
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Episode 137: What's the Deal with Saint Paul?
October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minSaint Paul, born Saul. A Zealot, a persecutor, a fanatic, a sail maker, a convert and the man responsible for what Christianity became in the first century CE. What exactly is his deal? Let's talk. Support the podcast at…
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Episode 136: A Conversation with Lost Roman Heroes
September 21, 2026 · 57 minSomething a bit different this week as Emma is travelling. We sat down with Matthew and Matteo, the father and son doing their best to rate and rank every Roman hero. We talked Marcus Camillus, why we can't trust Trajan and how to define…
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Episode 135: What's the Deal with Switzerland?
September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minSwitzerland! Peaceful, neutral, full of clocks and cheese , or is it? How did Switzerland come to be? Why does it get to be neutral? How did they get so rich? Why did it take until 1990 for women to be allowed to vote? Let's find…
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Episode 134: What's The Deal with Marcus Camillus
August 17, 2026 · 53 minWho the hell is Marcus Camillus? Featuring Rome's version of the Trojan War, Rome's greatest humiliation, a truly scandalous number of white horses and one of the coolest lines any Roman ever delivered.
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Episode 133 - What's the Deal with Maximilian I of Mexico (Part 2)
August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minMax and Carlota go to Mexico and it goes...well it goes. Everyone has a horrible time but Max keeps his Habsburg honour, which is apparently the important thing. Enjoy the first episode Janina and Emma have ever recorded in the same…
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Episode 132: What's the Deal with Maximilian I of Mexico? Part One
July 13, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minRemember that time when France invaded Mexico and tried to install a Hapsburg emperor? No? Let's learn all about it, including Maximilian's no thoughts approach to government and why on EARTH anyone would think this was a good idea! A…
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Episode 131 - What's the Deal with Romance Languages?
June 30, 2026 · 1 hr 0 minA Janina special! Why do French and Italian sound different? How do Romance languages develop? How do languages live and die? Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Merch etc at www.historyissexy.com
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Episode 130: Short Answer Questions
June 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minDoes Oliver approve of any archers on film? Why does Emma called Caligula Gaius? What's Janina's favourite myth? So many questions, so many answers.
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Episode 129: What's the Deal with Roman Triumphs?
June 2, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minBig red faces sweating in the sun. No it's not a group of English men in Benidorm, it's Roman generals dressed as gods being paraded through the streets! What the hell is a triumph anyway? Let's find out together. Support the podcast at…
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Episode 128 - What's the Deal with Ranavalona I and the Kingdom of Madagascar?
May 18, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minQueen Ranavalona I of Madagascar aka the Female Caligula aka the Mad Queen of Madagascar. Was she really as mad, bad and dangerous to know as the British Empire would have us believe? Featuring a "very apparently mathematically challenged"…
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An announcment from Emma
May 10, 2026 · 2 minA small announcement and plea for support! https://www.emmasouthon.com/events2026
About the show
History is Sexy is a podcast presented by historian Dr Emma Southon and writer Janina Matthewson answering listener questions about history. What did the Romans do for us? Where did marrying for love come from? What was world war one all about? Produced and edited by Oliver Kealey. Theme music by Ketsa.