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French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville reaches Antarctica in 1838. Along the way, his ships almost got trapped in the ice of Weddell Sea. This is in part 5 of our series on d'Urville. explorerspodcast.com/jules-dumont-d…

A new episode is, and has been a few days now, up. This week join us and learn how the colonial press made people in South Carolina care about what was happening a thousand miles to their north in Canada. I hope you all enjoy.

player.captivate.fm/episode/d1055a…

More than 10,000 people were killed on the field of Waterloo, but archaeologists have only exhumed 2 bodies there. Why?

'There were two sugar factories within a few kilometers of the battlefield. The filtration process required burned bone—lots of it.'

science.org/content/articl…

Episode 40 of The Siècle is going to be a little delayed. But if you're missing the sound of my voice, check out that time I played a stilt-walking zealot (the ground is obviously sinful) in an Easter-themed D&D adventure!

🌐 Join me on a journey through Victorian India & Afghanistan's borders in the latest @AgeVictoriaPod!
Explore the Hindu Kush, Afghan culture beyond Taliban stereotypes, and the adventures of the infamous Sir Alexander Burnes. 🎧✨ #Podcast ageofvictoriapodcast.com/4893-2/

Introducing Pope John XII, one of the worst popes in history!

pontifacts.podbean.com/e/132-john-xii/

Somehow each of these three leaders is worse than the other two.

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, here are some of the various Irish regiments of the Napoleonic Wars: the Ulster Irish Regiment (Spain), the Irish Legion (France), the Connaught Rangers (Britain), the 9th Regiment, New York State Militia (USA, largely, but not exclusively Irish)

I highly recommend that you listen to the episodes on the French army during WWI by Battles of the First World War Podcast. They tackle many assumptions, prejudices and bring a huge wealth of knowledge. I cannot praise enough all the participants in these discussions. Links in the next post.

Episode 112 will include some of the most dramatic and tragic events we have ever covered on the show: you will not want to miss it!

If you haven't checked out the latest episode yet, be sure to give it a listen as the Election of 1800 is quite a fascinating one - Jefferson, Adams, Burr, and Hamilton dealing with a constitutional crisis, what more could you ask for?

095: Ptolemaic Egypt - The Two Lands Restored

Twenty years of chaos in Egypt is ended during the reign of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I, following the defeat of the rebel pharaoh Haronnophoris in 186. Plus a digression on the Rosetta Stone and Hieroglyphic!

tinyurl.com/2tavpzy9

I've just uploaded Episode 3 to The Siècle's YouTube channel! youtu.be/E00wMFICkmM?si…

This is why the cool podcasts also have complete transcripts online: thesiecle.com

WE'RE BACK!!
Introducing Agapetus II:
pontifacts.podbean.com/e/131agapetus-…

Thank you all for your patience and support, particularly for Fry- it's meant a great deal to us!🧡