Unknown History with Giles Milton

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big al
 Feb 5, 2021
great information

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 Aug 5, 2020
Brilliant and interesting snippets of history

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Unknown History provides you with surprising, quirky, and remarkable tales from the past, so you can pretend you paid attention in history class. Hosted by renowned author Giles Milton.

Episode Date
A Conversation On Queer History: Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery, and Bill Goldstein on Act Up!, AIDS Activism, and 80s NYC.
Oct 18, 2022
Bonus: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA
Dec 16, 2021
The Broken Constitution: Lincoln's Transformation
Nov 04, 2021
The Broken Constitution: Lincoln's Choice
Oct 28, 2021
The Broken Constitution: The American Compromise
Oct 21, 2021
Coming Soon: The Broken Constitution
Oct 14, 2021
The Dramatic Conclusion of the Berlin Blockade
Oct 06, 2021
To Save a City
Sep 29, 2021
Launching the Airlift
Sep 22, 2021
The Siege: Could the Berlin Airlift Save Berlin?
Sep 15, 2021
The Strangling of Berlin
Sep 08, 2021
A Battle of Wits in Post-War Berlin
Sep 01, 2021
Churchill's Iron Curtain
Aug 25, 2021
The Great Berlin Power Struggle
Aug 18, 2021
Russia's Secret Revolutionaries
Aug 11, 2021
Sleeping with the Enemy
Aug 05, 2021
The Americans Arrive in Berlin
Jul 28, 2021
Berlin Turns Red
Jul 22, 2021
The Colonel Who Went to War
Jul 15, 2021
Coming Soon: Unknown History Season 4
Jul 08, 2021
The True Story of A Band of Female Resistance Fighters in WWII
May 20, 2021
The Legacy of the West Point Class of 1966
May 06, 2021
Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier
Apr 20, 2021
91- A User's Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Cases that Shaped History
Sep 27, 2020
90 - A User's Guide to the Branches of U.S. Government
Sep 20, 2020
89 - A User's Guide to Getting Involved in Democracy—Petitions and Protest
Sep 14, 2020
88 - A User's Guide to U.S. Elections
Sep 06, 2020
23 S2 - How an Outsider Became President of the United States
Aug 31, 2020
BONUS: Introducing The History of England
May 30, 2019
87 S3 - D-DAY: When the Tides Turned on Omaha Beach
Apr 24, 2019
86 S3 - D-DAY: The German Opposition
Apr 17, 2019
85 S3 - D-DAY: Bagpipes and Snipers
Apr 10, 2019
84 S3 - D-DAY: American Rangers Who Terrified the Germans
Apr 03, 2019
83 S3 - D-Day: The Tale of Two Brothers
Mar 27, 2019
82 S3 - D-DAY: D-Day: The Men in the 'Suicide Wave'
Mar 20, 2019
81 S3 - D-DAY: The Utah Beach Landings
Mar 13, 2019
80 S3 - D-DAY: The Battle for Merville
Mar 06, 2019
79 S3 - D-DAY: One of the Most Dangerous Missions of D-Day
Feb 27, 2019
78 S3 - D-DAY: The Mission You've Never Heard Of
Feb 20, 2019
77 S3 - D-DAY: What Happened on the Eve of D-Day?
Feb 13, 2019
76 S3 - D-DAY: What Was Operation Tarbrush X?
Feb 06, 2019
75 Wild Bill - Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill
Jan 17, 2019
74 Wild Bill - The Softer Side of Wild Bill Hickok
Jan 10, 2019
73 Wild Bill - The Life and Death of Wild Bill Hickok
Jan 03, 2019
72 Valley Forge - Who Was Baron von Steuben? An Unknown Revolutionary War Hero
Dec 27, 2018
71 Valley Forge - George Washington’s Surrogate Sons
Dec 20, 2018
70 Valley Forge - George Washington's Heroism at Valley Forge
Dec 13, 2018
69 Labor Special - The 1894 Pullman Strike
Dec 06, 2018
68 Labor Special - The Rise of Labor Unions
Nov 29, 2018
67 Labor Special - Who Was George Pullman?
Nov 22, 2018
66 Labor Special - Industrialization on American Democracy
Nov 15, 2018
65 Labor Special - The Gilded Age Financial Gap
Nov 08, 2018
64 Hitler's American Friends - Charles Lindbergh and 'America First'
Nov 01, 2018
63 Hitler’s American Friends - Henry Ford and American Business
Oct 25, 2018
62 Hitler’s American Friends - Charles Coughlin and Radio’s Religious Right
Oct 18, 2018
BONUS: Introducing 'History Unplugged'
Oct 16, 2018
61 Hitler’s American Friends - William Dudley Pelley and the Silver Legion
Oct 11, 2018
60 Hitler’s American Friends - Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund
Oct 04, 2018
59 FDR Special - How WWII United FDR and Al Smith
Sep 27, 2018
58 FDR Special - How FDR Became Governor of New York in 1928
Sep 20, 2018
57 FDR Special - How FDR Became a Star in the 1924 Presidential Convention
Sep 13, 2018
56 FDR Special - Frank and Al: The Loss That Created FDR
Sep 06, 2018
55 FDR Special - The Unlikely Friendship Between FDR and Al Smith
Aug 30, 2018
BONUS: Introducing 'Case Closed'
Aug 24, 2018
54 Poison Special - The Gross Reality of Royal Life
Aug 16, 2018
53 Poison Special - Poisonous Cosmetics in Medieval Times
Aug 09, 2018
52 Poison Special - Dangerous Medicines of Centuries Past
Aug 02, 2018
51 Poison Special - The Arsenic Poisoning of Napoleon Bonaparte
Jul 26, 2018
50 Poison Special - A History of Russian Poisonings
Jul 19, 2018
49 Dodge City Special - Wyatt Earp's Relationship with Women Was...Complicated
Mar 29, 2018
48 Dodge City Special - The Glory Days of Wild West Outlaws
Mar 22, 2018
47 Dodge City Special - The Life and Death of Ed Masterson in Dodge City
Mar 15, 2018
46 Dodge City Special - Famous Outlaws of the Wild West
Jul 06, 2017
45 Dodge City Special - The Rise and Fall of Bat Masterson
Jun 29, 2017
44 Dodge City Special - The Takeover of Wyatt Earp
Jun 22, 2017
43 Dodge City Special - Introducing The Wickedest Town in the American West
Jun 13, 2017
42 S2 - The Men Who Deprived Hitler of the Atomic Bomb
Mar 16, 2017
41 S2 - George Rheam and Industrial Sabotage
Mar 09, 2017
40 S2 - Churchill's Extraordinary Killing School
Mar 02, 2017
39 S2 - Millis Jefferis: Expert of Destruction
Feb 23, 2017
38 S2 - Collin Gubbins and the Birth of Guerrilla Warfare
Feb 16, 2017
37 S2 - Cecil Clarke: Churchill's Unlikely Weapons Mastermind
Feb 09, 2017
22 S2 - What Happened When One Lawyer Went Up Against Hitler? (Reissue)
Feb 02, 2017
36 S2 - Discovering Guy Burgess: Cambridge's Most Infamous Spy
Jan 27, 2017
31 S2 - The Real Queen Victoria: A Conversation with Author Daisy Goodwin
Jan 12, 2017
34 S2 - When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep
Jan 05, 2017
11 S1 - Hamilton, Burr, and the Murder Trial You'll Never Forget
Dec 29, 2016
33 S2 - How Did a Stranger Break into the Queen's Bedroom?
Dec 15, 2016
32 S2 - When Stalin Robbed a Bank
Dec 08, 2016
30 S2 - Attack of the Killer Whale
Nov 17, 2016
29 S2 - What Was Operation Pastorius?
Nov 10, 2016
28 S2 - How an American Ship Was Captured by North Korea
Nov 03, 2016
27 S2 - The Secret Nazi Prisoners of Virginia
Oct 27, 2016
26 S2 - How One Boy Survived the Hindenburg Crash
Oct 21, 2016
25 S2 - What Happened to the Children Bred for the Hitler Regime?
Oct 14, 2016
24 S2 - What Happened When the Mona Lisa Was Stolen?
Oct 06, 2016
21 S2 - Why Did Two Robbers Steal Charlie Chaplin's Coffin?
Sep 15, 2016
20 S2 - How Did One D-Day Rehearsal Go Terribly Wrong?
Sep 08, 2016
19 S1 - Emperor of the United States?
Sep 01, 2016
18 S1 - The Story of Japan's Deadly Balloon Bomb
Aug 18, 2016
17 S1 - God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal
Aug 11, 2016
16 S1 - Who Was the Last Eunuch of China?
Aug 04, 2016
15 S1 -The Dog Who Barked for Victory
Jul 21, 2016
14 S1 - Hiroo Onoda: The Japanese Soldier Who Wouldn't Surrender
Jul 08, 2016
13 S1 - Jeremiah G. Hamilton: Wall Street's 'Prince of Darkness'
Jun 30, 2016
12 S1 - Who Was William Hitler?
Jun 23, 2016
10 S1 - Insurance Fraud on The Good Ship Zong
May 26, 2016
9 S1 - The First Celebrity Kidnapping: Baby Charles Lindbergh
May 19, 2016
8 S1 - The Secret Fate of Lenin's Brain
May 12, 2016
7 S1 - How Did Three Men Escape from Alcatraz?
May 05, 2016
6 S1 - Who Really Killed Rasputin?
Apr 28, 2016
5 S1 - Sergeant Stubby: How Did One Dog Become a Decorated War Hero?
Apr 21, 2016
4 S1 - How Dorothy Lawrence Disguised Herself as a Man to Fight in WWI
Apr 14, 2016
1 S1 - The Surprising Truth About Hitler's Drug Use
Apr 06, 2016
2 S1 - How to Survive the Sinking of the Titanic
Apr 06, 2016
3 S1 - The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie
Apr 06, 2016