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Life of the week | A HistoryExtra podcast series

Welcome to our ‘Life of the week’ podcast series, where leading historians delve into the lives of some of history’s most intriguing and significant figures – from ancient Egyptian pharaohs and medieval warriors, to daring 20th-century spies.

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Life - Lord Byron WL
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Lord Byron: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Joan WL
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Joan of Arc: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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James VI and I: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Rudyard Kipling2 WL
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Rudyard Kipling: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Columbus WL
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Christopher Columbus: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Harold WL
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Life of the Week: Harold Godwinson (Harold II) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Frederick Douglass WL
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Life of the Week Frederick Douglass . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Victoria WL
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Life of the week: Queen Victoria . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Mansa Musa WL
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Life - Aethelflaed WL
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Life - Genghis Khan WL
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Life - Nero WL
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Life - Noor I Khan WL
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Life of the week: Noor Inayat Khan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Mary WL
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Life of the week Mary I . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor

Mary I: 8 facts about her life, death and legacy

Marble bust of Nero
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Rethinking Nero: was the Roman emperor really so bad?

A bust of Queen Nefertiti of Ancient Egypt. (Photo by Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images)
Ancient Egypt

Your guide to Egypt’s sun queen Nefertiti

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Second World War

Noor Inayat Khan: why was the British spy such an unlikely war hero?

Genghis Khan
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Genghis Khan: the Mongol warlord who almost conquered the world

Marble bust of Nero
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Emperor Nero: the tyrant of Rome