Through Their Eyes

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  The Queen's Trial 24.09.2026 41p

  It’s 1343 in the Kingdom of Naples. At seventeen, Joanna of Naples inherits the throne. But when her Hungarian husband is found brutally murdered, all eyes turn to her. As her powerful brother-in-law marches an army south to avenge his brother’s death, Joanna faces losing her kingdom, her child, and her life.With the Black Death sweeping across Europe and her enemies closing in, Joanna must prove her innocence by risking everything on a desperate journey to the Pope in Avignon. There, a single trial will decide not only the fate of her crown, but whether she lives or dies.This is the true story of Joanna I and her fight for survival during one of the most turbulent and deadly periods in medieval history. Told in an immersive, audiobook-style narrative, this episode brings her experience to life with the intimacy and drama of a historical audiobook.Based on sources including The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone, From She-Wolf to Martyr: The Reign and Disputed Reputation of Johanna I of Naples by Elizabeth Casteen, and The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague by Dorsey Armstrong.From Through Their Eyes, the podcast that brings the past to life with true stories from throughout history, through the eyes of those who lived long ago.
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  Being Still - Part 2 12.09.2026 40p

  It’s 1805 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In this two-part episode, five-year-old Peter escapes slavery with his family. But freedom is shattered when he and his brother are abducted, torn from their mother and everything they know. Peter spends decades surviving the brutality of slavery, longing for his lost family.Then, an extraordinary twist of fate brings Peter face-to-face with a man who changes his life forever, setting off a daring crusade to outwit a cruel system. While the fate of everything he loves hangs in the balance, love becomes both his greatest risk and his greatest strength.This is the true story of Peter Still, brother of abolitionist William Still. Told in an immersive, audiobook-style narrative, this episode brings their experiences to life with the intimacy and drama of a historical audiobook.Based on the following sources:“The Underground Railroad Records,” by William Still"The kidnapped and the ransomed. Being the personal recollections of Peter Still and his wife 'Vina,' after forty years of slavery," by Kate E.R. Pickardhttps://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/theundergroundrailroad/chapter/seth-concklin/This episode follows Peter Still’s account as recorded in Kate E. R. Pickard’s 1856 book, The Kidnapped and the Ransomed, which presents the boys’ separation as a kidnapping. William Still’s later account (1872) states that their mother left the two sons behind on her second escape attempt. Some historians believe the earlier narrative differs in order to protect the family under the Fugitive Slave Act. For this telling, I chose to stay with Peter’s version of events.
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  Being Still - Part 1 12.09.2026 40p

  It’s 1805 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In this two-part episode, five-year-old Peter escapes slavery with his family. But freedom is shattered when he and his brother are abducted, torn from their mother and everything they know. Peter spends decades surviving the brutality of slavery, longing for his lost family.Then, an extraordinary twist of fate brings Peter face-to-face with a man who changes his life forever, setting off a daring crusade to outwit a cruel system. While the fate of everything he loves hangs in the balance, love becomes both his greatest risk and his greatest strength.This is the true story of Peter Still, brother of abolitionist William Still. Told in an immersive, audiobook-style narrative, this episode brings their experiences to life with the intimacy and drama of a historical audiobook.Based on the following sources:“The Underground Railroad Records,” by William Still"The kidnapped and the ransomed. Being the personal recollections of Peter Still and his wife 'Vina,' after forty years of slavery," by Kate E.R. Pickardhttps://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/theundergroundrailroad/chapter/seth-concklin/This episode follows Peter Still’s account as recorded in Kate E. R. Pickard’s 1856 book, The Kidnapped and the Ransomed, which presents the boys’ separation as a kidnapping. William Still’s later account (1872) states that their mother left the two sons behind on her second escape attempt. Some historians believe the earlier narrative differs in order to protect the family under the Fugitive Slave Act. For this telling, I chose to stay with Peter’s version of events.
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  The Day the Shadows Gathered 26.08.2026 36p

  It's Good Friday, April 14th, 1865, in Washington, D.C. As celebration sweeps the capital at the end of the Civil War, a group of strangers unknowingly move toward a single, fateful night. Julia Grant senses something is wrong and cannot shake it. Five-year-old Samuel Seymour arrives in the city for the first great adventure of his young life. Mary Todd Lincoln allows herself to believe that heartbreak might finally be behind her. But behind closed doors, actor John Wilkes Booth is preparing to leave his mark on the nation, and by nightfall, their paths will converge at Ford's Theatre in an act that will change the course of American history.This is the true story of the last day of Abraham Lincoln's life, and the ordinary people whose lives collided with it. Told in an immersive, Audible-style narrative, this episode brings their experiences to life with the intimacy and drama of a historical audiobook.Based on the following sources:Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant“Lincoln” by David Herbert Donald“I Saw Lincoln Shot,” by Samuel J. Seymour as told to Frances Spatz Leighton. Published in “The American Weekley magazine on February 7, 1954."Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln,” by William H. Crook“The Night Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated: What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening” Doris Kearns Goodwin; Interactive by Esri Smithsonian MagazineUS Grant’s MemoirWard Hill Lamon’s 1872 memoirThrough Their Eyes, the podcast that brings the past to life with true stories from throughout history, through the eyes of those who lived long ago.
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  The Road to Paris 22.08.2026 44p

  It’s fall, 1812, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Louisa Adams is grieving the loss of her only daughter and the two sons she was forced to leave behind in America. But when her husband, John Quincy Adams, asks her to join him in Paris, Louisa and her young son must cross a war-ravaged continent, unaware that Napoleon has just escaped exile and is on the same road to Paris. The journey will test her courage and reveal what she is truly capable of — if she can survive the road.This is the true story of Louisa Catherine Adams, future First Lady of the United States, and her extraordinary journey during one of the most turbulent moments in European history. Told in an immersive, Audible-style narrative, this 45-minute episode brings her experience to life with the intimacy and drama of a historical audiobook.Based on sources including Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas and A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams by Louisa Catherine Adams, Margaret A. Hogan, C. James Taylor, and Laura Bush.From Through Their Eyes, the podcast that brings the past to life with true stories from throughout history, through the eyes of those who lived long ago.