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  Episode 136: A Conversation with Lost Roman Heroes 21.09.2026 56min

  Something 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 the Romans. Lost Roman Heroes can be found at https://lostromanheroes.com/ Support History is Sexy at www.patreon.com/historyissexy
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  Episode 135: What's the Deal with Switzerland? 08.09.2026 1h 10min

  Switzerland! 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 out! Support the podcast at patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes, merch etc at www.historyissexy.com
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  Episode 134: What's The Deal with Marcus Camillus 17.08.2026 53min

  Who 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) 03.08.2026 1h 9min

  Max 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 room! Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Ask a question at www.historyissexy.com
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  Episode 132: What's the Deal with Maximilian I of Mexico? Part One 13.07.2026 1h 6min

  Remember 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 Correction: A criollo is not a "mixed race" person in the Spanish Empire but a person born of "pure" Spanish parents but in the colonies/outside of Spain and therefore considered to be lesser than a Spanish person born in Spain. Thank you to Fiyenyaa for the correction! Notes etc at www.historyissexy.com Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy
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  Episode 131 - What's the Deal with Romance Languages? 30.06.2026 1h

  A 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 16.06.2026 1h 3min

  Does 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? 02.06.2026 1h 1min

  Big 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 www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show Notes etc at www.historyissexy.com
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  Episode 128 - What's the Deal with Ranavalona I and the Kingdom of Madagascar? 18.05.2026 1h 9min

  Queen 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" economic historian and a deep dive into pre-Christian religious belief in Madagascar. Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes etc at www.historyissexy.com
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  An announcment from Emma 10.05.2026 2min

  A small announcement and plea for support! https://www.emmasouthon.com/events2026
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  Episode 127: What's the Deal with Ancient Stoicism? 05.05.2026 1h 7min

  Stocism. Sto-Bros. In this episode we look at the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism. A surprisingly complex and strange cosmology is expounded, Emma gives up on Logic and Janina wonders if thought experiments are any use at all. Support the Podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes and sources at historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-127-whats-the-deal-with-stoicism
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  Episode 126: What's the Deal with the Spartans? 21.04.2026 1h 5min

  In which we learn that the Spartans were so horrible that even other ancient Greeks were freaked out by them, and recieved absolutly no benefit from it. Support the Podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Source Notes at https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-126-whats-the-deal-with-the-spartans
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  Episode 125: What's the Deal with the Tynwald? 07.04.2026 1h 11min

  The long and unexpectedly revolutionary history of the Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Allegedly the oldest continuous parliament in history, it celebrated its 1000 year anniversary in 1976. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes and sources at www.historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-125-whats-the-deal-with-the-tynwald
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  Episode 124: The Medici Part 3 23.03.2026 1h 8min

  In which Emma loses total patience with this terrible family and retroactively decides that the name mispronunciation was actually an act of rebellion against them. Support the podcast at patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes, info and merch at www.historyissexy.com
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  Episode 123: The Medici Part 2 10.03.2026 1h 5min

  Support History is Sexy at https://www.patreon.com/c/historyissexy Show Notes etc at https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-122-124-the-medici Emma continues to mispronounce Medici and the Medici continue to be a shower of terrible people. Join us as we meet Piero the Unfortunate and a whole lot of popes.
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  Episode #122 - The Medici (Part 1) 24.02.2026 1h 8min

  One of history's most famous families, the Medici, ruled the city of Florence for years, but who were they?
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  Episode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough 27.01.2026 1h 3min

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  Episode #120 - The Merovingians 06.01.2026 1h 5min

  Frank time, let's talk about the people who give France its name.
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  Episode #119 - Imhotep 23.12.2025 1h

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  Episode #118 - Charles II 06.12.2025 1h

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