This week Matteo Bellini meets Caesar (who is inexplicably from the Bronx); we are present at the trial of Joan of Arc and Joe Forrester is live on these scene at the Battle of Ashdown as Alfred the Great faces the Vikings. #history #podcast #RomanEmpire #AlfredTheGreat #JoanofArc #Hundred YearsWar

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13: How Caesar ended the Roman Republic. Was Joan of Arc actually burned for cross-dressing? And Alfred the Great sees off the Vikings (kind of)

Joe Forrester brings you three headlines from the week in history, focusing on the lesser-known, more unusual and often downright odd. Every week Joe is joined by a special guest as they discuss that show’s stories and a whole load of puerile nonsense besides. This is the podcast that shows you history is sexy, sweary and full of people acting like utter plonkers… Imagine Game of Thrones with Benny Hill music. @VeryOldNews (https://twitter.com/veryoldnews) @forrester_joe (https://twitter.com/forrester_joe)

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