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Empire

by Goalhanger

273. Panama’s Brutish Conquistador Who Found The Pacific and Lost His Head (Part 1)

16.07.2025 • 00:47:48

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? Who was Balboa and why did he set his bloodhounds on Native people in Panama? Why do we remember ...

272. Solving The Mystery of America's Lost Colony

15.07.2025 • 00:47:40

Have archaeologists finally solved the 400 year mystery of the lost American colonists? Who orchestrated historical hoaxes in the 1930s and did they g...

271. Canada’s Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories (Ep 5)

09.07.2025 • 00:51:29

What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the 1800s and 1900s? When was the final residential schoo...

270. The Day The Brits Burned The White House (Ep 4)

07.07.2025 • 00:53:15

Why did Washington invade Quebec? How did the US fail to take the Canadian territories during the Revolutionary Wars? And why did the British burn the...

269. Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ (Ep 3)

02.07.2025 • 00:59:58

Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada? Why w...

268. Colonising Canada: Why Does Quebec Speak French? (Ep 2)

30.06.2025 • 00:53:18

How did beaver fur and codfish turn a failed French attempt at colonisation into a success? What is the historical context behind Quebec as a French-s...

267. Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool’s Gold (Ep 1)

25.06.2025 • 00:46:25

Who was the first European to try and colonise Canada? Who was John Cabot and why was he spied on by Columbus? Why did Jacques Cartier kidnap Indigeno...

266. American Greenland: Nazis, Secret Nuclear Bases, & Trump (Ep 4)

23.06.2025 • 00:45:28

When did the US first ask to buy Greenland? Why did America occupy the region in World War II? And how did a secret plan codenamed “Project Iceworm” l...

265. Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture (Ep 3)

18.06.2025 • 00:42:33

How did the Danish missionary Hans Egede combine capitalism and religion in his colonisation of Greenland in the 1700s? Why have we forgotten about Da...

264. Viking Greenland: Mysteries of the Lost Norse Settlers (Ep 2)

16.06.2025 • 00:42:15

How did the Vikings and the Inuit interact in Greenland? When was the last record of Norse settlers in the region? How did climate change affect the d...

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273. Panama’s Brutish Conquistador Who Found The Pacific and Lost His Head (Part 1)
00:47:48