In this episode of Half-Arsed History, go on a journey through the history of chess, from its origins as an Indian board game called chaturanga, through its development in Persia and the Middle East, to become the international game it is today.
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Episode 308: The History of the United States – Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony
Episode 307: The History of the United States – Part 3: Reconstruction and World War
Episode 306: The History of the United States – Part 2: Expansion and Civil War
Episode 305: The History of the United States, Part 1: Colonisation and Independence
Episode 304: The ANZAC Campaign in Gallipoli
Episode 303: Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh Revolt
Episode 302: The Extinction of the Dodo
Episode 301: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings, Part 2
Episode 300: The History of History
Episode 299: William Adams and the Real-Life History of Shogun
Episode 298: Grace O’Malley, the Irish Rebel Pirate
Episode 296: Vasco da Gama, the Explorer Who Shrank the World
Episode 295: King Stephen, Empress Matilda, and the Anarchy
Episode 294: The Lost Secret of Greek Fire
Episode 293: The Treaty of Waitangi
Episode 292: The Settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand
Episode 291: Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp
Episode 290: The History of Tennis
Episode 289: The Democratic Peace Theory
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