Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one of the most feared conquerors in world history, Genghis Khan.
We find out why silk shirts weren’t just a fashion choice and how kittens were apparently used as weapons as Genghis Khan established the largest land empire in history.
A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4
Ancient Athenian Democracy
The Bayeux Tapestry
Hatshepsut
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Medieval Christmas
Zheng Yi Sao
Mary Wollstonecraft
The History of Ice Cream
Mary Seacole
Disability in the Ancient World
Owain Glyndŵr
Paul Robeson
Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution
Sake Dean Mahomed
Medieval Science
The History of High Heels
Nell Gwyn
Ramesses the Great
Fairy Tales
Ivan the Terrible
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The Infinite Monkey Cage
Gone Medieval
No Such Thing As A Fish
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
The Rest Is History