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Genghis Khan

Luke and Mike explore the rise of the Mongol Empire and talk about it's widely feared ruler, Genghis Khan! Luke tells Mike of his military prowess (as well as some partic

The American Civil War

It's the American Civil War, and history is heating up! In this exciting episode of Bang! Boom! History! Mike and Luke dive into one of the war’s most epic battles—the sh

The Nobel Prize

Who was Alfred Nobel, and why is his name on one of the most famous prizes in the world? In this exciting episode of Bang! Boom! History, we dive into the story of the ma

Napoleon Bonaparte

We are back with a brand new season of Bang! Boom! History! and we have decided to head on over to continental Europe (as well as some tiny islands in the middle of nowhe

The Tudors

This week Luke and Mike talk about the most notorious monarchs to have ruled over England: the Tudors! This episode includes the story of how the Tudors came to power th

The Stuarts (with special guest, Joel!)

This week Luke and Mike are joined by special guest, Joel (11) to tell us a banana themed fact about the Stuarts! We also cover 111 years of English history that sees th

Jamestown - The Beginning of the USA

In this episode Luke and Mike tell the story of the first permanent English colony in North America - Jamestown! Having recently visited historic Jamestown, Luke is full

The Trojan War

This week is a bumper episode as we dive into the "Is it fact? Is it fiction?" story of the Trojan War! We look at the evidence for it being a true story as well as enjoy

William Shakespeare

In this episode Luke and Mike talk all things William Shakespeare. They chew over the age old mystery of whether Shakespeare really wrote his plays and Luke tells Mike ab

The Battle of the Bulge

In this episode Luke and Mike talk about the last major offensive of the second world war, the Battle of the Bulge. As usual, Luke surprises Mike with some random facts,

The Gunpowder Plot

This week Luke and Mike recount the treasonous acts of Guy Fawkes in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot involves poor project planning, spurious fa

Pompeii

This week Mike and Luke tell the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of the ancient roman city of Pompeii. Mike reminisces about his holiday trip

The Norse Creation Story

In this final episode of the mini-series on historical creation myths, Luke tells the story of how the Vikings believed the universe was created. This episode features a

The Egyptian Creation Story

In this episode Luke tells Mike the Ancient Egyptian creation myth, introducing him to a talking ocean, a sun protected by a cobra and green god covered in plant pictures

The Ancient Greek Creation Story

In this episode Luke tells the Ancient Greek Creation story - The War of the Titans. Meanwhile Mike struggles to pronounce the word, "hecatoncheires" and gets confused wi

Welcome to Bang! Boom! History!

In this introductory episode, Luke tells Mike why he wanted to start a history podcast, his favourite time and place in all of history and crazy story about a human Chris