EVER WONDERED WHY THE ROMAN EMPIRE FELL? Find out in this podcast from British historian, Nick Holmes, as he tells the extraordinary story of Rome's decline and fall, and how its legacy is still central to the world we live in today. WANT A FREE EBOOK? Then head directly to Nick's website www.nickholmesauthor.com.
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A limited podcast series devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian.
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Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho.
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning th ...
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Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.
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Divine Comedy (version 2 Dramatic Reading), The by Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
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The Divine Comedy (in Italian, Divina Commedia, or just La commedia or Comedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the first decades of the 14th Century, during his exile from his native Florence. Considered the most important work of Italian literature, the poem has also has enormous historical influence on western literature and culture more generally. Dante represents the three realms of the afterlife in his three canticles (Inferno--Hell; Purgatorio--Purgatory; Paradiso--Parad ...
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Explore the history and spirituality of the Catholic Church from a Franciscan Perspective. Sound seeing tours, interviews, and more.
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IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB, JULY 15: JUSTINIAN JESSUP, COACHING CHANGE IN FRESNO, WINNERS AND LOSERS
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Former Boise State basketball great Justinian Jessup stops by the KTIK studio as he and other former Broncos get set to play in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), Jeff Tedford steps down at Fresno State leaving 6 first year coaches in the Mountain West, the guys hit on their weekend winners and losers, Bob (Bronco Focus) takes a close look at the UNL…
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Justinian stands tall among the Byzantine rulers, as the 'sleepless emperor' whose religious fervour and legislative zeal saw him rebuild the eastern Roman empire from the ground up... until the 'four horsemen of the apocalypse' arrived and threatened it all. Peter Sarris talks to Kev Lochun about how the conniving and ruthless Justinian claimed po…
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 94 "Did Justinian Make or Break the Roman Empire?"
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Did Justinian make or break the Roman Empire? Find out in this episode! For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, Rome and Attila, on AmazonBy Nick Holmes
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IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB, JULY 17: BOISE STATE-GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 50 DAYS TO NFL, CFB PLAYOFF
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Johnny and Bob talk Boise State football as they look to return to national prominence and debate if this is the year it can be done, the voice of Georgia Southern (Boise State's 1st opponent) Danny Reed talks about what the Eagles have coming back, the new executive director of the college football playoff Richard Clark talks about different aspec…
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Deeds not words | 6. Mission accomplished?
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After an escalating campaign of bombing and arson attacks, the suffragette movement was brought to a sudden halt on the outbreak of war in 1914. In the final episode of our new series Deeds not words: the story of the suffragettes, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to expert historians about why and how the campaign came to its conclusion, and whether it achi…
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BOISE STATE SEASON OPENER: GEORGIA SOUTHERN PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE
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Boise State opens the 2024 season at Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt Conference. Danny Reed, the voice of the Eagles joins Johnny and Bob for a discussion about the importance of this game for Georgia Southern, how much talent they have coming back and expectations for the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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BRONCO FOCUS: PREVIEWING MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL- BOB ON AIR FORCE
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, takes a closer look at the Air Force Falcons, who were voted 4th in the pre-season poll and have the longest tenured coach in the conference with Troy Calhoun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB, JULY 16: BOISE STATE AND THE NUMBER 2, ABU KIGAB, WHERE HAVE THE .300 HITTERS GONE
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IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB: The number 2 has a lot of significance at Boise State-the best basketball and football players currently wear the number and it was the highest poll ranking ever reached, in the Bronco Focus Bob is previewing Mountain West football teams-today Fresno State, ESPN radio host Chris Carlin discusses where the .300 hitters have …
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Kindness & hostility: refugees in wartime Britain
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Before and during the Second World War, Britain provided a safe haven for thousands of people fleeing Nazi persecution. But, as the author Paul Dowswell argues, this is not an entirely heroic story. In conversation with Rob Attar, Paul explains how huge numbers of Jews were denied entry to Britain and reveals how many of the refugees who were accep…
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BRONCO FOCUS: PREVIEWING MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL- BOB ON FRESNO STATE
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, takes a closer look at the Fresno State Bulldogs, who enter the 2024 season with an interim coach after Jeff Tedford stepped down because of health concerns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: ABU KIGAB/ONCE A BRONCO TBT
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Abu Kigab, 2022 Mountain West basketball tournament MVP, joins Johnny and Bob for a conversation about being a part of the Once A Bronco team for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the Bronco Legends Classic event Wednesday night at Borah high school, their game Friday night in the Houston Regional and playing international basketball. See omnystudio…
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BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: JUSTINIAN JESSUP/ONCE A BRONCO TBT
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Justinian Jessup, Boise State's all-time leader in made 3-pointers, joins Johnny and Bob for a conversation about being a part of the Once A Bronco team for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the Bronco Legends Classic event Wednesday night at Borah high school, their game Friday night in the Houston Regional and playing overseas. See omnystudio.com/…
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BRONCO FOCUS: PREVIEWING MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL- BOB ON THE UNLV REBELS
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, takes a closer look at the UNLV Rebels football team and why they were picked second behind Boise State and not the surprise team that they were in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Catherine de' Medici has gone down in history as the sinister 'serpent queen', who had a troop of female spies in her court and may have instigated the deadly St Bartholomew's Day massacre. But is this a fair judgement of the 16th-century queen and regent? In this 'Life of the week' episode, Emily Briffett speaks to historian Leah Redmond Chang to …
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Evelina Haverfield and Vera Holme, known as Jack, were in love. Not only were they in love, but they also worked together – as suffragette protestors, during prison sentences, and on the wards of military hospitals abroad. Speaking to Lauren Good, Wendy Moore explores the fascinating adventures of these two women before and during the First World W…
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What was it like to be a servant in one of Britain's grand stately homes? How much were domestic staff paid? And what made maids revolt against wearing mopcaps? From daily drudgery to stories of scandal, in our latest Everything you wanted to know episode, historian Lucy Lethbridge speaks to Lauren Good about the reality of domestic service in the …
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IST WITH PRATER & BOB, JULY 12: SCOTT HUFF, MEDIA DAYS WRAPUP, BRONCOS COACHING IN THE NFL, TORY HORTON, JEANTY, BRONCO FOCUS, BNN REPORT
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Former Boise State offensive line star (and assistant coach) Scott Huff joins IST to share his coaching journey from college football to the Seattle Seahawks, we also dive into former BSU players now coaching/working on NFL staffs - our list stands at seven, B.J. (Bronco Nation News Report) with a Mountain West Media Days wrapup - feisty coaches, i…
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SCOTT HUFF: FORMER BOISE STATE STANDOUT - ON LIFE IN THE NFL
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Scott Huff, a former center and one of the top offensive linemen in Boise State history, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a coaching career that included stops at BSU - and now as the offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS: MW MEDIA DAYS
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Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Bob for a wrapup conversation from Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas. Top takeaway: Coaches Jay Norvell and Jeff Choate were fired up and feisty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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BOB TALKS TO WR TORY HORTON - SECOND-BEST PLAYER IN THE MW?
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater one day after Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas. Bob spent part of his trip talking to Colorado State WR star Tory Horton - brother of former Bronco Tyler Horton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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PRATER & THE BALLGAME, JULY 11: LIVE FROM MW MEDIA DAYS IN VEGAS, JEANTY, DANIELSON, DICKEY, CHOATE, ODOM, BRONCO FOCUS, BNN REPORT
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Live from Mountain West Media Days at Circa Resort in Las Vegas, with broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, exclusive interviews with Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (his legacy), coach Spencer Danielson (no more Sunday practices), athletic director Jeramiah Dickey (on the Houston job), Nevada coach Jeff Choate (fired up and looking forward …
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JERAMIAH DICKEY ON THE HOUSTON AD JOB - AND HIS FUTURE AT BOISE STATE
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Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins Prater and Mallory at Mountain West Media Days and addresses two primary topics: Why it's important for him to be in Vegas and his thoughts on the AD vacancy at Houston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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SPENCER DANIELSON ON FIGHTING EXPECTATIONS, DITCHING SUNDAY PRACTICES AND KEEPING JERAMIAH DICKEY
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Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson joins Prater and Mallory at Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas for a wide-ranging conversation about battling hype, why the Broncos will no longer practice on Sundays and Jeramiah Dickey's status as BSU's athletic director. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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ASHTON JEANTY: OUR EXCLUSIVE 20-MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH BOISE STATE'S RB STAR
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Ashton Jeanty was in Las Vegas on Wednesday for a series of interviews. Inside a third floor suite of the Golden Nugget, he spent 20 minutes talking to the IST/BNN crew about loyalty, running for 2,000 yards, the Heisman Trophy and the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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The Edwardian era is sometimes regarded as an uneventful stopgap between the cultural and technological innovations of the Victorian period and the seismic shifts brought about by the First World War. But is this a fair assessment? Alwyn Turner talks to Jon Bauckham about what life was really like during the reign of Edward VII, and how anxieties a…
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BOB TALKS TO MW COACHES TEDFORD, NORVELL, LEWIS, DREILING
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory at Circa Resort in Las Vegas to share Media Days interviews with Mountain West coaches Jeff Tedford (Fresno State), Jay Norvell (Colorado State), Sean Lewis (San Diego State) and Nate Dreiling (Utah State). See omnystudio.com/li…
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PRATER & THE BALLGAME, JULY 10: MW MEDIA DAYS, HASSANEIN, DALMAS, NEVAREZ, BRONCO FOCUS, BNN REPORT, VEGAS PUBLICITY STUNTS
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Live from Mountain West Media Days at Circa Resort in Las Vegas, with our broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, exclusive interviews with Boise State defensive end/MW co-Defensive Player of the Year Ahmed Hassanein, record-setting BSU kicker Jonah Dalmas and MW commissioner Gloria Nevarez on the state of the league (and beef jerky), BSU dominates f…
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AHMED HASSANEIN: BOISE STATE DEFENSIVE STAR ACTING LIKE A FRESHMAN AGAIN
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Defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joins Prater and Mallory from Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas to reveal his offseason approach: Going back to his roots and playing like a hungry freshman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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JONAH DALMAS: IN VEGAS, TALKING ABOUT HIS QUEST FOR NCAA HISTORY
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Boise State kicker Jonah Dalmas, who is 18 field goals shy of breaking the NCAA career record, joins Prater and Mallory at Mountain West Media Days to talk about his pursuit and his Vegas publicity stunt Wednesday at Circa/Stadium Swim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cumulus Media Boise
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BOB ON WHAT MW PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ASHTON JEANTY
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory at Circa Resort to share player interviews from the first day of Mountain West Media Days. Question: What do they think about BSU running back star Ashton Jeanty? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house
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Smashing windows, burning down politicians’ homes and planting bombs in public places. As the suffragette movement progressed, it turned to increasingly extreme methods to further its cause. In episode five of our new series on the suffragettes, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to expert historians to reveal how the campaign became ever more militant and ask…
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LIVE FROM VEGAS, BOB WITH FOUR 'FRESH' STORYLINES FOR MW MEDIA DAYS AT CIRCA
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory at Circa Resort/Stadium Swim to begin three days of coverage from Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, His first question: What's different about this football season, what's the vibe, in the words of the Broncos in Vegas? See…
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PRATER & THE BALLGAME, JULY 9: MW MEDIA DAYS, NEW BSU UNIFORMS, BEHLER & RAINS, 2024 SEASON, ASHTON JEANTY, JONAH DALMAS, JERAMIAH DICKEY
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Live from Mountain West Media Days at Circa Resort/Stadium Swim in Las Vegas, with our broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, Boise State reveals 'refreshed uniforms' - changes shown in new EASports video trailer are more subtle than bold, Bob with four fresh MW storylines in Bronco Focus, B.J. with his top questions in his BNN Report, roundtable (i…
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How the Plantagenets forged the English state
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Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was packed full of high drama, as the Plantagenet monarchs reacted - and adapted - to plague, warfare, uprisings and economic crises. But, according to medieval historians Caroline Burt and Richard Partington in their new book //Arise, England//, the Plantagenet age is also one that shines a light on England'…
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PRATER & THE BALLGAME, JULY 8: MEDIA DAY QUESTIONS, ASHTON IN VEGAS, HANK OR TAYLEN
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It's Mountain West Football Media Days Week and we kick off five days of coverage with one big question - what do we all need to learn in Vegas, live shows (IST and BNN Live) continue Tuesday through Thursday from Circa Resort, Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty will make a surprise appearance in Vegas this week, Bob talks to new basketball point guard A…
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BOB'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH NEW BASKETBALL PLAYER ALVARO CARDENAS
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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share a conversation with Spanish point guard Alvaro Cardenas, a transfer from San Jose State. Cardenas met with the Boise media for the first time Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Eglantyne Jebb was a woman who had no real love of children – but nevertheless worked tirelessly to campaign for their rights. Clare Mulley joins us to discuss the life and work of a pioneering fundraiser and the founder of the international Save the Children fund, whose unconventional personal life defied the strictures of her class. (Ad) Clare Mu…
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Victorian crime and punishment: everything you wanted to know
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Could children be hanged in Victorian Britain? Were the streets of Dickensian London haunted by organised gangs, or opportunistic pickpockets? What tricks and tools did Victorian police have at their disposal? And was it possible to get a fair trial in the 19th century? In our latest Everything You Wanted to Know episode, historian Dr Drew Gray ans…
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In 1894, French artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus was falsely accused of passing military secrets to Germany. These swirling accusations and the subsequent degradation and humiliation suffered by Dreyfus constitutes one of history's most notorious incidents of antisemitism. Maurice Samuels speaks to Danny Bird about why the military top brass were s…
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