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How complex was Oedipus? How do you solve a problem like Medea? Nero or hero? Alexander, how Great? We're talking interviews with historical heroes.

Podcast · By Sophie Dibben · English (Ireland) · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

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    England's most infamous monarch. The man who bravely battled the ‘happy wife, happy life’ mantra. The man who sensibly sidelined Rome to create a new Church and get divorced. The man who pride himself on a good bedding and a good beheading. Yes, this is Henry 8th. You think you know him, salacious listeners, but you do not. Long before the portraits by Holbein showed an ageing monarch with an enormous waistline and jewels dripping from every sleeve, Henry was something different. He was athletic

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