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The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)

4/2/2025 • 66 min

Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Constantinople. There he joins one of the most prestigious military organisations in the world, the Varangian Guard, charged with protecting the Emperor. Almost the next ten years of Harald’s young life are spent at war protecting the city from enslaving raiders. Bu… Play episode

The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)
The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)
The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)
The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)
The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)
The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)
The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)
The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)
Death in the Amazon: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Elizabeth I’s Sorcerer: Angels and Demons in Renaissance Europe
Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo
Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)
Horror in the Congo: The Crimes of Empire (Part 2)
Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)
Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4)
Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)
Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2)
Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)
Russian Spies, Pigeons, and The Rest Is Classified…
Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis
Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3)
Hitler's War on Poland: The Pact with Stalin (Part 2)
Hitler’s War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2)
The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)
Beethoven: Napoleon and the Music of War LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Charlemagne: Emperor of the West (Part 3)
Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2)
Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1)
Warlords of the West: A Clash of Ice and Fire (Part 3)
Warlords of the West: Killer Queens (Part 2)
Warlords of the West: Barbarian Heirs of Rome (Part 1)
The World's First City
Nelson: The Battle of the Nile (Part 5)
Nelson: The Hunt for Napoleon (Part 4)
Nelson: God of War (Part 3)
Nelson: Attack the French! (Part 2)
Nelson: Hero of the Seas (Part 1)
America in '68: Nixon's Great Comeback (Part 6)
America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5)
America in '68: George Wallace, The First Donald Trump (Part 4)
America in '68: The Killing of Robert Kennedy (Part 3)
America in '68: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2)
America in '68: Nightmare in Vietnam (Part 1)
The French Revolution: The Marseillaise, Song of War (Part 5)
The French Revolution: Massacre at the Palace (Part 4)
The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)

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