Biography
A podcast found at http://www.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class-podcast.htm
What made Peter the Great so great? What made Henry VII so bad, or Ivan so terrible? Tune into this HowStuffWorks podcast, with Candace Gibson and Jane McGrath, to learn the stories behind the lines of your textbooks.
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* Nowadays, the Spanish Inquisition is best known as a symbol of religious intolerance and extreme cruelty. Learn more about the people and politics behind the Spanish Inquisition.
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