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697. The Troubles: Murder in Belfast (Part 1)21 Cards

In May 1966, a UVF petrol bomb intended for Catholics fatally injured Matilda Gould, a 77-year-old bedridden Protestant grandmother.

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In Derry, almost every Protestant family seeking a home got one while about 2,000 Catholic families waited.

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The Man Who Really Founded America: Thomas Jefferson | Founding Fathers EP 421 Cards

At 16, Sally Hemings refused to return to Virginia, despite freedom and family awaiting her in France.

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Sally Hemings was both Jefferson’s enslaved property and his wife’s half-sister, making her the aunt of Jefferson’s children.

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The Habsburg Murder Mystery21 Cards

Mary’s uncles propped her body upright with a broomstick and carried her from the hunting lodge as though she were alive.

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Rudolph used the same gun to kill Mary Vetsera and himself, then asked a servant to prepare breakfast as usual.

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Francis Drake Stole Spain’s Gold. Elizabeth I Chose to Keep It20 Cards

The iconic image is wrong: Elizabeth did not knight Drake. Monsieur de Marchaumont performed it at her direction.

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Elizabeth I genuinely liked Anjou and called him “her frog.” Nobody knows why.

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Was Alexander Hamilton Murdered? | Founding Fathers EP 320 Cards

Dueling pistols were deliberately inaccurate because the ideal outcome preserved both honor and life without anyone being hit.

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Hamilton planned to fire deliberately wide, possibly twice, giving Burr a chance to stop the duel peacefully.

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696. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: Killing the Queen of Scots (Part 6)19 Cards

After Mary's death, a concealed Skye Terrier emerged from beneath her skirts, howling beside her body.

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Mary's letter naming six would-be assassins crossed the channel inside a beer barrel, but reached Thomas Phelippes first.

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The Nation That Invented Capitalism: The Rise of Holland | National Anthems EP 419 Cards

Why does the Dutch anthem have William of Nassau pledge loyalty to Spain’s king while he leads revolt against Spain?

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The Wilhelmus began as a Catholic song celebrating victory over Protestants before Calvinist rebels adopted it.

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The Shadow War: Elizabeth I vs The Catholics (Part 4)18 Cards

Drake captured and ransomed Santo Domingo and Cartagena, then dismantled Santo Domingo brick by brick to force Spanish payment.

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A rebel fire ship blew up part of Parma's pontoon bridge and killed 800 Spanish soldiers. The bridge was repaired.

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Ken Burns on Why America Really Declared Independence18 Cards

In one season in New Jersey, more British and Hessian troops died seeking forage than fell in any battle.

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An average colonist paid about one shilling annually in local taxes. An average person in England paid roughly 26.

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