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HGLA Show 23 - Jadwiga of Poland

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020


In the middle of war, betrayal and a scandal that shocked 14th century Europe, Poland's first female king found a higher calling.

HGLA Show 23 - Jadwiga of Poland

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020


In the middle of war, betrayal and a scandal that shocked 14th century Europe, Poland's first female king found a higher calling.

HGLA Show 22 - The Forbidden Love of Charles Dickens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020


How could a master of writing about the human condition be so blind to the effects of his own incendiary passions?

HGLA Show 22 - The Forbidden Love of Charles Dickens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020


How could a master of writing about the human condition be so blind to the effects of his own incendiary passions?

HGLA Show 21 - Color Outside The Lines

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020


Richard and Mildred Loving were roughly awakened in their own bed in the middle of the night by Virginia police for the crime of being married in 1958. Their story changed more than just the law...

HGLA Show 21 - Color Outside The Lines

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020


Richard and Mildred Loving were roughly awakened in their own bed in the middle of the night by Virginia police for the crime of being married in 1958. Their story changed more than just the law...

HGLA Show 20 - Love In Ancient Egypt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020


A real love that has survived over four thousand years? There is such a thing. Meet Kahai and Meritites as they journey through this life and the next.

HGLA Show 20 - Love In Ancient Egypt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020


A real love that has survived over four thousand years? There is such a thing. Meet Kahai and Meritites as they journey through this life and the next.

HGLA Show 19 - Love and Death - Percy and Mary Shelley

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019


Love and death walk hand in hand as we meet star-crossed lovers English poet Percy Shelley and the author of Frankenstein, his wife, Mary Shelley.

HGLA Show 19 - Love and Death - Percy and Mary Shelley

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019


Love and death walk hand in hand as we meet star-crossed lovers English poet Percy Shelley and the author of Frankenstein, his wife, Mary Shelley.

HGLA Show 18 - A Brush With Glory - Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019


Love's greatest power is it's availability to all - even the unlikable and the unwilling. Impressionist painters Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt were two such souls.

HGLA Show 18 - A Brush With Glory - Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019


Love's greatest power is it's availability to all - even the unlikable and the unwilling. Impressionist painters Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt were two such souls.

HGLA Show 17 - Nelson and Hamilton

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019


Scandal, thunder and immortal fame follow these lovers set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

HGLA Show 17 - Nelson and Hamilton

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019


Scandal, thunder and immortal fame follow these lovers set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

HGLA Show 16 - Annie Oakley and Frank Butler

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019


Annie Oakley - sharpshooter, icon of the American Wild West and her equally impressive husband of 50 years, fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler.

HGLA Show 16 - Annie Oakley and Frank Butler

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019


Annie Oakley - sharpshooter, icon of the American Wild West and her equally impressive husband of 50 years, fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler.

HGLA Show 15 - Alexander and Hephaestion

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019


The conqueror of the known world - the man known to history as Alexander the Great - and his soul mate Hephaestion.

HGLA Show 15 - Alexander and Hephaestion

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019


The conqueror of the known world - the man known to history as Alexander the Great - and his soul mate Hephaestion.

HGLA Show 14 - Brahms and The Schumanns

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019


Musician husband and wife Clara and Robert Schumann are the pop stars and media influencers of their day in 19th century Europe. Their lives - but perhaps not their destinies - are forever altered when a scruffy young musician appears on their doorstep one day.

HGLA Show 14 - Brahms and The Schumanns

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019


Musician husband and wife Clara and Robert Schumann are the pop stars and media influencers of their day in 19th century Europe. Their lives - but perhaps not their destinies - are forever altered when a scruffy young musician appears on their doorstep one day.

HGL Show 13 - Abelard And Heloise

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019


Abelard and Heloise were the pop stars of their day in 12th century Paris. Their forbidden love - and it's bloody consequences - scandalized medieval Europe. This is their story.

HGL Show 13 - Abelard And Heloise

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019


Abelard and Heloise were the pop stars of their day in 12th century Paris. Their forbidden love - and it's bloody consequences - scandalized medieval Europe. This is their story.

HGLA Show 12 - East Of Eden

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019


Two of the greatest poets of China's Tang Dynasty are featured in The Pipa Song and The Lament of Li Shangyin. Both poems feature original music composed in this style.

HGLA Show 12 - East Of Eden

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019


Two of the greatest poets of China's Tang Dynasty are featured in The Pipa Song and The Lament of Li Shangyin. Both poems feature original music composed in this style.

HGLA Show 11 - Justinian and Theodora

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019


Justinian and Theodora rule much of the world in the 6th Century as Emperor and Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora adds new depth to the term "tough love" as she commits one of history's most shocking acts to save her marriage and her throne.

HGLA Show 11 - Justinian and Theodora

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019


Justinian and Theodora rule much of the world in the 6th Century as Emperor and Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora adds new depth to the term "tough love" as she commits one of history's most shocking acts to save her marriage and her throne.

HGLA Show 10 - Bonnie and Clyde

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019


This episode includes the song "Bonnie and Clyde". Bonnie and Clyde were infamous folk heroes, murderous thieves or desperate fugitives depending on who was describing them. The one thing they could count on besides an early death? Each other.

HGLA Show 10 - Bonnie and Clyde

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019


This episode includes the song "Bonnie and Clyde". Bonnie and Clyde were infamous folk heroes, murderous thieves or desperate fugitives depending on who was describing them. The one thing they could count on besides an early death? Each other.

HGLA Show 9: Pierre and Marie Curie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019


A love of the intellect - agape more than eros - is the underlying theme for this month's star-crossed lovers. Genius scientists and devoted to their life together, Marie went on to win two Nobel Prizes as well as performing some heroic feats of medical care on the battle fields of World War One.

HGLA Show 9: Pierre and Marie Curie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019


A love of the intellect - agape more than eros - is the underlying theme for this month's star-crossed lovers. Genius scientists and devoted to their life together, Marie went on to win two Nobel Prizes as well as performing some heroic feats of medical care on the battle fields of World War One.

HGLA Show 8: The Myrtle Is Hidden

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019


Esther lives and breathes in this Old Testament tale of a queen who saves her people because of the love of the King of Kings. Includes the song "The Myrtle Is Hidden".

HGLA Show 8: The Myrtle Is Hidden

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019


Esther lives and breathes in this Old Testament tale of a queen who saves her people because of the love of the King of Kings. Includes the song "The Myrtle Is Hidden".

HGLA Show 7: Napoleon and Walewska

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


When a Polish contessa meets the terror of Europe, love is the last thing anyone expected to happen, including them.

HGLA Show 7: Napoleon and Walewska

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


When a Polish contessa meets the terror of Europe, love is the last thing anyone expected to happen, including them.

History's Greatest Love Affairs Show 6: Pericles and Aspasia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


The foremost couple in ancient Athens, scandal, gossip, war, plague and a love that lasted beyond the grave.

History's Greatest Love Affairs Show 6: Pericles and Aspasia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


The foremost couple in ancient Athens, scandal, gossip, war, plague and a love that lasted beyond the grave.

Show 4 Ulysses and Penelope - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018


A 20 year absence from home, a war in his past and one at his house. Will their marriage survive the mayhem?

Show 4 Ulysses and Penelope - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018


A 20 year absence from home, a war in his past and one at his house. Will their marriage survive the mayhem?

Show 5 Song Of Solomon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018


The passion and sensuality of this epic poem from the Old Testament is set to music.

Show 5 Song Of Solomon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018


The passion and sensuality of this epic poem from the Old Testament is set to music.

Show 3 Ulysses and Penelope - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018


The siege of Troy and the Trojan Horse are familiar stories. Have you heard the story of the 20 year absence from home?

Show 3 Ulysses and Penelope - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018


The siege of Troy and the Trojan Horse are familiar stories. Have you heard the story of the 20 year absence from home?

Show 2 Victoria and Albert

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018


She ruled over much of the planet and it's population, but was governed by her passion for Albert, her Prince Consort.

Show 2 Victoria and Albert

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018


She ruled over much of the planet and it's population, but was governed by her passion for Albert, her Prince Consort.

Show 1 The Washingtons - George and Martha

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018


The largely unknown story of the private lives of the first President and First Lady of the United States.

Show 1 The Washingtons - George and Martha

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018


The largely unknown story of the private lives of the first President and First Lady of the United States.

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