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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chivalry, jousting, coat-armour, knights on horseback and the great glory of the Middle Ages are mostly made up. The real Middle Ages were a dirty, bloody, brutal and uncivilised time. Women were mere possessions, land was wealth, might made right, and peasants ate rocks and soil to stay alive. Only the high-born could live a life anything like Sir Walter Scott imagined in his novels. But once upon a time, there was a great knight - a man called William Marshall. He outlived four kings, fought countless battles, and was the very epitome of the medieval warrior. ]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bathory might not be the most famous Hungarian in history, but once you hear her story, you’ll never forget her name. A tale of sadism, torture, cruelty and murder awaits you in this episode of Blind History... <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The father of communism and socialism, to some a wicked ideologue with the worst plans for social engineering; to others a heroic thinker who conceived of a freer, fairer world order. No matter what you think of him, Karl Marx’s shadow looms large in modern politics, in history, and in society today. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of Pyotr Alekséyevich is the story of Russia emerging from the cold. It is a story which continues to play out in the centuries which followed, and which galvanised the character of not just a new nation, but a nascent empire. Join us on the bewildering journey of a man of extraordinary character and ambition, and learn about the darker side of greatness in his relationships. From very nearly losing his life to the mob, Peter the Great would become one of the key figures of post-enlightenment Europe, and indeed, the father of his nation. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Royals Behaving Badly</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kings and Queens aren’t always the best of us. Sometimes they’re weak, pathetic, unimpressive or downright evil! Just as history has shown us a range of glorious and exemplary monarchs, it is also full of examples of the kinds of men and women who might have been better suited to obscurity - men and women whose brief chapters in the story of their kingdom is one of great embarrassment or misery. Donald Trump would probably call them "losers”, but we thought they deserved a backward glance in the last episode of the season... <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Romans were a decaying bunch, with not very much to boast about and a rotten empire that was divided in half, ruled by four weak emperors. The only thing that arrested its slide into ignominy was the character and action of an ambitious, military, pious man called Constantine, whom history would call The Great. He picked Rome up and dusted it off, built a new capital for the empire, and with one gesture established Christianity as the religion of the known world. Those bold moves forged a relationship between church and state that would last until the enlightenment... <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Cardinal Richelieu</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardinal Richelieu was the most powerful man in France, and the architect of absolute monarchy. His strategic mind and dedication to French interests made it possible for Louis XIV, and later Napoleon, to make France the envy of the world. Join us as we transport you back to the early 1600s, and into the mind and personality of this unique man… <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nostradamus was either a genius with magical powers, or a very lucky bullshitter. In 16th century France, there may have been many mysterious men with the ability to convince the mighty they could foretell the future, but only one name survived down the ages. Even now, books about him and his predictions fly off the shelves. Those predictions continue to confound historians, ensnare mystics and drive rational people crazy... but who was Nostradamus? <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most famous bandit of the Wild West, Jesse James and his gang terrorised many American cities for more than a decade. Apart from a treacherous death, a crazy mom and many crimes, we’ll tell you all about one of the most dangerous men the USA ever knew... <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Leopold II</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know you love the bad guys, but this one is close to impossible to like. The fact that he perpetrated his crimes against humanity only three generations ago makes it somehow more monstrous. When the story of humanity is told, King Leopold II of the Belgians will not find himself covered in glory. Join us on this journey into the Heart of Darkness... <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Bonus episode: Why History?</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Ep 13: Confucius</title>
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					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>12:15</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Ep 11: John Gotti</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Ep 10: Joan of Arc</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Ep 8: Julius Caesar</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Ep 7: Pharaoh Ramesses II</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stretch your understanding of time back 2000 years - to the time of Jesus and Augustus. Now go back another 1300 years. If you can even imagine such a vast expanse of history, then you might be able to see more than ruins, stones and statues in the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramesses II of Ancient Egypt. At that time, he was more ego than Trump, stronger than Arnold, more god than man - and yet, you can visit him, the actual shrunken, wizened, leathery body of this extremely old person, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This is the Blind History of Ramesses II… brought to you by Taylor Blinds & Shutters. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>16:29</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Ep 6: Jan Smuts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[His reputation has been downplayed by both the Nationalist Afrikaner regime that succeeded him, and the free South Africa that succeeded that, but for those prepared to dig a little deeper, Jan Smuts may well have been one of the greatest people to emerge from our continent. A brilliant mind, a close friend of Churchill, and an internationally respected politician and military strategist; we also owe the foundation of the United Nations to Jan Smuts. Find out more by taking this short journey into the past of South Africa in this episode of Blind History - brought to you by Taylor Blinds & Shutters. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ep 6: Jan Smuts</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>12:31</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Ep 5: Marcus Aurelius</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marcus Aurelius was the archetypal philosopher-king, a man of extraordinary talent and ability. He also had those rare qualities of introspection and self-awareness. He ruled when the Roman Empire was at its most powerful and after him, the world fell to pieces. Next time you see some profound thing on a fridge magnet, it might well have been something Marcus Aurelius first said - and his legacy is very much with us today. Join Gareth and Anthony as they take a closer look at one of the Ancient World’s most interesting people. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:duration>15:12</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Ep 4: King Edward III</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edward III was England’s greatest medieval king. When you think of King Arthur’s round table, jousting, feasts, battles, armour and castles - Edward had all of that, but he also had a dark side, and a reign filled with tragedy... including the Black Death which killed millions of his people. Gareth and Anthony look into some of the more private troubles of this great man, and his long reign. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ep 4: King Edward III</itunes:title>
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		<title>Ep 3: President John F Kennedy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John F Kennedy is one of the most well-known and best loved Presidents of the United States. Most people know more about his assassination than anything else, but he had a really incredible (and unlucky) family, many affairs and a crisis or two of global proportions to deal with during his short term in the Oval Office. Find out from Anthony and Gareth about some of the less obvious things JFK got up to in this episode of Blind History - brought to you by Taylor Blinds and Shutters. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ep 3: President John F Kennedy</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<title>Ep 2: Shaka Zulu</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaka kaSezangakhona was Africa’s first imperialist. Before Shaka, there were tribes... after Shaka there was a kingdom. In this episode we trace the story of Shaka the warrior, the madman and the leader - because he was all three and more. The soil of our country is stained with the blood of his conquests, and the province of KwaZulu-Natal decorated with the glories of his achievements. You might love or hate him by the end of the episode, but you won’t be able to ignore him. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
					<category>History</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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Hosted by Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer from Taylor Blinds, this series will tell you what the history books sometimes leave out - the sordid stories, the less well-known details, some of the stuff they didn’t teach you at school. <br />
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Each person will help you put a piece of the puzzle in place, and bring history to life in 15 conversational minutes.<br />
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Brought to you by Taylor Blinds & Shutters. <a href="https://www.taylorblinds.co.za/">Taylor Blinds & Shutters</a>]]></description>
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						<itunes:title>Coming soon... Blind History</itunes:title>
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