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Emily Briffett

Emily Briffett

I’m Emily, HistoryExtra’s senior podcast content producer. I’m a regular host on the HistoryExtra podcast, interviewing leading historical experts on fascinating stories from the past. I’m also the host of HistoryExtra Long Reads, History’s Greatest Battles and History’s Greatest Dishes. When not in front of a microphone, I’m often working behind the scenes on our HistoryExtra Podcasts YouTube channel, helping to bring our episodes to life in visual form. I'll find any excuse to don a historic costume and have an abiding passion for all things medieval – especially dance and the crusades! I hold an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway, University of London. Before joining HistoryExtra in 2021, I was also a host for Hampshire HistBites, where I gained hands-on experience in scripting, interviewing and audio production.

Being disabled in the medieval era. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ancient explosives and the philosopher's stone: a history of alchemy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Venice’s Jewish ghetto. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

WW2's bloody battle for Arakan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Henry VII seized – and kept – the crown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

We asked Hugh Jackman what it was like to play Robin Hood – and his answer was surprisingly dark

Who killed Robin Hood? The dark legends that inspired the new Hugh Jackman blockbuster

What is ‘Europe’, anyway?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman kings: myth, memory and the making of power. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Philip Augustus: the Plantagenets’ greatest rival. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside the Maya storyworld. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Does Magna Carta matter today?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Zheng Yi Sao: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Fifth Crusade: triumph, disaster and the battle for Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Renaissance Italy's firearm revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Magna Carta's aftermath: Why didn't 'Bad King John' keep his word?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pericles: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2Magna Carta's biggest myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Was 'Bad King John' really that bad?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A history of the US in 100 unexpected objects. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An A-Z history of the English alphabet. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stealing the V2 rocket: Britain’s secret WW2 intelligence coup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 5Gooseberry Fool. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Series 8 The Black Death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Balti. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3The long shadow of the Black Death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2Fear and faith: coping with the Black Death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1The Black Death: a global contagion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcastThe Black Death

Episode 3Victoria Sponge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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