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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.

Episode 1Why the Ancient Egyptians WEREN'T ancient. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Assassins vs Templars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Uprising: the Civil Wars untangled. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Was Henry V really DESTINED for greatness?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2BORN to be king!? Dan Jones and Helen Castor anatomise Henry IV. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Was Richard II really a TYRANT?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Bandits & blasphemers: crime in 17th century Scotland. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Julius Caesar's funeral drama fuelled the mob. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Roman homes: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval audioThe German Peasants' War: a summer of fire and blood

Ancient Roman theatre: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Phoenicians: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Burying the enemy: commemorating the world wars' fallen foes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Mughal empire: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

Fun, fear and flatbread: childhood in ancient Rome. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Slavery on the medieval Silk Road. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Exploring the medieval world with Marco Polo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to wage war like a Roman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman warfare: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Secrets of medieval manuscripts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

English folklore: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Plague, famine and chivalry: a human history of the 14th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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