Hello friends, great to see you. Lovely to know you're out there. I love history, you know.

I find it entertaining, basically. It distracts me. It illuminates me. And with everything else

that's going on around us, it keeps me grounded. Ah, they did that then, did they? Ah, that's what

they thought. Ah, that's what they thought.

Ah, that's why they thought that.

That's how we progress.

It keeps coming around in circles, but nonetheless, we do what we can.

We do what we can.

High drama, great characters, evil characters, heroes, villains.

History has everything.

History is our story. And this series of 100 moments from the past

stretched out over, what is it, six and a half thousand years, it's but a snapshot of what our

ancestors have been up to. But before we get into the latest episode, here's a quick reminder about how you can support the podcast.

Go to patreon.com, find me, sign up, part with some cash.

It's not much.

Price of a cup of coffee every month.

You get access to an enormous reservoir of material.

We've been at this for years.

There's loads of history, loads of archaeology, there's current affairs, there's comment,

there's the question and answer sessions that I do with the members every week, you name it, and there are no

adverts, so it's free-flowing without breaking it every 30 seconds to listen to somebody sell something.

So, as I say, get in there, go to neeloliver.com, if you like, that's my website, all the details

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