In this episode of Half-Arsed History, go on a journey through the history of chess, from its origins as an Indian board game called chaturanga, through its development in Persia and the Middle East, to become the international game it is today.
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Episode 318: The Modern Olympic Games – Part 1
Episode 317: Assassination Attempts on US Presidents
Episode 316: History’s Biggest Misconceptions – Part 2
Episode 315: The Rosetta Stone
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Episode 314: Frederic Chopin, the Virtuosic Pianist
Episode 313: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine
Episode 312: Christina of Sweden, Minerva of the North
Episode 311: Emperor Trajan, Optimus Princeps
Episode 310: Oscar Wilde, the Brilliant Playwright
Episode 309: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Episode 308: The History of the United States – Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony
Episode 307: The History of the United States – Part 3: Reconstruction and World War
Episode 306: The History of the United States – Part 2: Expansion and Civil War
Episode 305: The History of the United States, Part 1: Colonisation and Independence
Episode 304: The ANZAC Campaign in Gallipoli
Episode 303: Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh Revolt
Episode 302: The Extinction of the Dodo
Episode 301: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings, Part 2
Episode 300: The History of History
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