Faces Of History

🎙️ Faces Of History brings you the dramatic, untold story behind one of America’s most controversial figures: Benedict Arnold. Host Thee Duke Of New York uncovers how this daring hero of the Revolution became America’s most famous traitor. From his tragic childhood to his legendary battlefield exploits — and the infamous plot to sell out West Point — discover the good, the bad, and the ugly truth...

Elizabeth Freeman — known in her time as Mum Bett — was born enslaved but refused to die that way. In 1781, she heard the words “All men are born free and equal” in the new Massachusetts Constitution — and dared to ask the courts if that meant her too. She won, changing history forever. Join Thee Duke Of New York on Faces Of History as we uncover the incredible true story of the woman who put free...

On this episode of Faces Of History, Thee Duke Of New York digs into the shadowy legacy of J. Edgar Hoover — the man who built the FBI and ruled it for nearly fifty years. From his troubled childhood in D.C. to the Palmer Raids, the G-Men era, the secret files, COINTELPRO, and his obsession with Martin Luther King Jr., we peel back the secrets Hoover took to his grave. Was he America’s ultimate pr...

Join Thee Duke Of New York on Faces Of History for an unfiltered, immersive journey through the life of Geronimo — the last free Apache who waged a war for survival against three nations. Discover how a boy named Goyaałé became a symbol of unstoppable resistance, what drove him to fight when hope was lost, and why his legend still haunts the American conscience today. Listen, learn, question — and...

She sewed her own uniform, bound her chest, and marched into history. This is the true story of Deborah Sampson — the woman who disguised herself as a man to fight in America’s Revolutionary War. Join Thee Duke Of New York on Faces Of History as we reveal the grit, deception, courage, and legacy of one of America’s most extraordinary unsung heroes. ________________________________________ Do you t...