Have To Know History

Alexander the Great’s Dad Tried to Kill Him? 👑⚔️ Before he was Alexander the Great —the conqueror of Persia and builder of an empire that stretched to the edge of the known world—he was a teenage prince caught in a royal family full of drama. His father, Philip II of Macedonia, was a brilliant warrior and political mastermind. His mother, Olympias, was fiercely ambitious and determined to secure...

A mysterious Egyptian queen wrote to the king of the Hittites with a shocking request: “Send me one of your sons… so I can marry him.” Who was this queen? And why would **Tutankhamun’s widow—possibly Queen Ankhesenamun—**reach out to Egypt’s sworn enemy right after his death? What happened to the Hittite prince who answered the call? This is the tale of the Dahamunzu Affair —an ancient diplomatic...

Henry VIII, Elizabeth I & the Shocking Origins of Virginia - Walter Raleigh, the Lost Colony, and the Queen Who Never Married Have To Know History - What do six wives, a lost colony, and a queen who never married have to do with the state of Virginia? This fast-paced 7-minute episode unpacks how one king’s obsession with a male heir reshaped religion, rattled Europe, and led—indirectly—to the...

What if the Minotaur myth wasn’t just a story—but a memory of something real? In this second part of the Minotaur mini-series, we step beyond the myth and into the ruins of ancient Crete. I’ll walk you through what archaeologists have discovered at the Minoan palace of Knossos—an actual maze-like structure that might have inspired the legend. We’ll explore bull-leaping rituals, signs of human sacr...

A monster in a maze. A genius inventor. A lovestruck princess. And an angry god who shakes the earth. This is the very first episode of Have To Know History , a podcast for anyone who loves myths, mysteries, and ancient stories that just might be true. Join Jason Freewalt as he walks you through the outrageous myth of the Minotaur—complete with cursed queens, deadly mazes, and some deeply question...