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Podcast: Dan Snow's History Hit
Episode: Battle of Waterloo Skeletons Found in Attic!
Description: Waterloo was one of the bloodiest battles in European history, yet until now only two bodies have ever been found on the battlefield. The remains of 10 British and Prussian soldiers who died in battle have just been discovered by the Belgian-German team Waterloo Uncovered; some skeletons had been resting in an attic for more than 40 years. The bones bare the brutality of the battle with marks from bladed weapons, one skull showing horrific damage caused by bayonet thrust or sword blow.Historian Rob Schaefer and Researcher Bernard Wilkin from the Belgian State Archive who made the...