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November 24, 2021 32 mins

There are a handful of people in history who seem to have had an uncanny ability to escape death. Whether evading a lone assassin, dodging friendly fire during the heat of battle, or simply defying the laws of nature by smoking over 200 cigarettes a day, these four historical figures featured in Episode 34 proved they were all Hard to Kill.

Books:
The Reign of Elizabeth by J.B. Black

Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner 

King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania by James Tomes

The Double Life of Fidel Castro by Juan Reinaldo Sanchez & Alex Gyldén 

 Film:

Elizabeth I and Her Enemies (2017) Documentary

Washington (2020) Documentary

The Fidel Castro Tapes (2014) Documentary

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