Faces Of History

Before presidents called it home, one immigrant’s hands gave America its most famous house. Tonight, Thee Duke Of New York brings you the forgotten story of James Hoban — the Irish stonemason who car…

When a soldier’s son rose to power in a crumbling empire, he claimed he saw a vision that would change the world.

Tonight, Thee Duke Of New York tells the tale of Constantine — the ruthless tactician…

Before the flashing cameras, before the Oscars, before the stars — there was Harvey Henderson Wilcox: a humble real estate developer who named a patch of orange groves Hollywood. He never made a film…

Before Coke was red and white and sold by the billion, it was a desperate man’s cure for a saber wound.

Tonight on Faces Of History, Thee Duke Of New York cracks open the real story of John Stith Pem…

He put America on wheels — and turned factories into engines of profit and control. Tonight on Faces Of History, Thee Duke Of New York opens the hood on Henry Ford: the farm boy who hated the plow, t…

Who really built Harvard? And why does his name echo through centuries? In this episode of Faces Of History, host Thee Duke Of New York takes you deep into the forgotten story of John Harvard — the q…

"She cracked the atom wide open — and it cracked her right back. Tonight on Faces Of History, Thee Duke Of New York tells the real story of Marie Curie: the girl from Warsaw who glowed in the dark, t…

He started with a single boat and built an empire that laid America’s railroad tracks and filled the vaults of Wall Street. Cornelius Vanderbilt — the Commodore — was part genius, part brute, all amb…

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. Joi…

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…

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…

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 ho…

🎙️ 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 Revoluti…