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The Tudor World at Hampton Court
24 October 2024The oldest surviving part of Hampton Court Palace is a series of chambers and closets built in the 1520s for Henry VIII's chief advisor and Lord...
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Origins of the Inuit
24 October 2024In this instalment of The Ancients we're going north of the Arctic circle to uncover the incredible story of the Thule Inuit. Expanding out from...
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The Origins of Halloween
22 October 2024Pumpkins, trick or treating and ghost stories are what we associate with Halloween, but what about turnips, fairies and a fortune-telling cake?...
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Inside the Witch Trials: Iceland | The Men Who Burned As Witches
22 October 2024When we think of the witch trials, we often think of women being charged.
Whilst misogyny was at the heart of many of the witch trials, this...
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Castles, Kings and Courtly Life
22 October 2024All this month, Matt and Eleanor are ranging across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to discover the stories of our greatest...
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Execution of Lady Jane Grey
21 October 2024This Tudor's story is intense and tragic. She's known as Lady Jane Grey but we ought to change that to 'Queen Jane'. That's who she was, even...
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The Spanish Armada
21 October 2024In July 1588 the Spanish Armada set sail to conquer England. Three weeks later a fierce naval battle foiled the planned invasion. Many myths...
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Elections Explained: How FDR Won Four Times
21 October 20244,322 days. That's how long Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office. Whilst no other US president has served more than two terms, FDR was elected...
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The High King Of Ireland
21 October 2024Viking Age Ireland was divided into many rival kingdoms. However, some men could rise to become High King of Ireland. Men like Flann Sinna....
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The Great Napoleonic Escape
20 October 2024Lieutenant Charles Hare was a young British naval officer who made an extraordinarily elaborate escape from a French prisoner-of-war camp during...
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Ptolemy I: The First Greek Pharaoh
20 October 2024In the aftermath of Alexander the Great’s death his former generals carved out their own kingdoms in the chaos that was the Wars of the...
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Castles and the Conquest of Ireland
18 October 2024Ireland has been known as the land of saints and scholars and once was the farthest reach of the known world. But it's also home to one of the...
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