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How to Survive in Viking Britain
12 September 2024Have you ever wondered what it would take to live in Viking Britain? When they arrived and settled in the British Isles, Viking settlers didn't...
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McCarthy & the Second Red Scare
12 September 2024Who was Joe McCarthy? How did this Republican Senator come to lead a nationwide campaign against communism? And how did he bring about his own...
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Origins of the Egyptian Gods
12 September 2024The legends of Ra and Hathor, of Osiris and Isis, of Anubis and Set have been passed from mouth to ear in Egypt for millennia. They were painted...
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Lost Colony of Roanoke: Mystery of England's First American Settlers
12 September 2024The colonists of Roanoke Island in the 1580's were the very first English people to try to establish a permanent settlement in America. They...
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Kateryn Parr on Film: Firebrand
12 September 2024In the last year of Henry VIII's life, his sixth wife Queen Kateryn Parr was accused of heresy and it looked as if her life could be on the...
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Search for El Dorado
10 September 2024Sir Walter Raleigh's life was a turbulent one, to say the least. The Elizabethan statesman and explorer climbed to the top rung of Queen...
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Pagan Ritual Nudity
10 September 2024Rituals are a big part of this funny human experience, aren't they?
Whether that's morning rituals like making your bed... or pagan rituals...
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Warrior Viking Women
10 September 2024One of the enduring mysteries of the Viking Age is the identity of two people buried in a spectacular blood drenched ship in southern Norway in...
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The Declaration of Independence: History’s Most Influential Document?
9 September 2024Assassin’s Creed III offers players a glimpse into the room where it happened - the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But was the...
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Myth of the Minotaur: Half Man Half Bull
9 September 2024The myth of the Minotaur has endured thousands of years for good reason... it's hard to forget! Today, Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the...
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How to Survive the Plague
9 September 2024A feature of outbreaks of plague between the 14th and 18th centuries was the publication of books and pamphlets, known as ‘plague tracts’,...
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The Heist of the Century: The Missing Irish Crown Jewels
8 September 2024In the shadowy halls of Dublin Castle, 1907, a daring heist shook the British Empire. Four days before King Edward VII's royal visit, the...
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