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Portuguese Missionaries in Japan
20 May 2024When Portuguese merchants ran aground on the Japanese isle of Tanegashima in 1543 two worlds collided - Europeans had encountered Japan for the...
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Henry VIII's Sister, Margaret Queen of Scots
20 May 2024Margaret Tudor - daughter of King Henry VII, sister to Henry VIII - was married at 13 to James IV of Scotland, learning the skills of statecraft...
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The British Empire, China and Opium
19 May 20241/2. Victorian readers were captivated by descriptions of smoke-filled opium dens among backstreet brothels and pubs in London's East End in Oscar...
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The Real Hamilton: An American Myth?
19 May 202411 Tonys, a Grammy, a Pulitzer Prize and broken box office records - there's no denying the impact of Lin-Manuel Miranda's...
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Dionysus: God of Wine
19 May 2024Dionysus. He's known as the party God of ancient Greece who you never wanted to cross. Associated with theatre, mysterious cults and even, on one...
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Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period
18 May 2024Dating from 1467-1603, the Sengoku or ‘Warring States’ period is known as the bloodiest in Japan’s history; an era of continuous social...
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Medieval Monsters, Ghosts & Werewolves
17 May 2024The supernatural in the Medieval world was always close at hand. In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis pays a visit to the only two...
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The REAL Bridgerton: Georgian Sex
17 May 2024The long-awaited third season of Bridgerton is here! And with it, we all become obsessed with a particularly sexy version of Regency-era...
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American Castaways: Treachery & Survival in the Falklands
16 May 2024Today we dive into the little-known true story of American castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812 ― a tale of...
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Shogun: The Real First English Samurai
16 May 2024The acclaimed TV series Shogun, now screening on Disney+, is based on true events. Its main character John Blackthorne is modelled on William...
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The Unification of Japan
15 May 2024In the 16th century, Japan was embroiled in what is known as Sengoku jidai - ‘The Warring States’ period. It was a time of bloody battles,...
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Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period
15 May 2024Dating from 1467-1603, the Sengoku or ‘Warring States’ period is known as the bloodiest in Japan’s history; an era of continuous social...
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