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Surgery in the Early Modern Age
28 March 2024Today surgery is one of the most important sectors in the medical field. But what was surgery like for people in the 16th and 17th centuries,...
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The Murdering Midwife of Covent Garden
28 March 2024‘If only walls could talk’ is a phrase which feels particularly relevant to mysterious murder cases throughout history. And in today’s...
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The Pantheon
27 March 2024The Pantheon is one of the greatest Roman monuments still standing. First built as a pagan temple by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Caesar...
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2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence
27 March 2024This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the...
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The Dark History of Ballet
26 March 2024Whilst ballet is undoubtedly one of the most graceful and elegant art forms, it also has a long and dark history of sexual exploitation.
How...
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Sex Work in Medieval Times
26 March 2024Prostitutes were everywhere in the streets and neighbourhoods of medieval cities. In one and the same building, there might be a school upstairs,...
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1. The British Empire: Mughals & the East India Company
26 March 2024This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the...
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Who is the Real Dracula? The Bloody History
25 March 2024This is the incredible history of Dracula, from medieval ruler Vlad the Impaler, to Bram Stoker and the Victorian theatre world. Get ready for a...
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Jewish History of Venice
25 March 2024Essential to any history of Venice during its glory days is the story of its Jewish population. Venice gave the world the word ghetto....
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D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze
25 March 2024On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way to Tulsa before donning a wig and a pair of gloves...
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The Salem Witch Trials
24 March 2024More than 200 accused, 20 executed and a village plagued with hysteria. Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693 the work of superstition, a...
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Britain After the Ice Age: Star Carr
24 March 2024Over 13,000 years ago, Britain emerged from the ravages of the Ice Age as a changed land. Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who had adapted to cold...
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