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How the Elizabethan World Shaped Shakespeare
18 December 2023We think of Shakespeare as a man out of time. His stories and characters, his capturing of human nature, and his exquisite use of language,...
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Who was Ali ibn Muhammad?
18 December 2023Slavery in medieval Baghdad was complex, and though slaves had some social mobility, the Zanj people had been mistreated and were hungry for a...
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Fighting Hitler's U-Boats
18 December 2023The Second World War is remembered for its colossal battles in the air, on land and at sea. But perhaps the most terrifying were those waged UNDER...
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Sparta vs Athens: The Greek World War
16 December 2023Marked by shifting alliances, chaotic power struggles, and devastating consequences - the Peloponnesian War was a conflict for the ages. Fought...
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17th Century Sci-Fi Writer & 'It Girl': Margaret Cavendish
15 December 2023Margaret Cavendish was extraordinary for any time, let alone the 17th century.
She was a trailblazer in fiction, writing and publishing what...
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Tea, Tax & Revolution: Boston Tea Party Aftermath
14 December 2023Why did the Boston Tea Party happen? Why Boston? And how did the events of December 1773 fit in to the American Revolution?
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Origins of Pantomime
14 December 2023Have you ever wondered how and where our Christmas tradition of pantomime originated?
In this edition of Not Just the Tudors,...
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Richard I's Consort: Berengaria of Navarre
14 December 2023Berengaria of Navarre is mainly remembered for just one thing: being a Queen of England who never set foot in England, at least not as...
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The Boston Tea Party
14 December 2023On December 16th, 1773, a band of American patriots quietly boarded three ships in Boston Harbour, under the cover of night. Armed with axes and...
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Why Do People Kill at Christmas?
13 December 2023Why do people kill in the season of goodwill? Why are we fascinated when they do? And what does it say about us?
Professor David...
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Jesus of Nazareth
13 December 2023Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most famous figures in history. Believed to be the Son of God in Christianity, he is the central figure in one of...
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Sara Forbes Bonetta: Queen Victoria's African God-Daughter
12 December 2023By the age of just 7, Sara Forbes Bonetta had survived a West African war, lost her parents, been enslaved and finally, exchanged as a gift for a...
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