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Habsburg Inbreeding with Dr. Adam Rutherford
17 November 2023One of Early Modern Europe’s most powerful families, the Habsburgs shared a physical trait so distinctive that it came to be regarded as a badge...
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Princes in the Tower: New Evidence Revealed
16 November 2023For more than 500 years, history has judged that the Princes in the Tower were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Until now there...
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JFK: The Most Popular President?
16 November 2023Who was JFK? How popular was he in his lifetime? And how did his untimely death impact the world's memory of him?
In this first of two...
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The Real Witch Hunts: Persecution & Panic
16 November 2023Witch hunts blazed across Europe from the 1400s right into the 1700s. Their terror has been burned into the collective memory. But how accurate...
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Kazakhstan's Valley of Kings
16 November 2023Gold and horses! Few ancient civilisations were greater masters of metalworking and horse riding than the Saka culture of Central Asia. Also known...
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I with Tracy Borman
16 November 2023Anne Boleyn is usually considered in the context of her marriage to - and demise at the hands of - King Henry VIII. But ultimately, the...
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The Belfast Blitz
16 November 2023It wasn't just London that was devastated by German bombing raids in WWII, but Belfast in Northern Ireland too. The most intense bombing took...
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Napoleon's Greatest Battles with Ridley Scott
14 November 2023Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most accomplished military commanders in world history. He rose to become Emperor of the French after a series of...
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Burma: Medieval Superpower
13 November 2023Burma – now Myanmar – was once a superpower playing a pivotal role at the crossroads of Asia. Located in one of the richest areas on the...
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The Gettysburg Address
13 November 2023What makes the Gettysburg Address one of the most famous speeches in history? Did Lincoln really write it on the train? How did the audience...
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JFK Special 2. | The Kennedy Sister They Tried To Hide
13 November 2023This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated.
His name is associated with history defining events, but...
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Henry VIII: What You Really Need to Know
13 November 2023The truth about Henry VIII may surprise you. This second episode of Not Just the Tudors' Tudor Dynasty mini-series provides you, in a...
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