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April Ashley: Paris Showgirl, Vogue Model & Trans Trailblazer
4 July 2023As the UK’s second person to go through gender reassignment surgery, April Ashley was a trans trailblazer, breaking new ground fearlessly and...
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California Gold Rush
3 July 2023From the rings on our fingers to coins in our pockets and, for a select few, the medals hanging around our necks. Gold is one of the most coveted...
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The Battle of Gettysburg
3 July 2023The first three days of July 1863 saw the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War. This clash between the Unionist and Confederate...
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Elizabeth I's Musician: William Byrd
3 July 2023The most admired and influential composer during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, William Byrd died exactly 400 years ago on 4...
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Alan Turing & Bletchley Park
3 July 2023Alan Turing: pioneering mathematician, computer scientist, codebreaker. He played a crucial role in decrypting Nazi messages during the Second...
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The First Day of The Somme
2 July 2023Dan Explains the first day of The Somme which remains the bloodiest day in the history of the British army; a symbol of the senseless carnage of...
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Lion Man: The First Myth?
2 July 2023Discovered in a German cave, days before the Second World War broke out, the Lion Man statue remained an enigma for decades. A figurine that...
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Dogs: Domesticating Wolves, Inventing Breeds (& Killer Beavers)
2 July 2023How do we go from wolves to modern dogs? And where do Killer Beavers fit into the story?
Humans domesticated wolves long before any other...
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Wagner & Putin: The Russian Coup?
30 June 2023On the 24th of June 2023, amidst rising tensions within Russia, the Wagner mercenary group rebelled against the Russian Government. With news...
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Medieval Comedy: Minstrels
30 June 2023Every historian dreams of hitting gold in the archives. Matt Lewis’s guest Dr. James Wade of Girton College, Cambridge has done just...
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Women Warriors: From Boudicca to Ukrainian Snipers
30 June 2023From Boudicca to Ukrainian snipers, battlefields have always contained a surprising number of women.
Today Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets...
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Stonewall
29 June 2023What made June 28 1969 a landmark occasion for LGBTQ+ rights?How was Stonewall different from the uprisings that had come before it? And why were...
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