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Ectoplasm: Seances & the Rise of Spiritualism
16 July 2023Communicating with the dead has a long and winding history. The rise of seances and the showmanship of paranormal activity rose to prominence in...
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Mozart's Sex Life
14 July 2023When we think of the biggest pop icons of all time, we might reach for Madonna, Elvis, or yes, even Michael Jackson.
One name that’s...
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Ukraine: War Crimes & Cluster Bombs
14 July 2023As over a year passes since the Bucha Massacre, new information and intelligence on Russian war crimes continues to emerge from the conflict. With...
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Beowulf
14 July 2023Composed towards the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the classic Anglo-Saxon epic poem that transcends its time to shed light on...
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Helen of Troy with Natalie Haynes
13 July 2023Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? Commemorated throughout history in...
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Nixon in Moscow: The Kitchen Debate
13 July 2023Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev. Leading figures of the United States and the Soviet Union respectively, in a verbal debate about capitalism...
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Elizabethan Rivals: Francis Bacon & Edward Coke
13 July 2023As Queen Elizabeth I lays dying, King James VI of Scotland is waiting to accede to the throne of England. But who will thrive and who will fall...
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The Picts: Scourge of Rome
12 July 2023Emerging around the 3rd century CE and later designated official adversaries of the Roman Empire, the Picts wreaked havoc across the northern...
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Fish & Chips: The Unexpected Origins of Britain's Favourite Dish
12 July 2023Fish and Chips. About 382 million portions of the iconic national dish are consumed every year. That works out to around 6 servings per person,...
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Russia & USA: The 100-Year Cold War
11 July 2023The Cold War was defined by the antagonism between two world superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. They relied on proxy wars,...
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Victorian Baby Farming Killer: Amelia Dyer
11 July 2023In Victorian Britain, there was no formalised state adoption. Instead, desperate mothers paid other families to take their newborns. This tragic...
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How To Dress in the Middle Ages
11 July 2023What clothes would you have worn in the Middle Ages? What were the most fashionable hairstyles? How did your clothing denote social status? How...
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