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Anne Lister: The First Modern Lesbian?
13 June 2023It’s a rare thing to hear first hand the experiences of marginalised people in history. So often their voices are silenced, and their histories...
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Ukraine's Dam Destroyed: Water as a Weapon
12 June 2023On the 6th of June, 2023, an explosion tore through the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. A torrent of water cascaded downriver, flooding towns and...
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The Lavender Scare: Being Gay in Washington DC
12 June 2023Why were gay federal employees seen as a national security threat during the 20th century? How might they in fact have been more of an asset? And...
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Napalm
12 June 2023Napalm. One of the most controversial weapons of the 20th century, it's an incendiary substance that if it comes into contact with your skin, it...
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Shakespeare’s First Folio: Politics, People & Printing
12 June 2023Shakespeare’s First Folio — the first book to contain 36 of his plays, 18 of which had not been in print before — was published in...
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Chevalier: France's Revolutionary Maestro
11 June 2023Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is perhaps the most accomplished classical musician that you've never heard of. A composer, soldier and...
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Locks and the Great Lock Controversy
11 June 2023In Victorian England, a prisoner was promised their freedom if only they could pick a lock...
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Human Origins: Australopithecus
11 June 2023For millions of years, Australopithecus thrived in Africa's vast landscapes, laying the groundwork for the emergence of the Homo genus. Later,...
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The Greatest Medieval Divorce Scandal
9 June 2023In 855, the Carolingian king Lothar II was married to the aristocratic Teutberga for political reasons. But there was a third...
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Vietnam War & Australia
9 June 2023With discussions of the Vietnam War often focusing on the United States' role and position on the Asian continent, countries like Australia...
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Victorian Pregnancy & Childbirth: The Untold History
9 June 2023Why did Victorian doctors recommend women to lie still in solitary confinement for days after giving birth? What was the 'sit up and cough'...
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The Wright Brothers
8 June 2023Approximately 100 thousand flights take off and land each and every day. A months long journey on a boat is condensed to just a few hours with the...
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