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Lord Byron vs. Lady Lamb | History's Worst Breakups
10 February 2026Sending a lock of hair to your lover has fallen a little out of fashion. Sending a lock of pubic hair to your ex-lover ... well, we aren't sure...
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James II and the Deadly Black Dinner
10 February 2026What would you do if a royal feast turned into a death sentence before dessert was served? Step into Edinburgh Castle as the boy-king James II...
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Darkest Hours: The Great Depression
9 February 2026The Great Depression was, as Professor John Moser puts it, the result of a perfect storm. So what brought it on? What was it like to live through...
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The Philosopher's Stone: Isaac Newton & Alchemy
9 February 2026The Philosopher’s Stone: the source of infinite wealth and everlasting life. It is one of the most famous myths in the world. But for centuries,...
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The Great Famine
9 February 2026In the late 19th century, Ireland suffered a potato blight that became a mass catastrophe. Today, we explore the conditions that left millions...
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Charles II: Restoration of the Monarchy
9 February 2026From clinging to a tree while evading capture, his face blackened with soot, to triumphantly sailing home to reclaim his crown — the story of...
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Bloody Beginning of the French Revolution
9 February 2026The Storming of the Bastille in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution... the day a Parisian crowd stormed the royal fortress-prison...
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How to Write Cuneiform with Dr. Irving Finkel
8 February 2026More than 5,000 years ago, a revolutionary script emerged in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia that would transform how people counted, governed,...
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How Horses Ran the Medieval World
6 February 2026How integral were horses to warfare, agriculture and travel in the Middle Ages? What did your horse say about your status? How can knowing more...
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Sex & Scandal behind Wuthering Heights
6 February 2026Wuthering Heights is a story full of passion, violence and sexual tension.
So it's no surprise that it shocked Victorian readers when it...
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Battle of Baton Rouge: Civil War on the Mississippi
5 February 2026The Civil War along the Mississippi was reaching a critical moment by the Summer of 1862. The Union had advanced and planted its flag in...
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Why Cromwell's Republic Failed
5 February 2026After the execution of King Charles I, England became a Republic for the only time in its history. Yet why was this revolutionary moment so...
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