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Women in Power
16 September 2022What do Hatshepsut and Hillary Clinton have in common?
Well, what do they have in common with the vast majority of women who have been so...
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Mikhail Gorbachev & the Fall of the Soviet Union
16 September 2022Following the recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev at the age of 91, we've decided to take a look into the beginnings, career and legacy of the last...
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The Mayflower Sets Sail
15 September 2022On the 16th of September 1620, The Mayflower set sail from Southampton to the New World. Aboard were 102 passengers determined to reach a new...
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The Howard Women
15 September 2022We tend to associate the word ‘dynasty’ with men. But in sixteenth century England, women played a no less important role in these influential...
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Neanderthals
15 September 2022Neanderthals are stereotypically viewed as thoughtless savages - but is this an accurate depiction or was there more to Neanderthal...
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Queen Victoria's Funeral
14 September 2022The Queen's body has been taken to Westminster Hall in London, where she will lie in state for the public to visit and pay their respects. Over...
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PowerPoint
14 September 2022We take PowerPoint for granted. It's as much a fact of life as concrete. Or rainy afternoons. But it hasn’t always been here. It has a story....
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9/11: New York City in the Aftermath
13 September 2022Ray Victor is a lifelong New Yorker and tour guide from Queens. He remembers 11th of September 2001 vividly, when hijacked planes were flown into...
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Con Artists
13 September 2022Whether they are online scams or in person card tricks, confidence games - better known now as cons - have been around for as long as we have. But...
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The Rise of the Vikings
13 September 2022September is Vikings month on Gone Medieval, as Dr. Cat Jarman presents a mini-series about her favourite, specialist subject. Over four...
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Malta: 'The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier' of WWII
12 September 2022Malta is located in the Mediterranean sea just beyond Sicily, between Europe and Africa; its warm climate and beautiful islands make it a perfect...
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The Queen & US Presidents
12 September 2022We had plans today to release the first two episodes of American History Hit but due to the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week,...
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