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The Black Medal of Honour
11 July 2022In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during WWII, they recommended...
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Jack the Ripper
11 July 2022Who is Jack the Ripper ? More than 130 years after the horrendous crimes that terrified the Whitechapel borough in London, the identity of the...
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Isaac Newton
11 July 2022One of the greatest mathematicians and most influential physicists of all time, Isaac Newton was born into a world of turmoil that shaped him and...
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NATO Expansion: Is Bigger Better?
11 July 2022NATO is expanding and enlarging. With the number of rapid response troops set to increase to 300,000, and Sweden & Finland in line to gain...
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The Shortest History of Democracy
10 July 2022In a time of grave uncertainty about the future of our planet, the radical potential of democracy is more important than ever.
From its...
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Rise of Rome: The Fall of the Samnites
10 July 2022In the final part of our Samnite Wars episodes, Tristan is once again joined by Dr Kathryn Lomas from Durham University to find out more about...
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Mummies
9 July 2022When the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead they were trying to stop time, to preserve the body so well that it would last throughout...
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Medieval Gardens
9 July 2022Gardens and gardening are aspects of medieval life that rarely get much attention. But it was a period when those with a little more land created...
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The Korean War: Why Britain Fought
8 July 2022With the range to sail anywhere in the world and the supplies to facilitate it, HMS Belfast served a crucial role in the Korean War.
Once...
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Nzinga: Warrior Queen Who Fought Colonialism
8 July 2022Warrior. Diplomat. Queen.
From fighting alongside her father and negotiating with the Portuguese on her brother’s behalf, to campaigning...
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Coffee
7 July 2022A cup of coffee was once a luxury. Now it is quick, cheap and widely available — a daily essential for many.
How did this happen? Today on...
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Tudor Poet Anne Askew: Heretic or Martyr?
7 July 2022Born in 1521, Anne Askew was condemned as a heretic for her radical Protestantism beliefs during the reign of Henry VIII. Tortured and executed...
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