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Falklands40: Identifying the Unmarked Graves
13 June 2022Argentina surrendered to British forces in Port Stanley on the 14th of June 1982. The Falklands conflict was over. In the months after the...
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How to Become Queen in Early Modern Europe
13 June 2022In Early Modern Europe, Queens did not come fully formed. Rather, a series of rites, rituals and ceremonies transformed a hesitant bride into a...
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Food as a Weapon of War
13 June 2022Russia has been accused of using food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, pushing up to 49 million people into famine.
Further afield, Putin's...
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Falklands40: Return to Mount Tumbledown
12 June 2022The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was an attack by the British Army and the Royal Marines on the heights overlooking Stanley, the Falkland Islands'...
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The Death of Alexander the Great: Explained
12 June 2022Alexander the Great’s untimely death at Babylon in 323 BC triggered an unprecedented crisis across his continent-spanning empire.
Within a...
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Plastic Surgery
12 June 2022As a result of all the military and medical advancements of World War One there were more seriously injured and disfigured soldiers surviving the...
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The Wars of the Roses: The Uncrowned Queen
11 June 2022Matt Lewis concludes his series on the Wars of the Roses with a look at a figure who is often divisive and misunderstood, despised or loved, but...
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Disaster Before D-Day: Exercise Tiger
10 June 2022The D-Day landings of June 6 1944 were the largest amphibious landing in the history of warfare, and are famed as a major turning point towards...
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Discovered! A Royal Navy Shipwreck
9 June 2022The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century - which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King of England James Stuart -...
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The Queen Who Was Crowned King
9 June 2022Not Just the Tudors’ month-long season on Queenship continues with a look at the fascinating Christina Varsa, who was crowned King of Sweden on...
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The Origins of Clothing
9 June 2022Clothing has been essential for human evolution. From protection against changing climate, through to the driving force behind technological...
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Moving to the Country with Danny Wallace
9 June 2022Many of us have reevaluated the importance of green spaces after pandemic lockdowns.
Author and and broadcaster Danny Wallace moved from...
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