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ENDURANCE22: Dan's Diary #02
14 February 2022Dan gives a quick update on the expedition's progress towards Antarctica from a rather wet and windy deck as the crew prepare for a storm to...
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The Glencoe Massacre
14 February 2022In the early hours of 13 February 1692, in the rugged and beautiful mountains of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, some 30 members and associates...
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The Last Emperor of Mexico
14 February 2022Abraham Lincoln, Stag-do-esque antics, and forbidden overnight stays within the Vatican - the tale of the Last Emperor of Mexico sounds more like...
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Dear John, The Wartime Breakup Letter
14 February 2022Writing letters to a spouse or sweetheart deployed overseas was portrayed as a patriotic duty, a means to boost the morale of the fighting man....
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The Truth About Saint Valentine
13 February 2022St. Valentine of Rome, patron saint of beekeepers and epilepsy, among many other things. But who exactly is the real St Valentine, and how has the...
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Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
13 February 2022Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots were cousins who never met - but their fates were intertwined. As their nations were engulfed in religious...
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Medieval Romance
12 February 2022Valentine's Day has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love across the world. With the oldest...
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Hostages of Saddam Hussein: Flight 149
11 February 2022Imagine jetting off on holiday only to land in a warzone and get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in 1990 that's...
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ENDURANCE22: Dan's Diary #01
11 February 2022A little update from Dan on where he is and how the journey to Antarctica is going!
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Kateryn Parr: Henry VIII's Sixth Queen
10 February 2022Kateryn Parr - as she herself wrote her name - is often portrayed as a colourless, prudish figure, known mainly for surviving her marriage to King...
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The Largest Roman Palace North of the Alps
10 February 2022Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex was first constructed just three decades after the empire’s legions conquered Britain in the first...
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ENDURANCE22: The Man Who Filmed the Expedition
10 February 2022The extraordinary story of Shackleton's doomed Trans-Antarctic expedition has captured audiences for over 100 years. It's not just because it's a...
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