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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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Eating Insects with Dr Sarah Beynon
10 February 2022Around two billion people around the world already eat insects on a regular basis - so why do so many feel squeamish at the the thought of...
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Britain and China in the Opium Wars
9 February 2022In this episode from the History Hit archive, Dan Snow speaks to British military historian Mark Simner about the Opium Wars, events that are rarely...
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Understanding Medieval Women Through Crime
8 February 2022Justice; the principle that people receive that which they deserve. But what did this mean for women when dealing with Medieval Law? In today's...
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Travel in the Ming Dynasty
7 February 2022Around the same time as the Mayflower was landing at Cape Cod, on the other side of the world tourism was thriving in China, giving rise to a...
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Fall of Singapore: Britain's Worst Military Defeat?
7 February 2022In the midst of World War Two, the 7th of February marks the beginning of the week long battle between the Japanese Empire and the British over...
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The Origins of London
6 February 2022London is today one of the greatest cities in the world, and the story of its origins is fittingly spectacular. Founded by the Romans as Londinium...
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Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer
6 February 2022Tristan of The Ancients podcasts has published his first book, Alexander’s Successors at War: The Perdiccas Years. Focussing in on 323 –...
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Ely Cathedral: 700 Years Since Disaster
5 February 2022During the early hours of February 13 1322, disaster struck at the vast cathedral on the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, known now as the Ship of...
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The Winter War: Lessons for Ukraine
4 February 2022Molotov Cocktails, stealth skiing, and a ruined Birthday party for Stalin? What exactly happened in the Winter War of 1939-40 between Russia and...
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ENDURANCE22: Dan Sets Sail for Antarctica!
4 February 2022The expedition has begun and Dan is here to answer your questions about all things Endurance22, the expedition to find Shackleton’s lost...
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