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The 1914 Christmas Truce (Part 2)
28 December 2021Part Two of our episodes on the famous Christmas Truce. On Christmas Eve 1914 many sectors of the Western Front in France and Belgium fell silent....
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Biggest Tudor Discoveries 2021
27 December 2021In this special end of the year edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb takes a look back at 2021 and the major events and...
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Creating the United Nations
27 December 2021The search for Peace on Earth has spanned centuries, and involved the creation and dissolution of numerous treaties and organisations. So how does...
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The 1914 Christmas Truce (Part 1)
27 December 2021On Christmas Eve 1914 many sectors of the Western Front in France and Belgium fell silent. Troops from all sides put down their weapons and sang...
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Race & Identity in the Ancient Greek Novel
26 December 2021For the first 4 centuries AD/CE, the ancient Greek novel was the most popular literary form in the Roman Empire and at the heart of these popular...
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Medieval Christmas
25 December 2021Ever wondered why we call Christmas, ‘Christmas’? And why it’s celebrated on the 25th December? Or maybe where the Christmas tree came from,...
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Storytime with the Snows: Boudica
25 December 2021In a special episode of the podcast, Dan's children join him for a lively retelling of Boudica and the violent uprising that tore Roman Britain...
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HMS Belfast & the Arctic Convoy
24 December 2021Moored on the Thames, HMS Belfast has become a permanent fixture in the landscape of London, but since her initial launch over 80 years ago she...
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Christmas Carols: A Musical History
24 December 2021Traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season, it is thought that carols existed to keep up people’s...
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Tudor Ghosts and Angels
23 December 2021To this day, the presence of angels is synonymous with the Christmas story and the momentous events associated with the Nativity. For the...
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Hannibal's Winter War
23 December 2021It’s fair to say that winter battles weren’t commonplace in the ancient Mediterranean world. There is, however, one striking exception. A...
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The Founding of the SAS
22 December 2021It's a special forces unit known largely for its secrecy, but Damien Lewis is on a mission of his own, to uncover everything about its beginnings....
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