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Stories of War with Max Hastings
14 November 2021As the country remembers the sacrifice made by those men and women who have given their lives and health in serving the nation Dan is joined by...
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Metal Detecting Medieval Treasure
13 November 2021When Buffy and husband Ian Bailey went out with their metal detectors in Yorkshire, they thought they'd stumbled across a sheep's ear tag when they...
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Searching for the Lost of World War One
12 November 2021At the end of the First World War, around one million citizens of the British Empire had been lost, and the whereabouts of about half of these was...
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How Catherine of Aragon Learnt to be Queen
12 November 2021The Spanish infanta Catalina of Aragon was raised to be a Queen, betrothed at the age of three to the heir apparent of the English throne, Arthur...
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The Last Witches in England
11 November 2021In 1682, three impoverished women from Bideford in Devon were hanged, becoming the last people to be executed for witchcraft in England. The...
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Ancient Globalisation? Life and Death at Ai Khanum
11 November 2021For decades the discovery of Ai Khanum, ‘the City of Lady Moon’, in Eastern Afghanistan has fascinated archaeologists and historians alike:...
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WW1 and its Aftermath with Sebastian Faulks
11 November 2021Sebastian Faulks is a novelist who really needs no introduction, perhaps most famous for his novel Birdsong, he has written powerfully and poignantly...
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WW1: Lost Wrecks of Jutland
10 November 2021The Battle of Jutland was the decisive naval clash of the First World War, pitting the German High Seas Fleet against the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet...
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Did Immigration Really Cause the Fall of Rome?
10 November 2021Boris Johnson recently stated that the fall of Rome was caused by 'uncontrolled migration' and the image of a mighty empire bought to its knees by...
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Vikings in North America
9 November 2021Five centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot in America, the Vikings had already crossed the Atlantic. Using new dating techniques, scientists...
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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
9 November 2021The Berlin Wall was an icon of the Cold War and a physical embodiment of the divide between East and West. Its rise and fall was a microcosm of...
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England: Devil-Land 1588-1688
8 November 2021In the 17th century, England was known as "Devil-Land" - a diabolical country torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal...
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