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17th & 18th Century Sexual Revolution
7 October 2021For most of western history, sex outside of marriage was forbidden by law, with adulterers even facing the death sentence. The church, the state...
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51:30
Nefertiti
7 October 2021Very few figures in history are recognizable from their silhouettes, but included in this small group is Nefertiti, one of the most famous queens of...
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46:48
Al Qaeda
6 October 2021Their attacks of 11 September 2001 sparked a War on Terror which echoes loudly to this day, but where did Al Qaeda come from, how did their...
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Nelson's Victory at Trafalgar
6 October 2021On 21 October 1805, the British Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, emerged victorious over the combined French and Spanish fleets....
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Britain and the Slave Trade
5 October 2021Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain was a key player in the transportation of millions of enslaved Africans to the colonies....
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26:48
Early Medieval Burials
5 October 2021How we bury the dead has changed drastically throughout history, from grave goods to bed burials. But just how drastic are the changes in burial...
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26:08
The Winter of Discontent
4 October 2021In the bitter winter of 1978-1979 petrol ran short, panic buying was rife, rubbish piled up in the streets and bodies went unburied as a wave of...
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50:40
Lady Jane Grey
4 October 2021On a cold February morning in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was beheaded for high treason. Named as King Edward VI as his successor, Queen Jane had reigned...
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WW2: War Reporters in the Pacific Theatre
4 October 2021The Second World War was the first time that many on the home front in the United States were able to see and hear war in action. In this episode,...
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William Wallace
3 October 2021William Wallace is a legendary figure in Scottish history as one of the leaders of the First War of Scottish Independence. He led the Scots to a...
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The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great
3 October 2021In his lifetime King Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, forged one of the largest empires in ancient history. But it...
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James Holland on The Sherwood Rangers: Legendary Tank Regiment
2 October 2021Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry was one of the best tank regiments of the Second World War and was at the speartip of the British Army from the North...
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