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Battle of Britain: Truth vs Myth
15 September 2021In June 1940 Nazi Germany overran France and forced the British army to evacuate at Dunkirk. Severely lacking in military equipment, Britain and its...
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The Last Hanging in Cardiff Prison
14 September 2021In September 1952 Mahmood Hussein Mattan became the last to be hanged at Cardiff Prison, but Mahmood had in fact been framed by the police and 45...
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Could Medieval Women Be Military Leaders?
14 September 2021It's often assumed that women played a passive role in Medieval society. But did women hold more power than we know? When a richly furnished grave at...
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Islam and the Elizabethans
13 September 2021Elizabeth I's excommunication by the Pope in 1570 marked the beginning of an extraordinary - and little talked about - English alignment with...
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Viking Legend: Ragnar Lothbrok
13 September 2021Ragnor Lothbrook is a legendary Viking figure who straddled the line between myth and reality. His adventures and deeds appear in the Viking sagas,...
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American Resistance Leader in Nazi Berlin
13 September 2021Her American nationality could have offered her protection from the Nazi Regime. Instead, she used it to benefit the resistance movement. Mildred...
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9/11: The Legacy
12 September 2021The tragic events of 9/11 left thousands dead and injured and the impact of that loss is still being felt twenty years later by the families. It...
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The Origins of Civilisation
12 September 2021The world is constantly changing, and so has the perception of civilisation, but what exactly are the origins of this concept? Helping us...
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9/11: The Fire Commissioner at Ground Zero
11 September 2021On the morning of September 11th, 2001 terrorists flew planes into both the World Trade Centre towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington...
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Edward III's Failed Leopard Coin
11 September 2021The leopard coin, which is considered the last 'unsuccessful' was re-called shortly after release. But did this coinage make more of an impact than...
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The Blitz: An Alternative History
10 September 2021Between September 1940 and May 1941, the German Luftwaffe relentlessly pounded British cities with bombs in an attempt to force the British to...
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9/11: From the 105th Floor
10 September 2021For the majority of us, our experience of 9/11 was transmitted through a TV screen, radio, newspaper or even history book. But Joe Dittmar’s...
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