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Prisoners of Geography
19 April 2021Five years ago Tim Marshall wrote the international best selling book Prisoners of Geography which examined how our politics, demographics, our...
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The Plymouth Blitz
19 April 2021Thousands of houses, 26 schools, 8 cinemas and 41 churches destroyed; 640 separate air raid sirens and almost 1180 killed. Plymouth is not the...
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300 years of British Prime Ministers: Part 3
18 April 2021In the third episode of our series chronicling the history of British Prime Ministers we travel from one of the Most famous occupants of the office,...
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The Legacy of Thermopylae
18 April 2021Ever since its occurence in 480 BC, the Battle of Thermopylae has been the stuff of legend. Echoes of this battle, reportedly fought between a seven...
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Irish Independence
16 April 2021On 18th April 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act came into effect which saw Ireland become a republic and leave the Commonwealth. 2021 also marks the...
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JFK's Darkest Hour: The Cuban Missile Crisis
16 April 2021In October 1962 the world came very close to annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the autumn of 1962, a U2 reconnaissance aircraft...
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Battle of Okinawa
16 April 2021The last major confrontation of the Second World War, and the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific theatre, the Battle of Okinawa ended in...
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Life and Death in Medieval England
15 April 2021We often hear about the kings and queens of medieval England, but what was life like for the ordinary person? From knights to peasants to barbers,...
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Edges of Empire: Chesters Roman Fort
15 April 2021Described as one of the most complete cavalry forts that survives in Britain, Chesters Roman Fort is also home to the best preserved military baths...
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British Seapower in the 1900s
14 April 2021During the changes and troubles of the 20th century, officials in Britain faced a huge question: how could they maintain imperial power? Dr Louis...
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Outbreak of WW2 & The British People
14 April 2021Our traditional understanding of the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 hinges on studies of Chamberlain and his fellow statesmen, but what...
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The End of Sex Disqualification?
13 April 2021The First World War saw unprecedented numbers of women enter the workplace and help pave the way for women to be given greater rights and...
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