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The Jews of Norwich
16 December 2025The chilling discovery of a medieval well in Norwich, filled with the remains of 17 Jewish adults and children, opened a window into the lived...
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The Truth About Sigmund Freud
16 December 2025It's the one we've all been waiting for!
The Oedipus Complex; the oral, anal and phallic stages; penis envy; psychoanalysis - we've all...
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Life on a Mississippi Steamboat
15 December 2025It's one of the most iconic symbols of early Americana; it conjures up images of bustling saloon bars and Mark Twain. But as glamorous as they may...
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The Origins of the Royal Navy
15 December 2025Henry VIII wanted to have the most powerful Navy in Europe; he also didn't want to have to travel very far to get it. Around 1512, he built a...
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Surviving Plague in Venice
15 December 2025450 years ago, Venice found itself facing a plague outbreak that would kill more than 50,000 people - a third of its population. But to manage the...
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Oscar Wilde's Very Victorian Scandal
15 December 2025In 1895, the world witnessed its first true celebrity trial when Oscar Wilde was charged with “Gross Indecency". To tell the powerful story of...
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Ancient Civilisations of Arabia in Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory
15 December 2025Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory recreates life in the AlUla oasis as it was over a millennium ago. Players can climb the...
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Stegosaurus: Titan of the Jurassic
14 December 2025Few dinosaurs are as instantly recognisable as the plated titan Stegosaurus - it's the Jurassic giant with a brain the size of a walnut and a tail...
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Norwich Castle
12 December 2025Medieval Norwich comes alive as Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega visit Norwich Castle, once a hulking Norman fortress, royal palace and later a...
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Inside the Royal Harems of the Ottoman Empire
12 December 2025You can't move for people talking about the Roman Empire or the British Empire, but what about the Ottoman Empire?
It spanned a huge period...
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What Was The Ghost Dance?
11 December 2025Reunion with the dead. The return of lands, food supplies and buffalo. The disappearance of white settlers.
By the end of the 19th Century,...
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How America Invaded Canada
11 December 2025Dan narrates the remarkable story of how George Washington's newly established Continental Army tried to conquer Canada in the brutal winter of...
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