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Supernatural Medieval Ireland
18 February 2025In early Medieval Ireland, supernatural beings moved in and out of our world, unseen. These were the residents of the Otherworld – the...
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Did Vikings Reach the US?
17 February 2025What is a Viking? Did they really make it to the United States? And if so, how far did they get?
Don speaks to Martyn Whittock about the...
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German Peasants' War
17 February 2025The German Peasants' War - which happened exactly 500 years ago - saw peasants across Germany, Switzerland and Austria rise up against oppressive...
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Hattori Hanzo: The Demon Samurai
17 February 2025In the world of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the legendary Hattori Hanzo embodies both samurai and shinobi warriors, and earned himself the nickname...
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Peasants' Revolt: Murder in the Tower of London
17 February 2025(2/2) A boy King, a rebel army, and the first ever execution at Tower Hill. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the days in the summer of 1381...
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Why Isn't Canada the 51st State?
17 February 2025Dan explains how Canada has resisted many American attempts at annexation since the Revolution in 1775. From the tariff tensions of 1911 to...
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The Last Neanderthals
16 February 2025For hundreds of thousands of years Neanderthals have roamed the lands of what is today Europe and western Asia. But how did they survive, and what...
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The Destruction of Charlemagne's Legacy
14 February 2025What happens when one of the greatest empires in history begins to unravel? Matt Lewis explores the turbulent era of the Carolingian Empire's rise...
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Inside the Magdalene Laundries
14 February 2025Societies all throughout history have tried to control female sexuality.
Ireland's Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby Homes are two...
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The Bombing of Dresden
14 February 2025As the Second World War neared its bloody climax, Allied bombers unleashed a devastating firestorm on Dresden. In just two days the historic city...
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Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman
13 February 2025How did Frederick Douglass, born into enslavement, rise to become one of the most influential orators, writers, and publishers of his time. By the...
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Versailles: Science & Splendour
13 February 2025The opulent halls of 17th and 18th-century Versailles were not just filled with dazzlingly dressed courtiers and royal intrigue. They also...
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