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Treasures from Anglo-Saxon Graves
7 February 2025What can grave goods tell us about the lives of people 1,500 years ago? Matt Lewis delves into the early medieval world through the lens of...
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Nostradamus
7 February 2025For centuries, Nostradamus has been hailed as the man who saw the future—his cryptic quatrains allegedly foretelling everything from the French...
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Frederick Douglass: Enslavement & Escape
6 February 2025Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the...
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Hieroglyphs
6 February 2025From twisted flax to one-legged ibises, Egyptian hieroglyphs offer a window into the heart of ancient Egypt. But how did this script really...
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Rene Descartes
6 February 2025The famous saying "I think, therefore I am" was the cornerstone of the philosophy of Rene Descartes, who died 375 years ago this month at the age...
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Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 2)
6 February 2025(2/2) We join the captive Romanovs as they are moved from The Alexander Palace to Siberia and then to Ekaterinburg, where their dreadful murder...
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2. The English Civil War: Roundheads vs Cavaliers
5 February 2025Episode 2/2. In 1642, England was torn apart by a fierce struggle. Royalist armies, loyal to the defiant King Charles I, clashed with the forces...
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Sex Lives of Spartans
4 February 2025When you hear the word Sparta, what do you picture?
Well, put aside the images of the rippling six packs for just a moment, as there's a lot...
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Why the Early Middle Ages Matter
4 February 2025What do the terms 'medieval' and 'early medieval' truly mean? When did these periods begin and end? Why is it inaccurate - even offensive - to...
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Jamestown: The Journey To America
3 February 2025In May 1607, over 100 English settlers arrived at Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of North America. Traveling 50 miles inland along the James...
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When Europeans reached Australia
3 February 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the dramatic story of the first European encounters with the indigenous people of Australia. She's joined...
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Maximilien Robespierre: A Moral Terror
3 February 2025Assassin’s Creed Unity allows us to confront one of the most controversial men in history: Maximillien Robespierre. What made him such a...
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