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The Fall of the Aztec Empire

In August 1521 after a last stand on the steps of their temple buildings, the Aztec defenders of...

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Escaping the Berlin Wall

There were many attempts to escape over and under the Berlin Wall but Tunnel 29 was highly...

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Gallipoli: What Led to Britain's WW1 Disaster?

What does the price of wheat and global food supplies have to do with one of the greatest...

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England's Great Viking Battle

On 11 August 991 one of the most important anglo-Viking battles took place near Maldon in Essex....

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Renaissance Royal Mistresses

The role of the royal mistress may, on the face of it, seem a simple position but in reality,...

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The Bombing of Nagasaki

The second atomic strike on the city of Nagasaki is less well known than the one a few days...

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The Ultimate Cold War Spy Story

A Soviet double agent at the top of his game, a deadly game of cat and mouse with the KGB and one...

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The Origins of English

Approximately 1.35 billion people use it, either as a first or second language, so English and...

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The Birth of the Internet

In the last 30 years, the internet has utterly changed the world in which we live and is now as...

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Canada Confronts Its Past

The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential schools have has led...

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How WWI Began

On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany and entered the First World War. This was a...

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Britain's Forgotten Olympic Heroes

The Olympics are a sporting event like no other and in this episode, we celebrate two great...

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The Fall and Rise of India's Royal Families

One aspect of India's independence that is often overlooked is the role of India's princely...

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The Spanish Armada

In 1588 the English Navy defeated one of the greatest fleets ever assembled; the Spanish Armada....

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Decoding the Roman Dead

Often known as ‘Britain’s first town’, Colchester is a city rich in ancient history and on 24...

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Liverpool's Historic Docks

Just 17 years after Liverpool’s historic waterfront was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site,...

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England and Spain's Battle for Global Supremacy

This week in 1588 the Spanish Armada fought running battles in the Channel with the English Navy....

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The Real Thomas Cromwell

On this day in 1540, Thomas Cromwell was executed. On the same day Henry VIII married his fifth...

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The Fight to Save Archaeology

Archaeology is not just about digging, it’s about understanding the human experience of...

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Pathfinders: Bomber Command's Elite

The Pathfinders were ordinary men and women who transformed the efficiency of the Allies' air...

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