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Killers of the Flower Moon: The real history

Killers of the Flower Moon, the new historical epic from Martin Scorsese, dramatises a series of...

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The First Crusade | 3. Crossing into the unknown

In the call to crusade that ignited the idea of holy war in the minds of the western European...

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Disease killers: the black nurses who conquered TB

Tuberculosis – otherwise known as the ‘Great White Plague’ – was a scourge on society and killed...

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Who moulded Winston Churchill?

Winston Churchill’s remarkable career saw him interact with many of the other great figures of...

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The Second Barons’ War: everything you wanted to know

Why was Henry III so unpopular with his barons? How did the future Edward I turn the tide of the...

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Renaissance eugenics

Whether it was creating super-fast thoroughbreds, or fashioning dogs small enough to fit in your...

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The First Crusade | 2. On the road

The Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos had asked the pope for a small crack team of western...

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1960s Britain: smashing the status quo?

The early 1960s saw the British establishment face a challenging new landscape. It was an era of...

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Life of the week Trailer

Our new bonus series delves into the fascinating lives of some of history's most significant...

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Disney at 100

October 2023 marks the centenary of the Walt Disney Company, which from its early days as one of...

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Weimar Germany: everything you wanted to know

The decade and a half between the end of the First World War and the ascent of Nazism is one of...

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Slave traders: the men who built a brutal empire

The trans-Atlantic slave trade expanded greatly in the 18th century, growing from a relatively...

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The First Crusade | 1. The call to arms

In episode one of our series on the First Crusade, we consider how a landmark papal bull lit a...

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The First Crusade Trailer

When we talk about the crusades today the mental images that spring to mind are as clear as they...

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Re-examining women in the Roman empire

St Augustine of Hippo is one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the past 2,000 years –...

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History Behind the Headlines Trailer

Our new monthly series explores the historical stories hitting the headlines – and the way in...

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Is black history still being overlooked?

As the UK marks Black History Month, a panel of expert historians – Hannah Cusworth, Pamela...

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Cat history: everything you wanted to know

Cats have lived alongside us for centuries, and our relationship with them has transformed over...

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The Huxleys: how one family shaped our view of nature

Known as “Darwin’s bulldog”, Thomas Henry Huxley fought a tireless battle against the opponents...

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Great Reputations: Gandhi

In the latest in our series charting the contested reputations of key historical figures, Vikram...

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