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Compartir1942 - 1945 - Easy Company were such a closely knit unit of men, that they have been referred to...
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The myth and memory of Waterloo
Why is Waterloo still a fixture in the story Britain tells about its national history, more than...
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Coffee history: everything you wanted to know
From Sufi mystics in 16th-century Yemen to hipster baristas in cities across the world today, the...
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Caesar: Death of a Dictator Trailer
On the Ides of March, 44 BC, the most famous Roman in history was murdered. Julius Caesar’s...
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Amazing photographs and the people who took them
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories. We focus on some of...
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Economies in meltdown: lessons from past financial crashes
From the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to the global turmoil of 2008, financial crises have wrecked...
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The Troubles is a chapter of history that many in Northern Ireland would rather forget, but 25...
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What can we learn from the fall of Rome?
What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the west today? That’s the question at...
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: the overlooked bonds between mother & daughter
Since Elizabeth I was less than three years old when her mother was executed, it is often thought...
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SPECIAL - Elizabethan Sea Dogs
1532 - 1624 - With the advent of transatlantic seafaring came the opportunity for Spain to become...
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Fight like a man? Masculinity in WW2
How were sexuality, gender roles, and attitudes to the body influenced by men’s experiences in...
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Penal transportation to Australia: everything you wanted to know
Why did the British state decide to send criminals across the globe to Australia? Was it really...
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Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History and Sporting Witness stories....
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Pregnancy & childbirth in the 19th century
Despite motherhood being viewed as a fundamental part of a woman’s destiny during the 19th...
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Historical echoes of the Ukraine war
More than a year in, the war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in tens of thousands of...
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Plato: the world’s greatest philosopher?
He learned from Socrates, taught Aristotle and is often described as the key figure in the...
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How women helped sustain the slave trade
Slavery was a system that pervaded life in the American South, and as historian Stephanie E...
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The History of the World podcast Magazine - 5th June 2023
Unscripted (52) - In this episode of the podcast, we look back at the day of the Battle of...
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The fall and rise of Henry III
King Henry III was one of England’s longest reigning monarchs, but his time on the throne saw a...
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The SAS in WW2: everything you wanted to know
The SAS – or Special Air Service – is Britain’s elite special forces unit. Founded in the deserts...
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