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Medieval Pubs
For centuries, the pub has played a central role in our lives and communities. Throughout Britain, there are many pubs saying that they are the oldes…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Budget: Britain's Financial Crisis Explained
Rising interest, cost of living crisis, energy prices at an all-time high- is Britain's precarious financial situation the fault of policymakers or g…
3 years, 1 month ago
Band of Brothers: A New Discovery
In part 2 of this series on Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, we are back in the village of Aldbourne, following in the steps of…
3 years, 1 month ago
Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain
In the first of this 2-part series dedicated to the legacy of Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, Dan visits the idyllic country v…
3 years, 1 month ago
Sunken Swedish Warship Discovered!
In December 2021, marine archaeologists working alongside the Swedish Navy came across the wreck of a 17th-century warship in the Stockholm archipela…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lost Recordings from the Front Line
Often faster than letters sent by ship, WWII soldiers stationed in South East Asia would send heartfelt and humorous video messages to their loved on…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy
For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For hundreds o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9th, 1989, 33 years ago to the day, the Berlin Wall that had symbolised the ideological and physical division of Europe came crumbling do…
3 years, 2 months ago
Origins of Modern Iran
As protests continued across Iran, a number of Iranian-made kamikaze drones were fired by Russian forces at targets thousands of miles away in Kyiv, …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Birth of the CIA
American intelligence services like the CIA are commonly thought of as global behemoths of international surveillance and covert operations, responsi…
3 years, 2 months ago