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Battle of El Alamein Explained
Battle of El Alamein Explained

Fought in the second half of 1942, the Battles of El Alamein were a series of climactic confrontations in Egypt between British Imperial and Commonwe…

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The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar

On 21 October 1805, A British fleet commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson met the combined might of the French and Spanish fleets off the coast of…

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FORENSICS: The Beginning
FORENSICS: The Beginning

Death by tiger bites. Death by prodding. Death from sexual excess. Deaths from over-eating and over-drinking. The opening of graves.


These are a few o…

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Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War
Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War

Born Mary Jane Grant in the colony of Kingston, Jamaica, in November 1805, Mary would later become a businesswoman, traveller and healer. Posthumousl…

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Britain's Worst Prime Minister
Britain's Worst Prime Minister

Could Liz Truss be Britain's worst Prime Minister? As the political scene in the UK hurtles into further disarray, Dan gets together historians Tim B…

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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis

In October 1962 the world came very close to annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the autumn of 1962, a U2 reconnaissance aircraft pr…

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The Long History of African and Caribbean People in Britain
The Long History of African and Caribbean People in Britain

There remains a tendency to reduce the history of African and Caribbean people in Britain to a simple story: it is one that begins in 1948 with the a…

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Russia Falters in Ukraine: Parallels with WW1
Russia Falters in Ukraine: Parallels with WW1

Russia's current conflict in Ukraine was supposed to be a showcase of military prowess, a quick war that solidified her status as a great power. Inst…

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The US and The Holocaust
The US and The Holocaust

After Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933, thousands of German Jews facing systematic persecution wanted to flee the Third Reich but found few count…

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Karnak: Egypt's Greatest Temple
Karnak: Egypt's Greatest Temple

Located on the banks of the River Nile in Luxor, Egypt, the Karnak Temple complex is one of the largest buildings ever constructed for religious purp…

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