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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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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
Born Mary Jane Grant in the colony of Kingston, Jamaica, in November 1805, Mary would later become a businesswoman, traveller and healer. Posthumousl…
3 years, 2 months ago
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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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
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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
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…
3 years, 3 months ago