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The Tiananmen Square Massacre
In 1989, Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus of large-scale demonstrations as mostly young students crowded into central Beijing to protest f…
3 years, 7 months ago
Mutiny on The Bounty
Numerous novels, TV shows and as many as 5 movies- including the Hollywood classic starring Clarke Gable and Marlon Brando - have immortalised the st…
3 years, 7 months ago
300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 2
2/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to …
3 years, 7 months ago
300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 1
1/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to …
3 years, 7 months ago
Unrest in Parliament: The Hot Summer of 1911
The summer of 1911 was a hot one. Massive strikes took place across the country, including seamen, railwaymen, coal miners, women working in food pro…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Origins of Rome
Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?
With a turbulent history of…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, US B-29 bombers, dropped their nuclear bombs on the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands and …
3 years, 7 months ago
Anne Frank's Step Sister: 'How I Survived the Holocaust' Part 2
2/2. Eva Schloss remembers her days as a girl in Amsterdam playing in the street with the other children including Anne Frank who, for a time, took a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Anne Frank's Step Sister: 'How I Survived the Holocaust' Part 1
1/2. On the morning of the 4th of August 1944, exactly 78 years ago today, the Frank family cowered behind a bookshelf in Amsterdam, listening to hea…
3 years, 7 months ago
Thor: The God behind the Superhero
Few early medieval gods are as well-known and as popular as Thor. He’s currently thrilling moviegoers worldwide with his new outing for the Marvel Ci…
3 years, 7 months ago