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Maurice Hilleman: Vaccine Creator
Dr Maurice Hilleman was a leading American microbiologist who specialised in vaccinology and immunology. He discovered nine vaccines that are routine…
4 years, 5 months ago
Jack the Ripper Retold
In 1888 a series of brutal killings took place in Whitechapel, London which might be the most famous unsolved murders of all time. The case and the k…
4 years, 5 months ago
Operation Jubilee: Disaster at Dieppe
In August 1942 the Allies launched a daring raid across the Channel to capture the port town of Dieppe and hold it for 24 hours. It ended in disaster…
4 years, 5 months ago
Gangsters, Pimps & Prostitutes: London's West End
London's West End attracts people from across the world to its many theatres, restaurants and famous nightlife but how did this centre of pleasure co…
4 years, 5 months ago
Al Qaeda
Their attacks of 11 September 2001 sparked a War on Terror which echoes loudly to this day, but where did Al Qaeda come from, how did their ideologie…
4 years, 5 months ago
Britain and the Slave Trade
Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain was a key player in the transportation of millions of enslaved Africans to the colonies. Thei…
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The Winter of Discontent
In the bitter winter of 1978-1979 petrol ran short, panic buying was rife, rubbish piled up in the streets and bodies went unburied as a wave of indu…
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William Wallace
William Wallace is a legendary figure in Scottish history as one of the leaders of the First War of Scottish Independence. He led the Scots to a famo…
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James Holland on The Sherwood Rangers: Legendary Tank Regiment
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry was one of the best tank regiments of the Second World War and was at the speartip of the British Army from the North Afric…
4 years, 5 months ago
Æthelred the Unready
His 38 years as king make him one of the longest-ruling monarchs in English history, and yet he is remembered as unsuccessful, naive and overly harsh…
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