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Back to SearchGiuseppe Garibaldi: life of the week
Episode 2403
He led one of history's most celebrated guerrilla campaigns, showed remarkable political acumen, and drove aristocratic English women wild. Is it any…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
A day in the life of a gladiator
Episode 2402
If we were to step back in time on to the blood-soaked sand of the Roman gladiatorial arena, what would we uncover about society, power and entertain…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What if the Gunpowder Plot had succeeded?
Episode 2401
We know the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 failed – but what if it hadn’t? What if Guy Fawkes had ignited the gunpowder under parliament, killing the king, n…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Bodies, bones & overflowing churchyards: a history of graveyards
Episode 2400
Burying the dead has never been a simple matter. Whether due to elaborate grave goods, unique burial rituals, or public health concerns, burial place…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Myspace and MTV: how will future historians study the 21st century?
Episode 2399
From social-media accounts to TV shows and video games, recent decades offer an enormous wealth of material for future historians to explore. But wha…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Malcolm X: life of the week
Episode 2398
Malcolm X was one of the most influential – and, sometimes, divisive – figures of the civil rights movement in the United States, a political activis…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ghosts, grief and the paranormal
Episode 2397
Why are we so spooked – and yet so fascinated – by things that go bump in the night? And can science really prove that ghouls exist? Alice Vernon tal…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
How the Gunpowder Plot unravelled
Episode 2396
In the autumn of 1605, Catholic conspirators believed they were about to strike a blow to the heart of the English state – but then a mysterious lett…
9 months ago
Sex and sensationalism: a history of the tabloids
Episode 2395
Tabloid journalists often get a bad press. From publishing libellous headlines to hacking celebrities’ phones, recent years have not exactly done muc…
9 months ago
11th-century Europe: not just the Norman Conquest
Episode 2394
When we think of Europe in the 11th century, one date stands out: 1066. However, as Professor Charles West explains, this was a century of great chan…
9 months ago