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Back to SearchToilets through time | 1. Roman latrines
Episode 2043
What was it like to do your business in a Roman communal toilet? In the first episode of our new mini-series, Toilets Through Time, David Musgrove begins his journey through the bathrooms of British …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Assassinations that shaped US history
Episode 2042
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump earlier in July, historian Adam Smith speak to Matt Elton about previous attempts to kill political leaders in the United States – and how these …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Is democracy doomed? History behind the headlines
Episode 2041
In the latest episode of our monthly series exploring the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by Professor Paul Cartledge to explore the long roots of recent tensions in …
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Catherine of Braganza: the Merrie Monarch's forgotten queen
Episode 2040
Picture Charles II's court and you'll probably imagine a riot of excess, filled with drinking, games, and of course, mistresses. The queen by Charles' side, Catherine of Braganza, is often obscured b…
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The Spanish Inquisition: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2039
The era of the Spanish Inquisition is most commonly remembered as a period of widespread fear and paranoia, where communities turned on each other and torture was rife. But how true is this popular p…
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1217: the year that (almost) changed English history
Episode 2038
1217 is not one of the most famous years in English history. But with a major French invasion looming and a brutal war that wracked both towns and the countryside, this was a year that could have alt…
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Deeds not words | 6. Mission accomplished?
Episode 2037
After an escalating campaign of bombing and arson attacks, the suffragette movement was brought to a sudden halt on the outbreak of war in 1914. In the final episode of our new series Deeds not words…
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Kindness & hostility: refugees in wartime Britain
Episode 2036
Before and during the Second World War, Britain provided a safe haven for thousands of people fleeing Nazi persecution. But, as the author Paul Dowswell argues, this is not an entirely heroic story. …
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Catherine de' Medici: life of the week
Episode 2035
Catherine de' Medici has gone down in history as the sinister 'serpent queen', who had a troop of female spies in her court and may have instigated the deadly St Bartholomew's Day massacre. But is th…
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The suffragettes who fell in love
Episode 2034
Evelina Haverfield and Vera Holme, known as Jack, were in love. Not only were they in love, but they also worked together – as suffragette protestors, during prison sentences, and on the wards of mil…
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