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Anne Boleyn: a modern woman?

Episode 2012

Anne Boleyn is one the most famous queens in history, but what do we get wrong about Henry VIII's tragic second wife? Speaking to Lauren Good, histor…

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Historical apologies & female leaders: History behind the headlines

Episode 2011

In the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at historical examples of le…

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Has WW2 become a national religion?

Episode 2010

The way in which we commemorate D-Day, and other pivotal moments of the Second World War, has been making headlines in recent weeks. Alec Ryrie, prof…

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Beowulf: everything you wanted to know

Episode 2009

Beowulf is the most famous Old English epic poem, relating the adventures of the eponymous hero as he battles beasts and dragons in a pre-Viking Scan…

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Inside Bridgerton's ballrooms

Episode 2008

With the second half of Bridgerton series three landing on Netflix yesterday, fans have been drawn back into the romantic world of Regency ballrooms.…

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Deeds not words | 1. Battlelines are drawn

Episode 2007

In the opening episode of our new series on the suffragettes, Ellie Cawthorne charts how calls of “votes for women” reached boiling point in Edwardia…

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Deeds not words | Trailer

Introducing our series on the suffragettes where Ellie Cawthorne and expert historians chart how calls of “votes for women” reached boiling point in …

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War, peace & cherry trees: finding hope after WW2

Episode 2006

A Polish priest who was murdered in Auschwitz. A survivor of the Nagasaki atom bomb who campaigned against nuclear war. And a Japanese school teacher…

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Dwight D Eisenhower: life of the week

Episode 2005

Few men did more to shape the course of the 20th century than Dwight D Eisenhower. Not only did 'Ike' mastermind the Allied invasion of western Europ…

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Forging first editions: a 1930s crime caper

Episode 2004

Thomas James Wise was well-respected among the rare book fanatics of 1930s London as a consummate collector. But when he began to uncover a surprisin…

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