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Back to SearchThe Second Barons’ War: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1797
Why was Henry III so unpopular with his barons? How did the future Edward I turn the tide of the war? Did leading rebel Simon de Montfort create the …
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Renaissance eugenics
Episode 1796
Whether it was creating super-fast thoroughbreds, or fashioning dogs small enough to fit in your sleeve, animal breeding was an obsession of the Rena…
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The First Crusade | 2. On the road
Episode 1795
The Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos had asked the pope for a small crack team of western knights to aid him with his struggles in Asia Minor – a…
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1960s Britain: smashing the status quo?
Episode 1794
The early 1960s saw the British establishment face a challenging new landscape. It was an era of rapid change, but also of enduring conservatism. Dav…
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Life of the week Trailer
Our new bonus series delves into the fascinating lives of some of history's most significant figures, from ancient pharaohs to 20th-century secret ag…
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Disney at 100
Episode 1792
October 2023 marks the centenary of the Walt Disney Company, which from its early days as one of the pioneers of animated films has grown to become a…
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Weimar Germany: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1791
The decade and a half between the end of the First World War and the ascent of Nazism is one of the most debated and mythologised periods of German h…
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Slave traders: the men who built a brutal empire
Episode 1790
The trans-Atlantic slave trade expanded greatly in the 18th century, growing from a relatively small enterprise to a global business that saw million…
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The First Crusade | 1. The call to arms
Episode 1789
In episode one of our series on the First Crusade, we consider how a landmark papal bull lit a fire under the idea of crusading, triggering a militar…
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The First Crusade Trailer
When we talk about the crusades today the mental images that spring to mind are as clear as they are striking – valiant crusader knights emblazoned w…
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