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Back to SearchWilliam the Conqueror’s invasion plans
Episode 1667
William the Conqueror famously defeated King Harold at the battle of Hastings in 1066. But in order to achieve this victory, he first had to get his …
3 years, 1 month ago
Did Black Death trigger the rise of Europe?
Episode 1666
The Black Death unquestionably wrought a horrific death toll in the mid-14th century, but did it also sweep in social and cultural changes that event…
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Chartism: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1665
The first half of the 19th century witnessed the rise of an extraordinary working-class campaign for political reform: Chartism. What made this movem…
3 years, 2 months ago
Three young queens: the unexpected bonds between Renaissance royals
Episode 1664
Before being scattered across different kingdoms, Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots spent many years of their format…
3 years, 2 months ago
Six wives | 5. Catherine Howard
Episode 1663
Catherine Howard was a teenaged bride who captivated King Henry VIII, but was brought down by secrets from her past that refused to remain buried. In…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ramesses II: Egypt’s greatest pharaoh?
Episode 1662
Ramesses II is the only pharaoh in history to be known as ‘the great’, but does he deserve that title? Was he the pharaoh in the Exodus story? And wa…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes
Episode 1661
Look at a Tudor family portrait, and you’ll often find children depicted like miniature adults, standing confidently alongside their parents in their…
3 years, 2 months ago
What can Richard I tell us about medieval masculinity?
Episode 1660
Was Richard I homosexual, and would it matter if he was? Although he was known to have shared a bed with the King of France, according to Dr Gabriell…
3 years, 2 months ago
Britain in the 1990s: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1659
It was the decade that saw the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of Tony Blair and the landmark Good Friday Agreement. But what was behind the lands…
3 years, 2 months ago
Everyday life in East Germany
Episode 1658
The story of East Germany has been largely told in the context of Cold War geopolitics. But while the country may have been an ideological battlegrou…
3 years, 2 months ago