All About History UK
MADE IN CHINA 10 GREATEST CHINESE INVENTIONS
Ancient China was a melting pot of advanced technologies and ingenious innovations
6 min |
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All About History UK
WHAT DID THE BABYLONIANS EVER DO FOR US?
Professor Marc Van De Mieroop discusses the legacy of ancient Babylon, from cuneiform to culture
4 min |
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All About History UK
Artemisia PIRATE PRINCESS OF HALICARNASSUS
Praised by Herodotus, what do we really know about the woman who stood with Xerxes against the Greeks?
7 min |
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All About History UK
DEPOSED KINGS
Discover the unfortunate monarchs prematurely kicked off the throne
6 min |
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All About History UK
What If...NIXON HAD WON THE 1960 ELECTION?
John F Kennedy's presidency was defined by several crises. If Richard Nixon had been elected, how would he have handled these events?
8 min |
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All About History UK
REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN
Discover some of history's most extraordinary female rebels and freedom fighters
9 min |
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All About History UK
SWORD BEACH
QUISTREHAM, FRANCE 6 JUNE 1944
9 min |
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All About History UK
THE SPANISH CRUSADER El Cid
How a Castilian knight fought Christians and Muslims alike to become a national icon
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History of War
THOMAS J HUDNER
This US Navy aviator fought a desperate battle against time, flames and the brutal North Korean winter in an attempt to rescue his trapped wingman
5 min |
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History of War
THE SPARTACIST UPRISING
The fledgling democratic republic of Germany was forced to immediately fight for its existence against communist insurgents bent on its destruction
3 min |
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History of War
WHAT IF...MEXICO DEFEATED THE UNITED STATES?
Could Mexico have claimed vast swathes of territory, including the potentially gold-rich California, in a huge blow to US expansion?
6 min |
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History of War
GHOSTS OF DYNAMO
Armed with the British Admiralty's battle summary, firsthand accounts and a 2023 seabed survey, it's now possible explore a number of Operation Dynamo wrecks to understand what was lost at Dunkirk
10+ min |
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History of War
BALTIMORE
In the War of 1812, the Royal Navy launched an assault on the economic hub of Maryland, prompting an inspired American defence against the old enemy
10+ min |
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History of War
1944-45 BATTLE FOR EUROPE SNIPERS
These elite sharpshooters led the Allied advance in Normandy and eventually beyond the frontier of the Third Reich
10+ min |
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History of War
THE KAPP-LÜTTWITZ PUTSCH
When in 1920 nationalists attempted a coup, a nationwide strike in a mass popular demonstration against them
3 min |
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History of War
THE RUHR UPRISING
After the Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch, radical left-wing workers united in a violent bid to establish a Soviet-style government
3 min |
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History of War
THE MARCH ACTION
The final rising of the radical left during the Weimar period was followed by the sharp decline of communist influence in Germany
3 min |
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History of War
THE ANGELS OF BASTOGNE
In the middle of Germany’s final major offensive, a young nurse risked her life to help treat wounded American soldiers
4 min |
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History of War
REICH TO REPUBLIC
INTERVIEW WITH FRANK TRENTMANN From defeat and division to democracy, the historian examines Germany's struggle with post-war guilt, memory and reconciliation
9 min |
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Best of British
THE GOALKEEPER OF AUSCHWITZ
John Greeves spoke to Ron Jones, a survivor of Auschwitz and an 800-mile death march, shortly before he died aged 102
6 min |
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The Railway Child
Peter Robertson chats to former actor Gary Warren
6 min |
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BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
BoB's very own Time Lord recalls his family's cars, Sunday afternoon entertainment and the perils of letting someone else drive his Sprite
2 min |
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The Gongman
John Phillpott remembers the unsung movie star who was the main attraction down at his local
2 min |
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A Spark Into a Flame
Simon Stabler speaks to an EastEnders original
9 min |
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The Novice Fairy
Susan Brewer remembers Victoria Plum, a children's character that appeared on notebooks and other goods in the 1980s
5 min |
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POSTCARD FROM SURREY
Bob Barton finds himself drawn into the secret world of SOE agents and revisits his youth as he admires a vast array of buses
5 min |
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And the Winner Is...
Claire Saul looks at the winners of a prestigious annual award that celebrates grand stately homes, gardens and more
4 min |
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A Lineside Legacy
John Hillier celebrates the work of railway photographer Eric Oldham
4 min |
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Eary Closing
Chris Hallam tells the story of a short-lived ITV soap opera
5 min |
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Rootes of Success
Dene Bebbington traces the history of Hillman cars
4 min |