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LOOS
PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE 25 SEPTEMBER - 13 OCTOBER 1915
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VIKING BATTLE FOR SCOTLAND
How Orkney and Shetland became the centre of the Viking world and their last outpost
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FINDING THE LOST COLONY
Professor Mark Horton explains how the ‘mystery’ of the lost colony at Roanoke was solved
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THE CORINTHIANS: WE WERE THE CHAMPIONS
A remarkable tale from the wilderness of women's football in England
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PREDICTING THE FUTURE
A new book explores the global history of prophecies, omens and fortune telling
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BATTLE FOR AMERICA
Discover how the burning flame of liberty spread through the colonies to defeat an empire
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NATIVES AND SETTLERS
Meet ten of the most important and influential people who helped shape the American colonies
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THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT DRAGONS AND WON
Historian and author Jasmine Elmer discusses the history and mythology of female dragon slayers
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ROBINSON HALF CHEST
On the night of the Boston Tea Party, 340 tea chests were thrown into the harbour - now only two survive
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REGENCY Style
Unravel the real-life fashions of the era
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HOAX TRUTH AND LIES IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Three cases of fakery that scandalised Britain
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Defining Moments
1 July 1903 FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE BEGINS
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HISTORIC COLONIAL SITES
Five must-see attractions that were central to the evolution of the USA
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MARY BOLEYN THE QUEEN'S SLANDERED SISTER
A long-needed spotlight on a little-told life
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BUILDING AN EMPIRE THE LEGO STORY
HOW THE ICONIC TOY CONQUERED THE WORLD'S PLAYROOMS, ONE BRICK AT A TIME
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SLAVERY IN ROME
EMMA SOUTHON EXPLAINS HOW A BRUTAL SYSTEM WAS USED TO BUILD AND PROP UP A MASSIVE EMPIRE
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CONQUEST A HISTORY OF ROMAN BRITAIN
This fascinating book delivers so much more than its title suggests
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COLONIAL BLACKSMITH
North America c.1607 - c.1770
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JAMESTOWN
Jamestown Island, Virginia 1607 – 1699
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HOT FUDGE SUNDAE
USA, 19-20TH CENTURY
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HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP
Football writer Jonathan Wilson explains why the tournament has always been a reflection of its time
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THE MAKING OF THE MIDDLE AGES AN ATLAS OF EUROPE
Explore the medieval world with this guide
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PROPHECIES OMENS, AUGURIES, DIVINATION, ORACLES, DREAMS, APOCALYPSE
How humanity tries to predict the future
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MICHAEL JACKSON: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
A by-the-book examination of the rise and fall of the King of Pop
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LECHAEUM
In 391 BCE (or 390 BCE, sources differ) during the Corinthian War (395-387 BCE), a force of lightly armed and armoured peltasts under the command of the Athenian Iphicrates faced almost 600 Spartan hoplites at Lechaeum, near Corinth.
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AGE of ALCHEMY
How occult ritual and a thirst for gold paved the way for modern chemistry
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THE QUEEN'S CLOTHES
An exhibition at Buckingham Palace explores Elizabeth II's life in fashion
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WHAT IF...9/11 HAD BEEN FOILED?
It was a day that shook the world. But what would preventing the attack mean for the 'War on Terror'?
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CURIOUS CATS AND FANTASTICAL FELINES
An entertaining jaunt through furry folklore
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Deciphering MARILYN
Explore some of the controversies, conspiracies and trauma that plagued the iconic Hollywood star in life and death
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