359: Martin Luther King's Dream
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"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Arguably the most celebrated speech of the 20th century, Martin Luthe... Read more
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358: Viking Sorcery
358: Viking Sorcery
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357: Historical Love Island: The Sequel
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“There’s a lot of severed heads at this villa!” The great TV sensation of the summer returns on The Rest Is History, as ... Read more
6 Aug 2023
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356: The Blood-Drinking Bride of Christ
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A woman of immense influence on medieval Christendom, Catherine of Siena was one of the first female Doctors of the Chur... Read more
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355: Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 AD
355: Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 AD
Mount Vesuvius' eruption in the autumn of AD79 remains one of the deadliest and best-known in history. The plume of supe... Read more
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354: Paris 1968: The Return of De Gaulle
354: Paris 1968: The Return of De Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was a war hero in the First World War, and, having refused to accept his government’s armistice with N... Read more
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353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt
353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt
May 1968 saw underlying tensions reach a climax in France, resulting in a period of civil unrest coloured by rioting, ge... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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352: Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses
352: Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses
A city which played a fundamental role in the Dutch Golden Age and in the birth of the Dutch monarchy, Amsterdam has als... Read more
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351: Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud
351: Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud
A city built on water, Amsterdam has often set the tone of European modernity. It first gained prominence as a miraculou... Read more
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