World History
Explore the history of the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific and the East. From Chinese revolutions to Indian emancipation to American independence to African nationhood, there is so much to discover. Meet intriguing people like Castro, Ghandi and Mandela, witness the bloody battles that changed nations like the Vietnam War, the American Civil War and Rwandan Genocide; and examine major turning points like the atomic bomb, the Suez and Panama Canals and landing on the moon.
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Lost in the Labyrinth
<p>Follow the trail of the amazing labyrinth – a path leading back to 3000BC. Invoking the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur in Bronze Age Crete, the mysterious maze has travelled as far east as India
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King/Queen Makers
<p>Kingmakers are often described as "Machiavellian" or "Svengali like", Dougie Smith is feared as a mysterious backroom "Tory Fixer"” in the UK in recent years but we hear very little about him.
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A Night in the Garden
<p>Former President Donald Trump held an election rally at Madison Square Garden on 27th October 2024. Several commentators and news outlets commented on its similarities with the “Night at the Garden
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Time Travellers and Treasure Hunters
<p>Archaeologists have an insatiable curiosity. They have uncovered art objects, bodies, weapons, inscriptions and remnants of buildings from earlier empires. As students of history we continue to be
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Backroads of Britain - Northern Ireland and Titanic Belfast
<p>Northern Ireland has many scenic and historic sites. We take the Causeway Coastal Route from Belfast to the Giant’s Causeway before arriving in the village of Rosbeg and Glencolmcille Folk Village.
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Detectorists and Mudlarks - The Growth of Treasure Hunters in the UK
<p>Do it yourself treasure hunting is big in the United Kingdom. Many hobbyists use metal detectors, such as in the fictional activities of Danebury Metal Detecting Club in the TV Comedy <em>The
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Vivaldi's Four Seasons on Their 300th Anniversary
<p>Vivaldi's concertos ‘The Four Seasons’ were first published 300 years ago in Amsterdam, reaching their final form that year. The composer had worked on them for several years, completing them while
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Theodorakis - Celebrating 100 Years
<p>Famous Greek Composer, Theodorakis died in 2021 but he was born in 1925. Famous for the score for “Zorba the Greek” he achieved much more. Compositions borrow from Pablo Neruda, and Brendan Behan
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Modernism, Sexism and Scandal - Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier and the E-1027 Villa
<p>The Irish-English interior designer Eileen Gray is not widely known today, but in 2009 her 1919 ‘Dragons” armchair sold for US $31m, the most even paid for a single piece of furniture. In 1925 she
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The Silk Roads
<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
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<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
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