From The 'Prague Spring' 1968 to The 'Velvet Revolution' 1989
<p>In 1989 the former dissident Václav Havel became the first president of a free Czechoslovakia since 1948. Explore the dramatic events that made this possible. Take a closer look at the ‘Prague
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The Piano
Some of the most famous classical music of all time has been written for the piano. Mozart’s <em>Rondo Alla Turca</em>, Debussy’s <em>Claire de Lune</em>, Chopin’s <em>Nocturnes,</em> Liszt’s <em>
...Bismarck - The Iron Chancellor
<p>An insight into the life and political career of Prussian statesman and Germany’s first Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who dominated German and European politics for almost four decades between the
...The Abdication Crisis of 1936
<p>When Edward VIII became King on the death of his father King George V in January 1936 he insisted that he should be able to marry Wallis Simpson a twice married American socialite. At the time
...Shakespeare's Richard III
<p>Shakespeare wrote Richard III, one of his best known plays, over 100 years after Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. So how did he know what had happened? What sources did he use
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