Happily ever after? Love and marriage in Austen's era
From unwanted proposals and lingering looks across ballrooms to a wet-shirted Mr Darcy emerging...
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History Behind the Headlines: the Post Office, US elections and Alexander the Great
The latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the long...
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Drag is an art form that's seen a great deal of success – and a little controversy – in recent...
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Medieval Ireland: everything you wanted to know
How did medieval Ireland come to have 150 kings at the same time? Who were the gallowglass? What...
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Peking to Paris: the world’s first great motor race
In June 1907, five plucky teams departed the Chinese capital and embarked on a 9,317-mile...
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Conspiracy | 4. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
First published in Russia in 1903, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion purported to demonstrate...
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Love: a weird & wonderful history
From prehistoric carvings and medieval spell books to grand romantic gestures and tokens of...
22:47
Life of the week: the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington has gone down in history as one of Britain's most...
52:43
Ploughman's for the people: a culinary history of Britain
Did you know that the seemingly bucolic Ploughman's lunch actually came about because of a...
23:51
Chivalry: everything you wanted to know
Where does the word "chivalry" come from? How should an honourable knight treat his vanquished...
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Alexandria: the first modern city
According to legend, when Alexander the Great rocked up on the island of Pharos in northern...
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Conspiracy | 3. Who killed JFK?
On the 22 November 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald...
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Masters of the Air: the real history behind the new show.
Donald L Miller shares how US 'bomber boys' made D-Day possible, a story now dramatised in the...
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"I am Spartacus" is one of the most iconic lines in cinema history: from the 1960 film starring...
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The West's enduring fascination with Asia
Asia has long enthralled people in the west, with voyages of discovery and military expeditions...
47:41
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: everything you wanted to know
Did the hanging gardens of Babylon really exist? How was Egypt's Great Pyramid built? And could...
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Nicholas Winton: the 'British Schindler'
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a British stockbroker worked tirelessly to...
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Conspiracy | 2. Was Pearl Harbor an inside job?
On 7 December 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. It's one of the most...
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Ireland's tangled relationship with empire
Often described as England's first colony, Ireland has a long – and deeply complicated –...
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Life of the Week: Harold Godwinson (Harold II)
King Harold II is famous for getting an arrow to the eye at the battle of Hastings. But is that...
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