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Jul 16, 2025
From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets. Discussing the civilisations’ attitude to their...
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Jun 25, 2025
Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia blended brutality with statecraft to dominate...
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Jun 23, 2025
From peaches and lentils to your favourite herb, ancient Mediterranean doctors had strong opinions about what you should (and shouldn’t) eat – and their verdict on some of...
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Jun 20, 2025
In 1943, Australia tried to send a live platypus across U-boat-infested waters to Britain as a diplomatic gift. The mission, part zoological experiment, part geopolitical theatre,...
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May 30, 2025
Amazons, werewolves and unnamed traders: historian Owen Rees uncovers the lives hidden at the edges of ancient empires – and explains why they were written out of history
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May 23, 2025
Explore the story of Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet officer who prevented a potential nuclear catastrophe during the height of the Cold War…
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Apr 30, 2025
Gordon Cummins was a seemingly ordinary RAF airman. But amid the darkness of blackout-era London he became one of the city’s most vicious killers
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Apr 9, 2025
A bankrupt treasury, disastrous foreign policy and a civil war: this is the story of how Henry III lost control of his own kingdom.