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    The Regency Revolution

    Hilary Davidson talks early 19th Century fashion, and what led to the style changes.

  2. The Oil Weapon

    1973: Oil-rich nations quadruple the price of oil, sending the West into crisis.

  3. The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2)

    War seems imminent as the the Nazis close in on Czechoslovakia

  4. The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)

    With Hitler hungry for war, will Chamberlain manage to appease him?

  5. The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch

    German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler鈥檚 trial.

  6. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)

    Dominic and Tom discuss the fall of the flamboyant Medici

  7. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)

    Who was Cosimo de Medici, the Renaissance Godfather of Florence?

  8. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)

    The reign of history's most glamorous tyrant: Lorenzo Medici, 'The Magnificent'

  9. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)

    The rise of history's most fearsome monk: Girolamo Savonarola.

  10. The Man Who Escaped Auschwitz

    The incredible story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfr茅d Wetzler, who escaped from Auschwitz.

  11. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal

    The story of Harold Wilson, the Rector of Stiffkey, and his controversial mission.

  12. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)

    The life of Harald Hardrada in Constantinople.

  13. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)

    The early life of history's most famous viking: Harald Hardrada

  14. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)

    The Irish War of Independence reaches its bloody climax.

  15. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)

    What was the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and how did it change the fate of Ireland?

  16. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)

    The origins of the Irish War of Independence.

  17. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)

    The terrible events of Bloody Sunday, in 1920.

  18. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)

    The build up to, and death of the Irish Revolutionary leader: Michael Collins

  19. The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)

    The shocking murder of Sir Henry Wilson.

  20. The Great Northern War: The Battle for the Baltic (Part 1)

    The origins of the Great Northern War, which reshaped Europe forever

  21. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)

    The cataclysmic Battle of Poltova in the tumultuous reign of Peter The Great.

  22. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)

    Peter the Great establishes Moscow, as his struggle with Charles XII intensifies...

  23. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)

    The tragic, murderous climax of the life and reign of Peter the Great.

  24. The Golden Age of Japan: Sex Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)

    A journey into the heart if imperial japan, and the women who wielded their power there

  25. The Golden Age of Japan: (Part 1)

    A window into the alien Heian court of Imperial Japan, and the world's first novel.

  26. The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)

    Join Tom and Dominic in part two of season two as they explore France's wars with Europe.

  27. The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)

    The French Revolution reshaped execution, leading to the invention of the guillotine.

  28. The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)

    The second phase of the french revolution reaches its bloody climax

  29. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)

    France takes on Russia and the monarchy is finally abolished.

  30. The French Revolution: The Marseillaise, Song of War (Part 5)

    The origins of *La Marseillaise* and why it became a powerful anthem of the Revolution.

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