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The English Civil War: Roundheads vs Cavaliers
Roundheads and Cavaliers meet on the battlefield, and eventually arrive at a shaky truce.
The English Civil War: Rising Tensions
Why did subtle religious and political differences plunge England into civil war?
Rudolf Hoss: The Commandant of Auschwitz
The history of the man who pioneered Zyklon B and the industrialisation of the Holocaust
A History of Auschwitz
A history of Auschwitz and the Nazi concentration camp system.
How WWI Inspired The Lord of the Rings
How did the First World War shape Middle-earth?
Charlemagne
The story of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who changed Europe forever.
Roald Amundsen
Stephen tells us all about this fascinating man who died as mysteriously as he had lived.
Vasco da Gama and the Rise of the Portuguese Empire
Dan tells the story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who changed the world in 1499.
How to Survive a Medieval Crusade
What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade?
Rome's Greatest Humiliation: Roman Empire vs Germanic Tribes
In 9 AD, Arminius led a Germanic ambush, destroying 3 Roman legions in Teutoburg Forest.
