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The Spanish Flu
The influenza pandemic of 1918-20 killed at least 50 million people.
Amelia Earhart
As one of the great pioneers, Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Arthur Conan Doyle
How did a young medical student from Edinburgh transform crime fiction forever?
The Spanish Armada
Why did the 16th-century confrontation between England and Spain take place?
The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.
The War of the Roses, Part 1 of 3
Almost 600 years ago, two branches of the House of Plantagenet dragged England into war.
The East India Company
In 1600, the East India Company sailed the world in search of spices, skills, and profit.
The War of the Roses, Part 2 of 3
Edward’s determination to snatch the crown from Henry VI is stronger than ever.
Captain Cook
How did a farmworker’s son rise to become one of the most celebrated explorers in history?
