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Green Goddess
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Green Goddess

A rare Daimler is on public display at the British Motor Museum. François Prins admires its rich and glamorous history

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6 mins  |
August 2022
Widow’s Peak
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Widow’s Peak

Chris Hallam profiles the stage and screen career of Dame Joan Plowright

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5 mins  |
August 2022
LAWRENCE of THE SORTING OFFICE
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LAWRENCE of THE SORTING OFFICE

John Wright on the famous faces who once delivered the post

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5 mins  |
August 2022
Sculpture Town
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Sculpture Town

Susan Brewer takes a tour of Harlow’s exceptional collection of public artworks

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5 mins  |
August 2022
MORE THAN JUST CHUCKLES IN CHURCH
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MORE THAN JUST CHUCKLES IN CHURCH

Martin Handley remembers Derek Nimmo who, although best known for portraying bumbling clerics, did so much more on stage and screen

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5 mins  |
August 2022
A CLASS ACT IN EVERY WAY
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A CLASS ACT IN EVERY WAY

On the centenary of her birth, Robert Ross celebrates the prodigious talent of character actress Marianne Stone who squeezed maximum fun from minor roles

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5 mins  |
August 2022
POSTCARD FROM EAST YORKSHIRE
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POSTCARD FROM EAST YORKSHIRE

Bob Barton enjoys visiting the cheeky, extrovert uncle, and the refined but eccentric maiden aunt of the East Riding as well as the “Land’s End of Yorkshire”

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5 mins  |
August 2022
REMEMBERING THE FEW
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REMEMBERING THE FEW

Malcolm Triggs delves into the archives to uncover fascinating facts about some of those who played a significant role in the Battle of Britain

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6 mins  |
August 2022
Joining the Breakfast Club
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Joining the Breakfast Club

Simon Stabler does his bit to fight food waste

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3 mins  |
August 2022
No Ordinary Joe
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No Ordinary Joe

Simon Stabler speaks to Emmerdale and Doctor Who star Frazer Hines

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10+ mins  |
August 2022
WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
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WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

A visual representation of the anxiety felt by the artist on a busy night in Oslo, this piece was a pivotal moment in his creative outpouring

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2 mins  |
September 2022
It can appear as a 'golden age' - and one subject to much mythology
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It can appear as a 'golden age' - and one subject to much mythology

DR JOHN JACOB WOOLF ON THE LEGACY OF THE EDWARDIAN ERA

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2 mins  |
September 2022
WORKERS AT WAR
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WORKERS AT WAR

In 1911, overworked and underpaid Britons downed tools and led the biggest industrial dispute the nation had ever seen

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4 mins  |
September 2022
FORGOTTEN CONTRIBUTIONS
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FORGOTTEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Lola Jaye reveals how Britain's black population helped to shape the Edwardian period - from medicine to politics

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3 mins  |
September 2022
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING
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BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING

The Edwardian era saw countless courageous women rise up and shatter social mores - at home, at work and in public life

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5 mins  |
September 2022
A Man of the Ages
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A Man of the Ages

Despite his love of the finer things in life, King Edward VII was a skilled and devoted ruler who modernised Britain's monarchy

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3 mins  |
September 2022
MOVING WITH THE TIMES
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MOVING WITH THE TIMES

While a rigid class system still remained, daily life was paved with exciting new opportunities for Edwardian Britons

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6 mins  |
September 2022
6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROMAN WOMEN
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6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROMAN WOMEN

From breastfeeding to unusual beauty regimes, classicist Dr Annelise Freisenbruch reveals what life was really like for the wives, mothers and daughters of ancient Rome

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6 mins  |
September 2022
Constance Markievicz's fight for a free Ireland
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Constance Markievicz's fight for a free Ireland

In 1916, the countess took up arms in a bid to rid Ireland of British rule, and later made political history as the first woman to win a seat at Westminster. But what shaped Constance Markievicz's beliefs?

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3 mins  |
September 2022
The Benin Bronzes
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The Benin Bronzes

IN A NUTSHELL

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6 mins  |
September 2022
PARANORMAL COLD CASE
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PARANORMAL COLD CASE

INVESTIGATING HISTORY'S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS

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2 mins  |
September 2022
The Great Tea Race comes to a thrilling end
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The Great Tea Race comes to a thrilling end

THIS MONTH... 1866

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5 mins  |
September 2022
Manager at the Roman Baths and Pump Room
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Manager at the Roman Baths and Pump Room

MY LIFE IN HISTORY

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3 mins  |
September 2022
WHAT IF... ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND HADN'T BEEN ASSASSINATED?
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WHAT IF... ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND HADN'T BEEN ASSASSINATED?

Professor Paul Miller-Melamed and Nige Tassell question the mythologised importance of the Sarajevo assassination over the last century, and whether it really made World War I inevitable

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4 mins  |
September 2022
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EDWARDIANS
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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EDWARDIANS

Dr John Jacob Woolf answers key questions about a brief but momentous 'gilded age' for Britain

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6 mins  |
September 2022
NEW WINDOW ON A GENOCIDE
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NEW WINDOW ON A GENOCIDE

The World War I aviation historical society Cross & Cockade International (CCI) has unveiled aerial photography depicting devastated villages and settlements in the Armenian Highlands, the scene of widespread atrocities

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4 mins  |
Issue 110
THE TET OFFENSIVE
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THE TET OFFENSIVE

It may have been a colossal military failure, but in many ways this campaign marked the turning point of the Vietnam War

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8 mins  |
Issue 110
Heroes of the Medal of Honor: RALPH PUCKETT
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Heroes of the Medal of Honor: RALPH PUCKETT

After capturing high ground at Hill 205 in Korea, US Rangers fought off repeated counterattacks. In the thick of the fighting, their commanding officer provided an extraordinary example of heroism

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6 mins  |
Issue 110
KITCHENER'S RECONQUEST OF SUDAN
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KITCHENER'S RECONQUEST OF SUDAN

With rival European imperial powers vying for influence in North Africa, Britain set about crushing the Mahdist forces once and for all

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3 mins  |
Issue 110
THE SIEGE OF KHARTOUM
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THE SIEGE OF KHARTOUM

While the Mahdi was making his moves in Sudan, the British were exerting their control over Egypt following the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

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3 mins  |
Issue 110