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5 Great LGBTQ+ Activists

Prominent 20th century global figures who have fought for LGBTQ+ rights across the world

Meet the ‘Founding Fathers’ of Civil Rights
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Meet the ‘Founding Fathers’ of Civil Rights

The campaigns for civil rights that began in 1954 and led to the legislative victories of the 1960s produced two images of leadership. Martin Luther King Jr advocated the assertion of equal rights in law, voting and education for black … Continued

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Who is the worst US President?

Author and historian Robert Strauss discusses the changing status of US Presidents and his book Worst. President. Ever.

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The search for historical Jesus

His may be the greatest story ever told, but how do historians sort fact from fiction when it comes to Jesus?

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5 Toxic Romances From History

Couples from the past whose coming together often ruined more than just their own lives

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Paul the Apostle and the creation of Christianity

Historian and author Tom Holland considers the influence of St Paul of the formation of Christianity, the influences on his philosophy and the legacy he left behind

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British women in India

Author Katie Hickman discusses the pioneer women who headed east rather than west to seek their freedom, fortune or simply new lives

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The legacy of the Berlin Wall

Iain MacGregor, the author of the new book Checkpoint Charlie and upcoming speaker at the Oxford Literary Festival discusses the impact the Berlin Wall had on the people of Germany and the Cold War as a whole

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Lesser-known Lore of Werewolves

Every culture adds their own new piece to the werewolf legend, but what elements haven’t quite caught on with the rest of the world?

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The Delicious History Of Cake

Dr Alysa Levene of Oxford Brookes University on the development of the popular baked food from the Ancient World to the 20th Century

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The Road To Rebuilding Britain

World War II tore homes and families apart, but Britain would rise stronger than ever

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10 Marvellous Medics

Meet ten men and women who had a lasting impact on medicine in the medieval world

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Australia’s First Penal Colony

How punitive criminal sentences, a gruelling journey and years of backbreaking labour forged the modern-day land down under

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Mussolini Vs The Mafia

The Italian dictator declared war on the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, but its suppression at home led inexorably to its rise in America

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