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#On this day – Chernobyl

26, 4, 2020 - The worst nuclear event in history On this day in 1986, the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl .... Read More

The Carews of Beddington

27, 2, 2020 - Profligacy, politics, and plots: the Carews of Beddington   In 1630, Sir Nicholas .... Read More

Cicero

17, 2, 2020 - A fine writer and orator Born in 106 BCE into a wealthy family of the equestrian order, Marcus .... Read More

The Unexpected Execution of Admiral Byng

14, 2, 2020 - The loss of a Love Island and the unexpected execution of Admiral Byng     Hair, make-up and .... Read More

Harald Bluetooth

12, 1, 2020 - A Great Viking King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson was a late 10th century king of Denmark and .... Read More

John Stow

4, 1, 2020 - Tudor Writer, Historian and Antiquarian John Stow (1525-1605) was a prolific Tudor writer, .... Read More

New Year!

3, 1, 2020 - An Unexpected Approach to New Year… The traditional history of New Year is all about .... Read More

Isaac Newton

3, 1, 2020 - Exceptional Science Isaac Newton (1642–1726) was one of history’s most accomplished .... Read More

The Cold War

3, 1, 2020 - International Tension A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and its .... Read More

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