Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
In 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X. It was the culmination of an extraordinary scientific...
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Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here
Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. He explains the unique...
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Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell has gone down in history as one of the most corrupt and manipulative ruffians ever to hold power in England. A chief minister who...
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Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?
In the middle of the 17th century, Britain was devastated by a civil war that divided the nation into two tribes - the Roundheads and the Cavaliers...
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