Ranked #1

Catherine the Great 1: Rise of a German Princess
Catherine the Great 1: Rise of a German Princess
Catherine the Great is one of Russia's most respected rulers, seen as raising Russia's reputation and building a powerfu... Read more
7 Mar 2016
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24mins
Ranked #2

Charles Darwin 1: Before Darwin
Charles Darwin 1: Before Darwin
Charles Darwin is such a large figure in the world of science that sometimes we forget how different our understanding o... Read more
4 Nov 2015
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20mins
Ranked #3

Confucius 1: The Man Who Moves the Mountain
Confucius 1: The Man Who Moves the Mountain
A philosopher, teacher, and political thinker, Confucius lived 2500 years ago, in the Spring and Autumn period of Chines... Read more
2 May 2016
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22mins
Ranked #4

Gandhi 1: A Good Seed is Sown
Gandhi 1: A Good Seed is Sown
Gandhi is a figure who is known across the world as the father of the nation, the man who achieved independence in the I... Read more
10 Feb 2017
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25mins
Ranked #5

Spartacus 3: The Death and Legacy of Spartacus
Spartacus 3: The Death and Legacy of Spartacus
Cornered in the toe of Italy, Spartacus and his followers make their final stand. They may lose the battle to Crassus, b... Read more
20 Oct 2015
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19mins
Ranked #6

Themistocles 1: Great Light of the Greeks
Themistocles 1: Great Light of the Greeks
Themistocles lived during a time of change and progress in Athens. The monarchy was coming to an end, the republic was o... Read more
22 Nov 2016
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25mins
Ranked #7

Catherine the Great 2: Patron and Collector
Catherine the Great 2: Patron and Collector
Catherine the Great is well known for being a patron for a range of artists and intellectuals. Her art collection, now h... Read more
22 Mar 2016
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20mins
Ranked #8

Frida Kahlo 1: A Ribbon Around a Bomb
Frida Kahlo 1: A Ribbon Around a Bomb
Frida Kahlo is considered one of Mexico's greatest artists but spent most of her career working in the shadow of her hus... Read more
30 Aug 2016
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25mins
Ranked #9

Charles Darwin 2: The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin 2: The Voyage of the Beagle
Having completed his studies, a young Charles Darwin looks set to continue his exploration of the natural world by joini... Read more
16 Nov 2015
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28mins
Ranked #10

Catherine the Great 3: The Warrior Empress
Catherine the Great 3: The Warrior Empress
Catherine the Great took control of Russia, tried to make it a better place, and made sure the rest of the world couldn'... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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28mins
Ranked #11

Confucius 2: The Master Says
Confucius 2: The Master Says
After his death, the teachings that are attributed to Confucius take on a life on their own. We now look at the philosop... Read more
17 May 2016
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20mins
Ranked #12

Catherine the Great 4: Without you, Felitsa
Catherine the Great 4: Without you, Felitsa
By the end of her reign there was little doubt that Catherine had earned the 'Great' which was attached to her name. But... Read more
19 Apr 2016
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19mins
Ranked #13

Charles Darwin 3: The Theories of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin 3: The Theories of Charles Darwin
Darwin returns from his voyage around the world and spends the next twenty years sorting through specimens and writing a... Read more
30 Nov 2015
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26mins
Ranked #14

Martin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get Here
Martin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get Here
Issues around the segregation of African-Americans in the United States led to an increasingly active civil rights movem... Read more
25 Jan 2016
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27mins
Ranked #15

Ely S. Parker
Ely S. Parker
Ely S. Parker was born to a prominent Seneca family on an Indian reservation near New York, and to many was considered a... Read more
19 Oct 2016
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25mins