Ranked #1
The real Game of Thrones: The true story of John of Gaunt
The real Game of Thrones: The true story of John of Gaunt
Even today, there are pubs and a horse race named after John of Gaunt, a 14th century prince and warrior who rose to bec... Read more
13 May 2021
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36mins
Ranked #2
Hitler's hoard: The real place where looted Nazi treasures still lie hidden
Hitler's hoard: The real place where looted Nazi treasures still lie hidden
From half a billion buried in a Polish palace to submarines full of glittering loot, ‘lost Nazi gold’ is an urban myth w... Read more
6 May 2021
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24mins
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The real enigma: Why every story you have heard about Alan Turing is a lie, by Dermot Turing
The real enigma: Why every story you have heard about Alan Turing is a lie, by Dermot Turing
Alan Turing was the oddball genius who single-handledly broke the Enigma code, ended World War II, and was hounded to de... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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'Never greater slaughter': The ancient battle which spelt life or death for the English
'Never greater slaughter': The ancient battle which spelt life or death for the English
In the year 937, the idea of Englishness came close to being wiped off the face of the Earth as four armies faced off ag... Read more
22 Apr 2021
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25mins
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Crumbs! The curious history of a very British treat - the biscuit
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From its origins in Mesopotamia in 3,000 BC, the history of Britain’s favourite tea-time snack takes many surprising tur... Read more
18 Apr 2021
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The real Great Escape: The very different true story behind the stirring Hollywood tale
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It was one of World War II’s most daring escapes, where dozens of POWs attempted to crawl to freedom down tunnels built ... Read more
8 Apr 2021
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32mins
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The swords and the stone: The tiny bead which tells us so much about the Vikings
The swords and the stone: The tiny bead which tells us so much about the Vikings
A small reddish-orange bead unearthed in a Viking grave in Derbyshire reveals that the Scandinavian sailors were far mor... Read more
6 Apr 2021
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25mins
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Heil school: The Nazi finishing school in East Sussex (and other British friends of the Third Reich)
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A new film tells the story of a villa in Bexhill-on-Sea which played host to an extraordinary finishing school, where th... Read more
27 Mar 2021
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Wallis Simpson became the most hated woman in Britain after King Edward VIII gave up his throne for her and left the cou... Read more
20 Mar 2021
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Two minutes to midnight: How the human race came close to the brink in 1953
Two minutes to midnight: How the human race came close to the brink in 1953
As America tested the first hydrogen bomb - capable of flattening entire cities - the Cold War entered a new and deadly ... Read more
13 Mar 2021
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