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A description of the life of a priestess serving in the temple of Vestal, how long she has served there and the...
This video covers: The WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union
This video covers: A description of some of the Olympians like Zeus, Apollo, Artemis and Poseidon.
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A description of a chieftain's house and the compound and buildings around it, together with a description of a...
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A description of the stench that came from the River Thames which became known as the Great Stink and almost...
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A gruesome description of trench foot and frostbite together with the cause and treatment available to soldiers
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A vivid description of a medieval banquet including the etiquette and food such as stuffed peacock
This video covers: An explanation of the term 'slave' being the legal property of another
This video covers: A look at the two calendars; the Tzolk'in and the Haab and how important they were to the Maya people.
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The second part of the mummification, which explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms that are...
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This video covers: A description of life on a farm in Ancient Greece, the terraces they farm on and food they grow and eat
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A description, from the Gong Farmer's wife, of how they go about collecting poo from the garderobes in the castle and what they do...
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A description of the funeral of King Henry VII, and his successor King Henry VIII's, promise to marry Catherine...
This video covers: The initial training Florence undertook to become a nurse and the first hospital she worked in.
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A description of the way Dr John Snow removed the handle from the water pump to prove cholera was spread by...
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A description of a typical village house; what people drank and ate and how they cooked. It also includes where...
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A description of the battle of Stamford Bridge from the view of a viking; the fierce battle and fighting retreat...
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A description of the gods worshiped by the Romans, like Jupiter, king of the gods and Mars the god of war and...
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A description of Oliver Cromwell, his character and his achievement in developing the New Model Army
This video covers: An eye-witness account, by a monk, of the savage attack on St Cuthbert's church on the Holy Island, Lindisfarne...