Eras & Topics
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A description of the Lewis gun and how it was loaded and used in short bursts for the best effect and could even...
This video covers: Galen talks about the discoveries of Herophilus and Erasistratus
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A description of the armour called lorica hamata, also known as chainmail, explaining how it was lightweight and...
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This video covers: The first in a 5-part series, Samuel Pepys' personal experience of the initial outbreak of the fire
This video covers: A veteran sailor recounts Captain Cook's final voyage aboard HMS Resolution.
This video covers: Life for Mary Seacole when the Crimea War ended in 1856 and her return to London.
This video covers: Thomas More’s execution together with that of John Fisher.
This video covers: Samuel Peyps report of where and how the great fire started.
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A description of the trenches that stretched from Belgium to Switzerland which were built after the war was...
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This video covers: An introduction to John Snow, who he is and his thoughts on Cholera
This video covers: How Dr John Snow went about proving his theory on how Cholera was spread.
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This video covers: Thomas Cromwell describing the beginning of the dissolution of the monasteries
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A description of a trench; the traversing, loop holes and the use of trench periscopes to view the enemy
This video covers: Samuel Pepys explains how high winds drive the fire into the city
This video covers: How Louis Pasteur discovered pasteurisation and worked on his germ theory
This video covers: How John Snow proved his theory of the spread of Cholera.
This video covers: Thomas Cromwell and the beginning of the closure of the smaller monasteries and convents
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A description of the practicalities and problems the army faced in the trenches when it came to supplies and...