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Climate Change Science: Beginnings And Pioneers In The 19th Century | HistoryExtra
Jun 18, 2025 - The climate crisis is among the greatest challenges facing humankind today, but, as Dr Alice Bell reveals, the warning signs in the science have been there...
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The Russian Revolution: How 1917 Shaped A Century | HistoryExtra
Feb 14, 2025 - In 1917, Russia revolutions toppled the Romanov monarchy and brought the Bolsheviks into power. More than a century later, these events still have a major...
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Famous quotes that defined the 20th century | HistoryExtra
Mar 16, 2026 - Words have the power to alter the course of history. They can harden the resolve of an entire nation or people, encapsulate the ideals of a movement, and evoke...
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Tudor childhood: what were children's lives like in the 16th century? | HistoryExtra
Oct 20, 2025 - In the fourth episode of her HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life, social historian Ruth Goodman explains what would have been expected of children in the...
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Keeping clean in the 16th-century: how often did ordinary Tudors wash? | HistoryExtra
Oct 20, 2025 - In the sixth episode of her HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life, social historian Ruth Goodman dives into how much we know about the hygiene habits of...
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Women's Lives During The 17th-Century Plague | HistoryExtra
Aug 13, 2024 - In 1665, bubonic plague ravaged London, killing tens of thousands. Scores of Londoners documented the outbreak but few reported on the experiences of women....
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The Missing Tudors: Black People In 16th-Century England | HistoryExtra
Feb 14, 2025 - They were baptised and buried in parishes across the country, and even attended queens at court. So why, asks Onyeka, do we continue to airbrush black Africans...
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Medicine In 18th-Century Britain: Surgery, Hospitals And Vaccinations | HistoryExtra
Nov 25, 2024 - With industrialisation making living conditions worse in the cities, the improvements to hospital provision, surgery and the care of the poor needed to gain...
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Tudor love and sex: inside the 16th-century bedroom | HistoryExtra
Oct 24, 2025 - In the final episode of her Tudor Life series, Ruth Goodman explores love, sex and marriage in Tudor England
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Tudor Dining: A Guide to 16th-Century Food & Status | HistoryExtra
Oct 17, 2024 - In 16th-century England, you truly were what you ate. Explore the etiquette of the Tudor dining table and how social status dictated what was on the menu.
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