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WW1 - Gangrene dressing
A WW1 nurse talks about her first experience of dressing a gangrene wound and the limited pain relief available
Epic History TV
Napoleon's Revenge: Wagram 1809
Six weeks after his bloody repulse at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the biggest and bloodiest battle yet seen in...
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WW1 Munitions worker - part 1
A munitionette describes how they worked, the explosives they came into contact with and the reason their skin turned yellow. Part 1 in a 4 part series
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WW1 Weapons - hand grenade
A look at the development of hand grenades and the ingenuity of the soldiers who made their own.
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Victorian Workhouse - part 3
An account of how whole families often had to go into the workhouse and once there, they were separated and made to work for no pay
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Life in the trenches - Part 3
A description of the practicalities and problems the army faced in the trenches when it came to supplies and latrines. Part 3 of a 7 part series
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A Victorian day at the seaside
A description of a middle-class family holiday at the seaside booked through Cooks Travel Excursionist.
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be a Roman Slave
Slave labor was a huge aspect of Roman life and the Republic depended heavily on free work from human beings who had no rights, no possessions, and were left at the whims of their masters to be worked to death, starved, tortured, and...
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Life in the trenches - Part 7
A description of going 'over the top'; the noise of the explosions, the vibration, the fear….. The last in a 7 part series
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WW1 - Bad news at home
A war widow explains how women were given the news of their loved one's death and shows that some war pensions were only temporary
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WW1 Munitions worker - part 3
A munitionette talks about the practicality of getting to the shops when, as a munitions worker, you work such long hours and of course there was never much on the shelves due to rationing. Part 3 in a 4 part series
Jack Rackam
When Life Gives You Lemons | The Life & Times of Maria Theresa
Back again to a country that used be a great power once too, guys! Though looking at Austria now you wouldn't know it, but how Austria fell apart is another story, today we're looking at the time Austria almost fell apart but didn't...
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WW1 Munitions worker - part 2
A description of life in a munitions factory; the danger, the accidents, the camaraderie and of course, the gossip. Part 2 in a 4 part series
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The Black Death - mass burials
This video explores how the dead were disposed of during the Black Death
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WW1 weapons - the rifle
A WW1 soldier describes the Lee Enfield rifle, its workings and effectiveness; so rapid was the fire that the Germans actually thought it was a machine gun
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Edward Jenner - Smallpox
Edward Jenner explains what smallpox is, why people feared it so much and how inoculations were sometimes used to protect people.
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Shot at dawn
A sad tale of a firing squad and a young seventeen year old who, although probably suffering from shell shock, was shot for desertion
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Andreas Vesalius dared to say Galen was wrong
Vesalius explains why he questioned Galen's accuracy and what he discovered when he was dissecting a human jaw.
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British soldier's equipment 1914-15
A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.
IT'S HISTORY
MASADA - The Last Bastion of the Zealots I IT'S HISTORY
Only 30 years after times described in the New Testament, the Jews sparked an uprising against Roman occupation.
The retaliation of the Roman Empire was merciless and the uprising was brutally suppressed. The last group of defending...
Amor Sciendi
Il Duomo: Brunelleschi and the Dawn of Renaissance Architecture
We discuss the cupola of the Santa Maria del Fiore, and Brunelleschi's many inventions along the way. Genius is a word often thrown around, but rarely is it more appropriate than here.
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The Black Death, Public Reaction
A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.
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WW1 Munitions worker - part 4
A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series
Weird History
From Prostitute to Princess to Murderer | Marguerite Alibert
Marguerite Alibert’s story is one of gritty survival followed by a lucrative life of sex work. Alibert was a formidable woman who pulled herself up from a world of poverty to mingle among France’s elite, accomplishing her goal of turning...