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Prepositions Of Place & Precise Prepositional Phrases - Learn To Speak English Like A Native
Learn prepositions of place and precise prepositional phrases. Learn to speak English like a native with Anna English. Prepositions are a key part of this intermediate English course. In addition to learning prepositions of place in, at,...
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Lady Jane Grey part 15: Wyatt's Rebellion
During the mid-1500s, England was caught in a theological battle between Protestants and Catholics. While Jane and the Greys were dependant on the Catholic Queen Mary to spare their lives, they were simultaneously plotting to preserve...
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Lady Jane Grey part 6: a Challenge from Princess Mary and Stuggle for Public Support
The possibility of Lady Jane Grey becoming the next Queen of England and Ireland makes many people uneasy. She soon receives a letter from Princess Mary declaring that Mary was the rightful queen and demanding that the Privy Council...
Jabzy
Bishop Pimps - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Bishop Pimps
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API Testing with Postman - Debugging Your API
Understand what to do when tests fail. • Show example of a failing test • Walk through the steps to figure out the issue • Explain how the example generalizes to all test failures This clip is from the chapter "Building Quality APIs...
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Academic Vocabulary University Students Must Know
Academic Vocabulary University Students Must Know, 100 academic verbs from the Academic Word List (AWL). Attending university in London can be an incredible and exciting experience, however if English is not your first language then it...
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Data Analytics using Python Visualizations - Plotting on a Google Map Using Google Map API
This video explains plotting on a Google Map using Google Map API. This clip is from the chapter "Working with the Beautiful and Powerful Bokeh Library" of the series "Data Analytics Using Python Visualizations".This section explains...
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Lady Jane Grey part 8: Princess Mary and Lady Jane Prepare for War
Jane condemns Princess Mary's religion, Catholicism, but knows that this alone will not be enough. She sends an army to capture Mary and encourage people to join their cause in towns along the way. They soon find, however, that towns are...
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Royal Ghosts part 1: Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was a talented and attractive young lady who became the second wife of King Henry VIII. After a few years of marriage without a son, Henry VIII began looking for a new wife and a way to get rid of Anne. in 1536, she was...
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Elizabeth I of England part 4: Religious Tolerance and Choosing a Successor
Calming the tension between Protestants and Catholics was important to Elizabeth I of England. She re-instituted the Church of England as the country's chosen church but repealed strict heresy laws and permitted people to practice...
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50 City Names You Pronounce Wrong! | (How to say European cities in English)
How to pronounce 50 European city names in British and American English. Many people mispronounce the names of cities and other places when they speak English. It makes sense because place names often don't follow typical pronunciation...
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Anatole Kaletsky on the need for new economic thinking
Anatole Kaletsky, Principal Economic Commentator Times of London, in introduction of a distinguished panel at the INET Inaugural Conference talks about the economic crisis as a failure of ideas and underscores need for new economic...
Espresso Media
The Costly Battle Against Gum Pollution: Cleaning Up Our Streets
This video highlights the enormous problem of gum waste and the costly cleanup operations that are required worldwide. It reveals that millions of pieces of gum are discarded on the streets, costing millions of pounds to clean up. The...
Amor Sciendi
The Crystal Palace: The story of a great building
The Crystal Palace: The story of a great building
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Lady Jane Grey part 13: the Duke of Northumberland is Beheaded
Queen Mary arrives in London. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland goes on trial. Ironically, most of the people deciding his fate had also originally pledged allegiance to Jane. Though he is spared being drawn and quartered, the Duke of...
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Aethelflaed part 3: Marriage to Aethelred, Ruler of Mercia
Around 886, Alfred took London, reverting it back to Saxon hands. He quickly handed London to Lord Aethelraed of Mercia, perhaps as a wedding gift. Aethelraed and Aethelflaed were married around 886. The couple poured their money and...
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British Accents: Cockney
British Accents Cockney. An accent which is based in London, traditionally a true cockney is someone born within the sound of the Bow bells. These days the London accent varies hugely, but let's take a look at a traditional cockney...
The Guardian
No ball games
Celebrating the imagination and resourcefulness of young children across the UK by understanding the outdoor games they invent, inherit and play. The documentary was shot before Covid-19 changed their lives, and shifts from rural Wales...
Financial Times
Bar chart race: the most populous cities through time
Watch the race to be the most populous city on earth, from 1500 to the present day. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch looks at how populations have shifted over time and how the emerging markets have come to dominate
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Aphra Behn: Memoirs of a Shee Spy
National Archives: Best-known as the first professional female writer in England, Aphra Behn was a trailblazing thinker whose work explored themes of women’s rights, slavery and colonial oppression. In this film, Record Specialist Dr...
The Guardian
Swipe my race: 'If you're only dating someone for their skin colour, you should consider why'
Against the backdrop of London in 2017 (one of the most multicultural cities in the world) and with a quarter of young people reportedly on dating apps, we hear from BAME people on race preference in dating and in apps like Tinder or...
The Guardian
The Black Cop: a police officer's story of racism, remorse and resistance
The Black Cop is the winner of the British Short Film category at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. This intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, explores his memories of racially profiling and...
Intelligence Squared
Yuval Noah Harari: Junk food is a bigger threat than terrorism
Yuval Noah Harari: "McD's and Coca-Cola are a greater threat to your life than al-Qaeda and ISIS"