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From Absolute History. Archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn go down a copper mine, just a few hundred yards from their cottage, which was once the major source of Morwhellam Quay’s wealth. Historian Ruth Goodman learns the art of lacemaking, visiting the town of Honiton, which became world famous for its lace. The boys also…
From Absolute History. The first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845 in just 14 days. Designed by Victorian engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel, when completed, it was the longest passenger ship in the world. Its early years were plagued with problems before it found success. 💚 Join the Absolute History…
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From Absolute History. As winter sets in, the three farm dwellers must look further afield to earn money. Peter and Alex fish for crabs while Ruth hires herself out for domestic work. Ruth rides a bicycle and tries period cleaning techniques, including early vacuum cleaners. They separate growing calves from their mothers. Peter finds out…
From Absolute History. After separating from his first wife, Jack London’s adventure continues. He writes White Fang and decides it is time once again to take a political stance. He also continues his journey out in the wild west and even around the world. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive…
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From Absolute History. Archaeologists Alex and Peter and historian Ruth try Edwardian life for a year. The team get to grips with the revolutionary technologies of the age. Peter embarks on building a trout farm and populating it by using revolutionary fish-breeding techniques that were new to Devon’s Edwardian farmers. 0:00 – The Art of…
From Absolute History. The infamous tea clipper, the Cutty Sark, endured drunken captains and murderous crews, and even inspired a whiskey. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and…
From Absolute History. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast…
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From Absolute History. The Zodiac Killer Code reveals the desperate bid to crack the crazed codes sent by America’s most mysterious serial killer. Now 50 years on – can modern technology finally reveal the identity of The Zodiac? 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR Do you…
From Absolute History. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast…
From Absolute History. Archaeologist Mike Pitts investigates the cause of death of a person, whose 3,000-year-old remains were found in a shallow grave at Stonehenge. With such a significant monument as its backdrop, there must have been a reason behind this mysterious final resting place. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to…
From Absolute History. Decoding a Lost Civilization reveals the monumental challenge undertaken by some of the academic world’s most brilliant minds to decipher a mysterious long-lost language. It’s a journey that will take more than 50 years and lead to tragedy for everyone involved. But their ground-breaking work will ultimately rewrite history. 💚 Join the…
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From Absolute History. Wyatt Earp is one of the West’s most legendary and enduring figures, but what made him put the law aside and become a feared gunman across the West? 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic…
From Absolute History. A team of modern historians and archaeologists move in to a Tudor farm and experience what it was like to work during this time period. However, being a Tudor farmer doesn’t just entail tending to crops and animals but a whole swathe of other tasks, including dangerous lead mining. 💚 Join the…
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From Absolute History. The Stuarts made a series of incredible leaps that revealed worlds that had previously been beyond human understanding via the creation of some strange inventions that changed how we view our world forever. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love…
From Absolute History. Travel to the front lines of an epic battlefield: Werner Heisenberg and Robert Oppenheimer face off in a heated contest as they strive to unleash the destructive power of the atomic bomb. The two brilliant scientists toil through World War II with a single directive – harness the laws of physics to…
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From Absolute History. Billy The Kid is one of the Wild West’s most infamous outlaws, but his luck eventually ran out. Discover how this young gunslinger met his untimely end and the impact he had upon the West as a whole. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉…
From Absolute History. Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Better Help makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/absolutehistory (In paid partnership with Better Help) Three modern archeologists and historians try and spend a year living like Edwardian farmers. However, dangers rear their heads…
From Absolute History. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast…
From Absolute History. Travel by coach was all the rage for the Stuarts and once regular public transport had filled the road with traffic, thieves like Moll Cutpurse were guaranteed a regular income. She was just one entrepreneur profiting from a Britain that was more organised than ever before. How did Stewarts navigate this new…
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From Absolute History. Myth Hunters reveals true stories of quests seeking legendary objects – hordes of lost Spanish gold, the jewels of Helen of Troy, the body of King Arthur, the relics of Joan of Arc; objects that offer their finder either unlimited power or wealth – or both… 💚 Join the Absolute History club…
From Absolute History. The race for flight is chronicled as aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright face off against Glenn Curtiss in a bitter rivalry that puts lives at risk. After developing the airplane, the Wright brothers keep the technical details under wraps for years, out of fear of losing control of their invention. Meanwhile,…
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From Absolute History. Billy the Kid is one of the Wild West’s most infamous outlaws, but what drove him to commit such acts, and how did he become a legend? 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites,…
From Absolute History. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast…
From Absolute History. A team of modern historians and archaeologists move in to a Tudor farm, but can they get everything ready in time for the harsh winter? They must coppice hazel, build a pig enclosure, commission a guild, plough using oxen, make rushlights, make wattle-and-daub barriers, sow peas and barley using broadcasting, and celebrate…
From Absolute History. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast…
From Absolute History. Before Stuart times the man who really ruled the scientific roost was the Greek philosopher Aristotle, even if he had been dead for 2000 years. But by the 1600s his ideas were becoming discredited and the Stuarts needed a new approach to understanding nature. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get…
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From Absolute History. Join Jeremy Paxman as he uncovers how the great scientific leaps of the Victorian age may have prompted the very fabrics of this restrictive society to begin to fray, leading to a bizarre and macabre obsession with the dead. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!…
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From Absolute History. The Stuarts oversaw a radical shift in how the British population lived. From the design of their buildings, to what they used to eat and yes, even how they exercised. Discover this bold new era and all of the once-strange inventions that came with it. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to…
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From Absolute History. For a time, Victorian Britain believed itself to be the most modern and powerful nation on Earth, but how did this happen, and what did it cost in human life? From dramatic industrial advancements to aggresive military expansion, discover how the UK became a 19th century super power. 💚 Join the Absolute…
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From Absolute History. As Native Americans were forced from their ancestral homes, a new American industry moved in: the cattle barons. This new status quo was anything but peaceful, with the West now becoming a lawless battleground of rival factions, giving rise to legendary outlaws like Billy the Kid. 💚 Join the Absolute History club…
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From Absolute History. Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Better Help makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/absolutehistory (In paid partnership with Better Help) Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega investigates the sort of jobs women undertook during the Medieval period and how they…
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From Absolute History. From the Germanic Ghosts to Aztec Eagles, rulers have always needed their own elite forces to undertake the most dangerous of assassination missions, witness the complexity of their violent operations as they turn the tides of ancient warfare. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉…
From Absolute History. England’s split from the Catholic church left the island nation vulnerable. Tudor England would undergo a massive modernisation of its military forces, turning the country into a fortress. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic…
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From Absolute History. The Victorian home is often seen as a wholesome, if not rigid and repressive, environment, but to what extent is this true? Delve into the truth behind the image of the Victorian home and discover the dark and scandalous secrets that lurk within. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access…
From Absolute History. Come meet us at the Chalke History Festival! Tickets can be bought here- https://www.chalkefestival.com/tickets/