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Silk routes: 2000 years of trading
Luxuries and everyday goods that travelled West and East
Bertha von Suttner: A champion of peace
The writer who became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Joan of Arc: Making a martyr
How a teenager fought to save France
Babylon, city of wonders
From The Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens to why there are 60 minutes in an hour
Aesop and the Fables
A black slave wrote 700 animal tales in Ancient Greece. Why are they still best sellers?
Goethe: The story of colour
How colour affects our mood and thoughts
The California Gold Rush
Who made a fortune and who was crushed in the rush for gold in California in 1849?
Hazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker
An exceptionally talented musician who always stood her ground
The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
The last global pandemic and what it can tell us about tackling Covid-19 .
Gerard Mercator: The man who revolutionised mapmaking
The mapmaker who defined the modern world
