Short History Of... Episodes Episode guide
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart defined the course of classical music, and his name still sells out concert halls.
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Winston Churchill
One of history's most recognisable names, what is the real Winston Churchill story?
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William Wallace
Known as Braveheart, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish freedom.
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Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh: Elizabethan explorer and writer. But was he a patriot or a traitor?
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Vlad the Impaler
Uncover the story of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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VE Day
Amid the devastation of WW2, how do Europe's citizens look forward with optimism?
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Tutankhamun
In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young boy makes a remarkable discovery.
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The Watergate Scandal
How did a bungled break-in at an office in Washington DC topple President Richard Nixon?
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The War of the Roses, Part 1 of 3
Almost 600 years ago, two branches of the House of Plantagenet dragged England into war.
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The Vikings
Who were the mortal men and women behind the immortal legends of the Norsemen?
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a brutal, un-winnable conflict which reshaped global geopolitics
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad helped up to 100,000 enslaved people to freedom.
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The Tudors, Part 1 of 2
Marked by political, religious, and cultural change, the Tudors shaped English history.
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The Tudors Part 2
The later Tudor years were marked by turmoil, intrigue, and national transformation.
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The Trojan War
The Trojan War was a time of heroes, gods, and myths - but were the legends true?
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The Titanic
In 1912, a collision with an iceberg sent Titanic to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Terracotta Army
Discovered in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world.
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The Taj Mahal
The 鈥楥rown of the Palace鈥�. The Taj Mahal is a wonder, visited by millions every year
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The Suffragettes
Refused the right to vote, the Suffragettes refused to take no for an answer.
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The Suez Canal
The world's most famous canal - how and why does it still hold the key to global trade?
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The Spartans
鈥楾he 300鈥� fought to the death against the Persians, but who were the real Spartans?
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The Spanish Flu
The influenza pandemic of 1918-20 killed at least 50 million people.
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The Spanish Armada
Why did the 16th-century confrontation between England and Spain take place?
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The Space Race
Explore the dawn of space travel as U.S. and Soviet teams race to take to the stars.
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The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.
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The Scramble for Africa
The late 19th century, a period of European imperialism. A land-grab of epic proportions
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The Samurai
Were the Samurai elite martial artists or a self-important militia of romanticised thugs?
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The Salem Witch Trials
In 1692, the most infamous witch hunt in history took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
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The Russian Revolution
In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever, ending 300 years of the Romanov dynasty.
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The Romanovs
The Romanovs turned Russia from a fractured land into one of history's largest empires