Not What You Thought You Knew
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Episodes: 14
Description
Think you know your history? Think again.
From the stories of the former slave that taught Charles Darwin to the first female playwright who was a spy for the English King... Historian, author and broadcaster Dr Fern Riddell is exploring some little-known characters from history to reveal not just their incredible stories, but also why they're so important for our view of what the past looked like.
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The Sacred Band of Thebes
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Olaudah Equiano and the British Abolitionist Movement
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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A Tribute to Olaudah Equiano
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Allan Noel Minns the WW1 Officer and Son of Britain's First Black Mayor
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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The Ivory Bangle Lady and Roman Britain
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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The First Black British Football Heroes
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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The Night Witches and the Fighting Women of the Soviet Union
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The Chevalier d'Éon and Gender Nonconformity
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Inghen Ruaidh, the Birka Grave and Viking Warrior Women
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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John Edmonstone the Former Slave who Taught Darwin
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Mary Anning the Pioneering Fossil Hunter
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Aphra Behn and Female Espionage
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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The Mary Rose and the People of Tudor England
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Dr Fern Riddell's #NotWhatYouThought
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Jul 10, 2019 |