Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Pliny the Younger, famous for his letters.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of Pocahontas, the Native American woman who to English
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference of 1884. In the 1880s, as colonial powers
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Corn Laws. In 1815 the British Government passed legislation
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mamluks, who ruled Egypt and Syria from about 1250 to 1517.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Physiocrats, an important group of economic thinkers in eigh
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, a famous military leader of the ancient world. Bo
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Putney Debates. For several weeks in late 1647, after the de
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of Alfred Russel Wallace, a pioneer of evolutionary the
Jane Francis, Richard Corfield and Carrie Lear join Melvyn Bragg to discuss ice ages, periods when a
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812, the conflict between America and the British Em
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The South Sea Bubble, the speculation mania in early 18th-centur
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Borgias, the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy. Fam
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and achievements of Hannibal. One of the most celebrate
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales. Born around the middle of
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Druids, the priests of ancient Europe. Active in Ireland, Br
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall, the largest Roman structure and one of the most
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of the prominent 19th-century social reformer Annie Bes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the An Lushan Rebellion, a major uprising against the imperial r
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution. Across th
