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719. Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1)

A single speech in 1956 Budapest set off a chain of events that nearly toppled Soviet control over Eastern Europe.

01:24:13 66 min read 3 views

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720. Revolution in the Soviet Empire: Revenge of the Red Army (Part 2)

Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest in November 1956, and the revolution that had nearly won its freedom ended in a bloody…

01:09:50 55 min read 3 views

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713. King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

Arthur began as a few cryptic lines in medieval annals, and a 15th-century manuscript made him a legend.

01:08:43 48 min read 3 views

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720. Revolution in the Soviet Empire: Revenge of the Red Army (Part 2)

Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest in November 1956, and the revolution that had nearly won its freedom ended in a bloody…

01:09:50 55 min read 3 views

The Rest Is History

719. Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1)

A single speech in 1956 Budapest set off a chain of events that nearly toppled Soviet control over Eastern Europe.

01:24:13 66 min read 3 views

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718. The Suez Crisis: Britain's Shattered Empire (Part 2)

Israel's paratroopers, a secret French plan and a sterling crisis: how Britain's Suez invasion collapsed within a week.

01:14:13 58 min read 3 views

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717. The Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1)

Nationalising the Suez Canal in 1956 was legal, yet it pushed Britain into a war that exposed the limits of empire.

01:23:54 65 min read 3 views

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716. King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend (Part 4)

The oldest text naming Arthur lists twelve battles, but whether they describe a real warrior is still hotly disputed.

01:04:11 45 min read 3 views

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714. King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2)

A literary love affair in a 12th-century poem reshaped medieval knighthood and the ideals of chivalry.

01:04:00 46 min read 3 views

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713. King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

Arthur began as a few cryptic lines in medieval annals, and a 15th-century manuscript made him a legend.

01:08:43 48 min read 3 views

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712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)

A rambling speech, a secret list and a botched rescue: how Robespierre's allies turned on him in 1794.

01:34:07 76 min read 3 views

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711. The Terror: Killing God (Part 5)

A cardboard statue, a papier-mâché mountain and 2,400 singers: how Robespierre staged a state festival for a god during the…

01:14:09 54 min read 3 views