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Snapshot 19th Century Portraits

1879: Frederick Douglass

How the most photographed man in America harnessed the portrait as a political tool

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October 02, 2023

Snapshot Politics Landmarks

1932: Mount Rushmore Under Construction

Doane Robinson, Gutzon Borglum and the Making of a Monument

by Unseen Histories

September 29, 2023

Interviews Medical History World History

Vital Organs with Suzie Edge

Suzie Edge on the stories that come from within

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September 28, 2023

Interviews Victorians Literature

The Dictionary People with Sarah Ogilvie

Sarah Ogilvie on the personalities behind the pages

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September 27, 2023

Features World War 2 Eastern Front

The Siege of Leningrad

Prit Buttar on the city that would not surrender

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September 25, 2023

Interviews World War 2 Eastern Front

To Besiege a City with Prit Buttar

Prit Buttar on the Nazi siege of Leningrad

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September 21, 2023

Features 11th Century Ireland

Gormflaith: An Irish Queen

Shauna Lawless investigates the life of an elusive and beguiling figure

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September 20, 2023

Interviews Ireland Monarchs

The Words of Kings and Prophets with Shauna Lawless

Shauna Lawless on Ireland and the Vikings

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September 15, 2023

Interviews Victorians London

Dickensland with Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson on the trail of Charles Dickens

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September 14, 2023

Features 19th Century London

Dickens's London to Diagon Alley

Lee Jackson on the emergence of an aesthetic

by Unseen Histories

September 14, 2023

Snapshot

1905: The Empire State Express

A look back at the 'fastest long-distance train in the world'

by Unseen Histories

March 08, 2023

Features 19th Century Mexico

The Last French Emperor

Edward Shawcross on Napoleon III and the dynasty that wasn't

by Unseen Histories

January 26, 2023