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Lobotomised and sold into slavery

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

A court case from 1700 reveals a horrific story of young men lobotomised and sold into slavery in Maryland

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Women denying women the vote!

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Some women in the early 20th century campaigned against female citizens getting the vote. Tony McMahon investigates why

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  • Werewolf

A real-life werewolf in England

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago26 mins

Between 1933 and 1950, an alleged werewolf in England dubbed the Moon Killer murdered three people until being caught by the police

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2019 – a busy year for me on history TV programmes!

Tony McMahon4 years ago6 months ago03 mins

Tony McMahon calls himself the bearded historian and appears on history TV programmes making the subject fun and accessible to global audiences

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  • slavery

Corporate racism in the 1920s

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago04 mins

A shocking example of vintage corporate racism with a 1923 Christmas card where African employees were treated as design accessories as Tony McMahon reports

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Maddest rulers in history

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago28 mins

Tony McMahon investigates some of the maddest rulers in history from Charles VI who thought he was made of glass to George III who lost America.

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Man in the High Castle: the real American Nazis?

Tony McMahon6 years ago3 years ago712 mins

The Man in the High Castle returns in 2018 – but who were the real American Nazis from the 1930s to the 1960s?

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  • George III

Was King George really a tyrant?

Tony McMahon6 years ago6 months ago36 mins

King George III was characterised by the US Constitution as a tyrant but in reality he was no worse than other monarchs as Tony McMahon discovers

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