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Werewolves explained – from ancient legends to Hollywood!

Tony McMahon10 months ago5 months ago010 mins

As the horror genre revives in the movies and streaming TV series – it’s time that werewolves were explained being a hugely popular monster!

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The Anarchist assassination of President McKinley

Tony McMahon11 months ago11 months ago014 mins

In 1901 an anarchist called Leon Czolgosz was responsible for the assassination of President William McKinley – why did he do it?

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Alien contact with humans – fact or myth?

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

If there has been alien contact with humans – where is the evidence? Historian Tony McMahon examines recent and historic claims.

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The shortest war in history – just 40 minutes!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

The shortest war in history was between the British Empire and the sultanate of Zanzibar lasting just 40 minutes

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Metal detector treasure hunting comeback!

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago03 mins

etal detector enthusiasts have discovered lots of historical artefacts but new legislation means that treasure will have to be handed over

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  • American history

Muslim African slaves in America

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Muslim African slaves in America had a different status to non-Muslim slaves often being put in supervisory roles and regarded as more cultivated

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Teen diet in the 1940s – pigging out, staying slim

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The teen diet of an American young man in 1945 shows generous amounts of food without the widespread obesity we witness among young people today

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  • Coronavirus

Coronavirus – lessons of past plagues

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago18 mins

Tony McMahon looks at the history of viruses in human history and how they have shaped our evolution and society

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  • London history

London hated the French long before Brexit

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago13 mins

Xenophobia in London is nothing new as Londoners hated the French two hundred years ago as Tony McMahon discovers

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  • history TV

Why I prefer Roundheads to Royalists

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago07 mins

As BBC Four broadcasts a new series on King Charles I, Tony McMahon asks whether we should side with Roundheads or Royalists

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