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1. Do your apprenticeshipThe best medieval farmers learn their trade on the jobTo make a success of your life as a farmer, you need training. And that will come by getting your hands dirty on the family holding, or as a servant in a neighbour's household.

What did Tudor England really gain from its early encounters with the Americas? In this episode, Elinor Evans speaks to historian Dr Lauren Working about her new book A Golden World, exploring the overlooked exchange of ideas, materials and knowledge betw

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1. One emperor towered over all othersThe physically imposing Maximinus Thrax (ruled AD 235-38) tops many lists of Roman imperial superlatives. According to the late-fourth-century Historia Augusta, he stood more than 8 feet (2.4 metres) tall, making him

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Edward Colston spent much of his life constructing an image of virtue.He gave money to schools, hospitals, churches and almshouses. He supported his native city of Bristol so extensively that, long after his death in 1721, his name remained attached to st

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1. WritingThey gave us the means to pen novels - and official recordsThe ancient peoples of the so-called 'cradle of civilisation' - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - grew up fast. In the five or so millennia BC, four major civilisations

When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC, he was preparing ships, armies and supply networks for a new phase of expansion.

Giuseppe Garibaldi's courage and charisma made him a hero of Italian unification in the 19th century. Here's how he became a celebrity who captivated the world