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2022: A History
What will historians of the future remember about this year?
The Man Who Escaped Auschwitz
The incredible story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler, who escaped from Auschwitz.
The Shadow of the Holocaust
The second episode looks at the global reaction to the Vrba–Wetzler report.
Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Days' Queen
Edward VI is dead - but who will succeed him on the throne?
Lady Jane Grey: The Axe Falls
Can Lady Jane even be considered an official queen of England and Ireland?
The Rise of the Nazis
Where do the origins of Nazism lie? The Second Reich? Hitler’s time in Vienna?
The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch
German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler’s trial.
The Roman Conquest of Britain: Julius Caesar’s Invasion (Part 1)
Julius Caesar, sets sail with two legions to conquer a new land: Britain!
The Roman Conquest of Britain: The Empire Strikes Back (Part 2)
Claudius sets his sights on Britain to conquer and immortalise his name forever.
The Roman Conquest of Britain: Boudicca’s Reign of Blood (Part 3)
Boudicca fights for freedom, leaving Colchester and London burning in her wake.
The Roman Conquest of Britain: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 4)
The Roman conquest of Britain intensifies following Boudicca’s defeat.
The French Revolution: Bloodbath in Paris (Part 1)
Paris boils with revolution as crowds demand Louis XVI's removal; violence erupts.
The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)
Join Tom and Dominic in part two of season two as they explore France's wars with Europe.
The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)
The French Revolution reshaped execution, leading to the invention of the guillotine.