Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
It is said that, in Britain from the 18th Century, copies of Josephus' works were as widespread and
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cotton Famine in Lancashire from 1861-65. The Famine followed th
Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. He has been call
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit priest who in the 16th centur
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush. In 1849 the recent discovery of gold a
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family. In 1903 Marie a
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs, castrated men who were
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Adam Smith's celebrated economic treatise The Wealth of Nations.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Indian Emperor Ashoka. Active in the 3rd century BC, Ashoka
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. In the fifth century BC
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Victorian engineer responsible for brid
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose name means 'foremost of noble
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution. In 1791 an uprising began in the French
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Talas, a significant encounter between Arab and Ch
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life, work and reputation of Julius Caesar. Famously assassi
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages, Hildegard
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bluestockings. Around the middle of the eighteenth century a
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45. After several years of rising
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book, a vast survey of the land and property of muc
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Strabo's Geographica. Written almost exactly two thousand years
