THE KILLING FIELDS

Welcome

Stonehenge remains one of Britain’s most popular tourist

Defining Moments

© Alamy WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 15-18 August 1969 The

ALL ABOUT WEIMAR GERMANY

Inside the turbulent era of avant-garde art and fraught political upheaval between World War I and the rise of the Nazis

SIEGE OF RHODES

DODECANESE ISLANDS OF GREECE, 23 MAY – 17 AUG 1480

THE TITANIC HAD NOT SUNK?

She was the largest, most luxurious and supposedly safest ship afloat, but her loss was to change the course of history

CELEBRATING ROYAL JUBILEES AND CORONATIONS

These commemorative objects are just some of the fascinating artefacts kept in Brodsworth Hall’s collection

FRIEDA

This 1947 classic about post-war anti-German sentiment in Britain makes its Blu-ray debut

AMSTRADS AND ATARIS

Tracing the origins of the home computer in Britain

SYRIA: THE DESERT AND THE SOWN

An early 20th century snapshot of the Middle East, British imperial thinking and more

VEGETABLE POTTAGE

MEDIEVAL PEASANTS’ VEGETABLE STEW, ENGLAND, MIDDLE AGES

Key Events

WEIMAR GERMANY

BAUHAUS DESSAU BUILDING

Germany 1926 The Bauhaus movement has been described

THE NEW WOMAN

Germany 1918-33

THE 500 MILLION REICHSMARK NOTE

One of several high denominations printed during hyperinflation Weimar Germany, 1923-1924

ARTISTS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC

From writers to actors, photographers to singers, here are ten of Weimar Germany’s most renowned artists

THE REPUBLIC AND LGBTQ + HISTORY

Professor Katie Sutton, an expert on German culture, gender and sexuality, discusses Weimar queer and trans culture

REDISCOVER WEIMAR BERLIN

The city was at the heart of some of the great events and movements of the era

SECRETS OF STONEHENGE

From ceremonial site to sun calendar, find out how and why this ancient monument was built

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS

The heavy cruiser met its tragic end after delivering components for the nuclear bomb nicknamed Little Boy

THE HISTORY OF WITCHES

Something wicked this way comes: from Ancient Greece to 16th century witchfinders, we explore the world of magic

“WE BUILD A FUTURE ON THE BASIS OF HOW WE SEE OUR PAST”

Janina Ramirez discusses her love for medieval history and the importance of making the past a place for everyone

Zheng He

China’s Greatest Explorer

MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES

How France’s prince of thieves flouted the law and became a folk hero