THE LAST CRUSADERS

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Statues of grand masters of the Teutonic order

Defining Moments

© Getty Images 31 January 1948 GANDHI’S FUNERAL

THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29 MARCH – 12 MAY 1780

JOAN OF ARC HAD NOT BROKEN THE SIEGE OF ORLEANS?

A teenage girl in armour, with a God-given vision of victory, held the fate of France in her hands

GOLDEN MUMMIES

Reconsidering Egypt’s mummies and history in a new context

LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER

The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

ARCADIAN DAYS

An innovative retelling of some of Ancient Greece’s myths

WHEN RUSSIA DID DEMOCRACY

A political history of Russia, from medieval Rus to Putin

THE NORSE MYTHS THAT SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK

The ancient Norse myths effect on western society and culture explored

THE LOST CITY OF Z

Was Percy Fawcett the heroic explorer of this film or a foolhardy fantasist?

GRIYO

A CLASSIC BRAISED PORK DISH, HAITI, 19TH CENTURY – PRESENT

Key Events

1760 LETTRES SUR LA DANSE ET SUR LES

PALAIS GARNIER

Paris, France 1875 – Present

LOUIS XIV AS APOLLO

Tuileries Palace, Paris 1653-70

LITTLE DANCER AGED FOURTEEN

An expressive statue from a master of ballet imagery  France, 1880

BEAUTIFUL BALLET DANCERS

Some of the artists and performers who have left an indelible mark on the world of ballet

ART AND POLITICS AT THE BOLSHOI BALLET

Professor Simon Morrison guides us through the history of one of Russia’s most enduring and illustrious cultural institutions

HISTORIC BALLET VENUES

Five famous performance spaces that have played a key role in the evolution of ballet

THE SLAYING OF BRITAIN'S GREATEST SHOWMAN

In Victorian Britain, circus proprietor Lord George Sanger was murdered by a crazed axeman… or was he?

THE FIRST (and last) KING of HAITI

The short-lived monarchy of Henry Christophe, rebel leader of the Haitian Revolution

ATTACK OF THE FROGMEN

Discover the origins of modern combat divers who risked their lives on a new battlefield

WOMEN OF THE RENAISSANCE

From the 14th to the 17th century, the

THE Fabulous LIFE OF HARVEY MILK

The empowering story of San Francisco’s first openly gay elected official, whose life came to a tragic end