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July 2009 – Volume 10 - No 7
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THIS MONTH |
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Giant leaps for mankind
From meat-eating to microscopic discoveries, historians pick their great moments of human progress
Dark satanic mills?
Challenging today’s negative perceptions of the Industrial Revolution with the views of those who lived through it
Swimming with the Tudors
An eccentric 16th-century handbook that encouraged Tudor Englanders to take to the waters
Dover Castle: Built on Becket’s blood
Why Henry II’s greatest fortress was reconstructed to assuage his guilt over the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Napoleon’s final victory
The French emperor might have triumphed over the Austrians 200 years ago but the signs of his undoing were becoming apparent at the battle
Galileo’s lunar legacy
When the Italian astronomer turned his telescope to the skies 400 years ago, our view of the heavens was changed forever
Saying sorry: should we apologise for past sins?
Do we inherit obligations from our forebears? Or is apologising for
their actions a knee-jerk reaction to political correctness? |
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Plus news, opinion, book reviews, your monthly TV and radio guide, and historic places to visit in Britain and abroad.
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