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The City of Walls: Constantinople - Lars Brownworth
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The City of Walls: Constantinople - Lars Brownworth

The world owes much of its cultural legacy to Constantinople's walls. When Constantinople was under seige by neighboring enemies, the Roman city's elaborate system of moats, outer walls, and inner walls stood tall. Surviving numerous fire...
The Historical Audacity of the Louisiana Purchase - Judy Walton
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The Historical Audacity of the Louisiana Purchase - Judy Walton

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-audacity-behind-the-louisiana-purchase-judy-walton When the French offered up the Louisiana Territory, Thomas Jefferson knew this real estate deal was too good to pass up. How did the President...
A Brief History of Saint Patrick's Day: From Snakes to Shamrocks
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A Brief History of Saint Patrick's Day: From Snakes to Shamrocks

Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration on March 17th, commemorating the death of Saint Patrick who is the patron saint of Ireland which is very interesting since he was born neither a Christian nor an Irishman! Saint Patrick is best known as...
King Philip's War: The Most Important American War You've Never Heard Of
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King Philip's War: The Most Important American War You've Never Heard Of

A generation after the first Thanksgiving, the sachem of the Wampanoag led a coalition of Native American tribes to battle against the ever-encroaching European colonists of New England.
The Great Swamp Fight: The Bloodiest Day of King Philip's War
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The Great Swamp Fight: The Bloodiest Day of King Philip's War

In December 1675 CE, in the midst of King Philip's War, an army of Puritan colonists made a preemptive strike against the neutral Narragansett tribe. Their desperate battle in the snowy wilderness of Rhode Island became a touchstone in the...
The Sudbury Fight, 1676: A Decisive Native American Victory in King Philip's War
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The Sudbury Fight, 1676: A Decisive Native American Victory in King Philip's War

On April 21st 1676 CE, a company of eighty Massachusetts militiamen fought to the death against a Native American army five hundred strong in one of the climactic battles of King Philip's War.
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe with Barry Cunliffe
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The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe with Barry Cunliffe

Sir Barry Cunliffe has been Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford for 35 years and is Fellow of the British Academy. In this talk, he discusses his new book "The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe", a masterful...
Author Talk: The Scythians with Barry Cunliffe
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Author Talk: The Scythians with Barry Cunliffe

Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe...
Scythians: Scientific Analysis of the Oxus Treasure
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Scythians: Scientific Analysis of the Oxus Treasure

British Museum Scientist Aude Mongiatti shares some of her research on the Oxus treasure, a selection of beautiful gold and silver objects from the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Some of the objects from the Oxus treasure are on display in...
Who Is Heimdall - Norse Mythology
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Who Is Heimdall - Norse Mythology

With the third installment of Marvel's Thor Ragnarok soon to be released I thought I'd talk about one of my favourite characters Heimdall the guardian on Asgard.
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