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History
Historical representation of the Rhine
History
All that past... humanity has done many things, great and shaming. History is more than a record of these events - it's a subject of passion and debate, of uncovering and unlayering.

Bluestone movie

Stonehenge

Watch 4,000 years of history in a clip of the Timewatch: Stonehenge programme.

Ageless love

medieval painting

What we can we learn about the Medieval World from love letters and a 12th Century love affair?

Toga, partly

John Eagle

There was more than togas at the heart of Roman outfits.

 

What time is lunch?

A shot of the food timeline

Put your plate into historical context with our timeline.

Ask the family

Linda and Shirley

Find out how to bring your ancestors back to life by tracing your family history.

 

Taking it further

A recreation of a Civil War battle

Interested? Keen? Not sure where to go next? Why not explore our choice ways of taking it further.

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The cover of Ozone

Find out more about the Open University and our radio and TV programmes with Ozone, your free magazine.

 
 

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