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OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Last Day of World War One

OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Last Day of World War One Updated content Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 16 May 2013
By The Timewatch team
Michael Palin joins the Timewatch team to discover why troops were still dying after the peace had been signed.
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Timewatch: The Princess Spy

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 25 Apr 2013
By The Timewatch team
Timewatch tells the tale of "Nora Baker"'s wartime bravery. Meet the princess spy.
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Selling Empire

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Introductory Level Updated 23 Jan 2013
By Dr Karl Hack
How was Empire marketed? How did British authorities and companies try to persuade people that Empire was a ‘good thing’: worth supporting by showing preference...
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The Holocaust

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Advanced Level Duration 12 hours Updated 23 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit explores the Holocaust, as the destruction of European Jewry is commonly known. The mass killing represented by the Holocaust raises many questions concerning...
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The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor

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Intermediate Level Duration 15 hours Updated 23 May 2013
By The Open University
The Roman emperor had key relationships with several differing groups within the Roman empire, including the senate, the populace of Rome, the army and the...
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