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Health, Sports & Psychology
Medicine in ancient Greece and Rome
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals and home remedies.This article explores ancient medicine describes practices in Greek and Roman medicine.
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History & The Arts
Fossil evidence for evolution
Although Darwin was originally disappointed by the evidence provided by the fossil record, subsequent work has more than borne out his theories, explains Peter Skelton.
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History & The Arts
Global English
David Graddol explores how a language from an island on the corner of the continent went global
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History & The Arts
Lighting the Industrial Revolution
Dr Peter Lewis sheds light on some illuminating aspects of the industrial revolution - new developments in lighting that made mines safer and enabled Victorian factories to work round the clock.
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History & The Arts
The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
The concept of the city was central to both the Roman and the Greek sense of identity.
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History & The Arts
Genealogy: Your Family Tree
How do you trace your family tree? Here's some advice to get you started.
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History & The Arts
Why Do Historians Disagree?
Hindsight is, supposedly, perfect - and yet history is a deeply controversial subject. John Shaw examines why historians are prone to disagreements about the past
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History & The Arts
The Somme: The German perspective
How do Germans view the Battle of The Somme? This article explores reactions to the most famous battle of the First World War.
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History & The Arts
Birth of the Welfare State
It was not until after the Second World War that the British Welfare state took its mature form. In a climate of relief after the war, a climate diffused with an idealism for a new, more just society, welfare legislation had bipartisan support. There was a clear sense of rebuilding a better Britain.
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History & The Arts
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
Nick Jones explains why knowing a little about what makes music, and listening carefully, can reveal much more in a simple tune
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History & The Arts
A brief history of Science
From the discovery of metals up to mapping the human genome, take a quick crash through the development of scientific knowledge.
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History & The Arts
The history of soapmaking
How soap came to be discovered is unclear, but we know that the Sumerians were using soap solutions by 3000 BC.