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What would you like to know about medieval science? We’d like your questions for an upcoming ‘Everything you wanted to know’ podcast…

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From seceding states to the Salem witch trials, how much do you really know about American history? Test your knowledge with our US history trivia quiz, and don't forget to share your score! spr.ly/6015WIjQb

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William Dalrymple (William Dalrymple) explains how India helped shape human civilisation and why it deserves to be credited alongside ancient Greece in this respect. Find out more on the HistoryExtra podcast.

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On the podcast | Sunil Amrith (Sunil Amrith) looks at the major historical shifts of the past 500 years from an environmental perspective, exploring how war, colonialism and exploitation have gone hand in hand with destruction of the natural world: spr.ly/6019WIeqL

On the podcast | Sunil Amrith (<a href="/sunilamrith/">Sunil Amrith</a>) looks at the major historical shifts of the past 500 years from an environmental perspective, exploring how war, colonialism and exploitation have gone hand in hand with destruction of the natural world: spr.ly/6019WIeqL
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We pay a visit to the village of Stanton Drew in southwest of England, to explore the third largest complex of standing stones in England, built about 4,500 years ago.

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Are you worthy of a crown, or just muddling through the Middle Ages? Take our quiz on medieval kings and queens, and put your royal knowledge to the test! spr.ly/6017WI5kB

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George Orwell was witness to some of the early 20th century’s most significant flashpoints, with the rise of totalitarianism at the epicentre of them all. Danny Bird explores the life of the man who introduced the world to Big Brother... spr.ly/6010WIgH2