History Extra podcast – July 2009 – Part 2
Mark Ormrod gives a colourful insight into medieval petitions; Christopher Lewis and Alison Boyle discuss two of the 17th century’s greatest astronomers: Galileo and Thomas Harriot.
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How the Dancing Plague of 1518 Worked
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Creative Ways to Use Twitter
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Ghosts of History: The Borley Rectory
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History Extra podcast – July 2009 – Part 1
Christine MacLeod challenges popular perceptions of the Industrial Revolution; Mark Collins talks about the history of Big Ben on its 150th anniversary.