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    The Terracotta Army

    Discovered in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world.

  2. The Taj Mahal

    The 鈥楥rown of the Palace鈥�. The Taj Mahal is a wonder, visited by millions every year

  3. The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

    The discovery at Sutton Hoo is one of the greatest archaeological finds on English soil.

  4. The Suffragettes

    Refused the right to vote, the Suffragettes refused to take no for an answer.

  5. The Suez Canal

    The world's most famous canal - how and why does it still hold the key to global trade?

  6. The Stone Age

    The Stone Age was foundational, accounting for over 99% of humanity鈥檚 time on earth

  7. The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to mark the United States鈥� 100th birthday.

  8. The Spartans

    鈥楾he 300鈥� fought to the death against the Persians, but who were the real Spartans?

  9. The Spanish Flu

    The influenza pandemic of 1918-20 killed at least 50 million people.

  10. The Spanish Civil War

    What caused Spain's military to turn against the country's civilian government in 1936?

  11. The Spanish Armada

    Why did the 16th-century confrontation between England and Spain take place?

  12. The Space Race

    Explore the dawn of space travel as U.S. and Soviet teams race to take to the stars.

  13. The Soviet Union, Part 2 of 2

    In the 2nd half of the 20th century, the USSR became one of the world鈥檚 two superpowers.

  14. The Soviet Union, Part 1 of 2

    How did one of the most ambitious political experiments in human history come about?

  15. The Silk Roads

    The Silk Roads were a living network of paths, mountain passes, and caravan trails.

  16. The Shroud of Turin

    The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.

  17. The Scramble for Africa

    The late 19th century, a period of European imperialism. A land-grab of epic proportions

  18. The Samurai

    Were the Samurai elite martial artists or a self-important militia of romanticised thugs?

  19. The Salem Witch Trials

    In 1692, the most infamous witch hunt in history took place in Salem, Massachusetts.

  20. The Rwandan Genocide

    In 1994, violence engulfed Rwanda. But what precipitated this senseless mass killing?

  21. The Russian Revolution

    In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever, ending 300 years of the Romanov dynasty.

  22. The Romanovs

    The Romanovs turned Russia from a fractured land into one of history's largest empires

  23. The Roman Republic

    How did Rome go from a small, almost insignificant settlement to a superpower?

  24. The Renaissance

    The Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries was a time of rediscovery.

  25. The Real Robinson Crusoe

    The story of a man stranded on an island. What and who was Defoe鈥檚 inspiration?

  26. The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

    In the late 17th and early 18th Century, the Caribbean was crawling with pirates....

  27. The Real Peaky Blinders

    At the turn of the 20th century, Birmingham was in the grip of a gang: the Peaky Blinders.

  28. The Real James Bond

    Sidney Reilly is often described as the real James Bond 鈥� the modern image of a spy.

  29. The Real Greatest Showman

    Behind all the smoke and mirrors, was PT Barnum really the Greatest Showman on Earth?

  30. The Printing Press

    How did the invention of the printing press fuel the fires of the Renaissance?

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