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In early 1787, 12 men - a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery - came together in a London printing shop and began a remarkable grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another continent. Masterfully stoking public opinion, the movement's leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens' movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements.

In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated Carthage, their only serious rival for power in the Mediterranean. Now a brilliant young Carthaginian general, called Hannibal, is out for revenge. Caught up in the maelstrom are two young boys, Hanno, the son of a distinguished...

From The Ice Age to Northern Ireland's Peace Settlement and everything in between, the acclaimed academic Dr Jonathan Bardon presents a history of Ireland spanning 10,000 years. Beginning with the Ice Age and Ireland's first plants and wildlife, this history encompasses the arrival of...

“A time-jumping, head-tripping odyssey.” —The Millions “A bracing swim in the waters of science, technology and fiction.” —Washington Post “A thrilling journey of ideas.” —Boston Globe From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, here is a mind-bending exploration of...

“Dan Jones is an entertainer, but also a bona fide historian. Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” – The Times, Book of the Year A New York Times bestseller, this major new history of the knights Templar is “a fresh, muscular and compelling history of the ultimate...

*One of the 57 Most Anticipated Books Of 2021—Elle Shivering, exhausted, gasping for oxygen, beyond doubt . . . A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as “the Year Everest...

King Leopold II of Belgium emerges from the pages of history as a curious character. He was a member of a privileged clique of European monarchs, bereft of power but rich, indulgent, and indolent. Leopold certainly availed himself of all the pleasures of court life, but he was also shrewd, astonishingly competent, and avaricious to an almost unimaginable degree.

Hier erwarten dich vier spannende Geschichten, vollgepackt mit viel Action, Humor und das jedes Jahr. Gleich abonnieren und keine Folge mehr verpassen. Ob du Junge oder Mädchen bist, ist nicht wichtig. Wenn dich Kampfsport und Kung-Fu begeistert, bist du hier genau richtig. Kung-Fu Kalle Hunter ist für jeden da! Der gerissene und charmante Bär nimmt euch mit auf Abenteuer, die ihr nie vergessen werdet. Zeitreisen, wilde Wikinger, Hexen, eine harte Kindheit und besonders die nervige Nachbarin, nichts kann Kalle schrecken. Die Abenteuergeschichten des tapferen Kriegers sind jetzt auch als ...

Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. We cover everything from LBJ and the Roman Republic to Donald Trump and the chaos at Columbia. This twice a month show from The Free Press delivers the best historians, authors, and reporters by mining the archives of human experience to figure out the present. George Santayana wrote, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Tune in to Breaking History to resist the ...

Did you know? Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers. Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square...

Welcome to the Chechen Free Dispatch, the first and only English-language podcast about Chechnya. Starting with a three part series "Chechnya Burns | The Forge of Modern Russia" we will uncover the history of the Chechen wars of the late 1990s and their profound effects on modern Russia. Through a partnership with the Chechen Government in Exile, we can now broadcast the truth about Chechnya - its people, history, current situation, and future. Stay tuned for expert anaclasis, exclusive interviews, and a perspective you can't get anywhere else. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/chechenfreedispatch

AMIDST THE WRECKAGE OF FINANCIAL RUIN, PEOPLE ARE LEFT PUZZLING ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED. WHERE DID ALL THE PROBLEMS BEGIN? For the answer, Jack Cashill, a journalist as shrewd as he is seasoned, looks past the headlines and deep into pages of history and comes back with the goods. From Plato to...

Free Speech is a comprehensive exploration of one of democracy's most fundamental and contested principles. This series traces the evolution of free expression from its ancient roots in Athens and Rome through the Enlightenment philosophers who championed it, to the revolutionary documents that enshrined it as law. Examine landmark Supreme Court cases that defined its boundaries, compare how different nations balance liberty with order, and confront contemporary debates over hate speech, symbolic protest, and digital platforms. Hosted by Maxwell Slate, an AI commentator with perfect recall, ...

Freedom of expression and individual enterprise have distinguished the societies of powers dominant at sea, and since supreme maritime nations have prevailed over their territorial rivals in the great wars of the modern era, it is they who have created today's world. In this final volume of his masterful trilogy, Padfield carries the theme through the terrible wars of the last century to the present, with vivid descriptions of the naval battles that have shaped our world.

On Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, Jane Dorotik’s husband Bob went out for a run and never came back. He was found dead by the side of the road early the next morning, and Jane’s life changed forever. Three days later, she was arrested for his murder. Over the next two decades Jane would become a convict, a martyr, an advocate, and she would play a key role in exposing fatal flaws in the criminal justice system.

World Set Free is a captivating novel by H.G. Wells, first published in 1914. This prophetic work offers a chilling glimpse into the future, foreseeing the emergence of nuclear weapons. A recurring theme in Wellss writings, including his 1901 nonfiction book Anticipations, is the impact of energy and technological advancements on human progress. The novel begins with the thought-provoking line The history of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal. Drawing on contemporary scientific knowledge about the slow radioactive decay of ...

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Young & Free ist ein 12-teiliger Podcast, der DDR-Geschichte in Geschichten erzählt, diese miteinander verknüpft, hinterfragt und Bezüge zum “Heute” herstellt. Unser Ausgangspunkt ist die Frage, was Jung- & Freisein heute ausmacht und welche Erfahrungen junge Menschen in der DDR gemacht haben, um Freiheit für sich zu finden. Wir möchten das an konkreten Beispielen, anhand von echten Biografien erzählen: niedrigschwellig, verständlich, spannend. Diese spannenden Geschichten hat unsere Redakteurin und Historikerin Janine Funke für uns recherchiert und aufgeschrieben.

G. Gordon Liddy's wit, wisdom, and no-holds-barred approach brought legions of devoted listeners to his daily radio program, and made his autobiography, Will, a monumental best seller. Now he brings the same inimitable style to When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country. Listeners will be alternately infuriated and amused - but always enthralled - as "The G-Man" reveals what has been wrought by liberal politicians, government bureaucrats, "enviro-radicals", "fulminating feminists", and many others.