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King Harold’s year of battles

25 Sep 2018

To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1066 King Harold of England defeated an invading army of Norwegians at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Harold had been at Hastings on the... Read More

Annie Kopchovsky cycles the globe

24 Sep 2018

To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1897 Annie Kopchovsky arrived back in Boston, Massachusetts to become the first women to cycle round the world. She was a free-thinking young... Read More

Kublai Khan inspires Coleridge

23 Sep 2018

To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1215 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan was born, soon to be ruler of the vast Mongol Empire in Asia. Kublai was an... Read More

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