The Australian Wars episode 2
During the 1820s, a significant and rapid increase in the colonist population was witnessed in Tasmania.
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The Australian Wars episode 1
Before the arrival of the British and Europeans, Australia’s Indigenous communities were no strangers to disputes and skirmishes among themselves, a testament to their resilience and complex societal structures
The Violence Paradox Episode 1
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Hitler’s Disastrous Desert War
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Death Camp Treblinka: Survivor Stories
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Bettany Hughes – Exploring India’s Treasures – The South
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How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears – Mountains
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Naples ’44
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Bettany Hughes – Exploring India’s Treasures – The North
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The Fall of the Habsburgs
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