Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

Post category:Art
Post author:HDclump
Post published:December 24, 2020
Reading time:4 mins read

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas: Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Dickens created the idea of a traditional family Christmas through one of his best-known books, A Christmas Carol. From the moment it was published in 1843, the story of miserly Ebeneezer…

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Plague Fiction

Plague Fiction

Post category:History
Post author:HDclump
Post published:September 15, 2020
Reading time:3 mins read

Plague Fiction

Plague Fiction: In light of the Covid-19 global outbreak, Professor Laura Ashe takes a look back at the literature on the Plague, starting with the 14th century when the Black Death was sweeping the globe. Going from one of the earliest…

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The Men Who Built America episode 4 – Live Free or Die

In 1836, General Santa Anna and his Mexican army defeat the Texian uprising at the Alamo, along with Davy Crockett, who was one of the last survivors.

The Men Who Built America episode 3 – Live Free or Die

With the British and Tecumseh’s Pan-Indian alliance broken in the north, the south is threatened by the Red Sticks of the Creek tribe when they massacre 500 settlers at Fort Mims.

Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture episode 4 – Disaster

Some of the world’s greatest architecture has been forged in the face of adversity, terror and war. Dan explores buildings shaped and threatened by disaster.

Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture episode 3 – Paradise

Dan looks at buildings that evoke the image of heaven across religions and cultures, travelling to Egypt’s Sinai desert, China’s Hanging Temple, and Turkey’s Suleymaniye Mosque, a building that evokes the gates of paradise.

Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture episode 2 – Death

Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture episode 2: Dan travels the globe to explore how different cultures have created architecture inspired by our mortality.

The Men Who Built America episode 2 – Never Surrender

On the orders of President Thomas Jefferson, Army captains Lewis and Clark explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, and with the help of their guide Sacagawea, they make their legendary expedition to the Pacific.

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