The Battle of Cannae, fought in 216 BC during the Second Punic War, is one of the most devastating military defeats in history. In this episode, we examine how Hannibal Barca lured a vastly larger…
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William Kidd sailed under a legal commission on 11 December 1695, tasked with hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean. Within…
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Printing changed the world long before electricity, the internet, or social media ever existed. In this episode of Compact History,…
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On 23 August 2010, the body of Gareth Williams, a 31-year-old GCHQ mathematician seconded to MI6, was found inside a padlocked red holdall in the bathroom of his London flat at Pimlico. The bag was…
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In December 1926, the world’s most famous crime writer vanished. Agatha Christie left her home in Berkshire, abandoned her car…
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The Battle of Cannae, fought in 216 BC during the Second Punic War, is one of the most devastating military…
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In the early hours of 6 July 2013, a runaway freight train carrying crude oil…
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En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la vida de El Príncipe Negro, el temido y admirado hijo del rey Eduardo III de Inglaterra. Conocido por su armadura oscura y su feroz liderazgo…
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