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Busy next Wednesday at 5pm GMT? Spend the evening with @GoingMedieval and the @HistoryHit Book Club as we explore "The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society" https://t.co/piygnu6AAQ

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In 1916 aged 18, Erich Maria Remarque was conscripted into the Imperial German Army & transferred to the Western Front. His experience of brutal modern warfare would inspire his landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928). #Oscars2023 https://t.co/tbmnxStXXh

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One of Raphael’s greatest paintings comes from a story from the Metamorphoses, a poem written in 8AD by the Roman poet Ovid https://t.co/FPQfNCK8sG

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Behold the most overlooked invention of all time; the humble filing cabinet. Find out why we have the filing cabinet to thank for so much on 🎧 Patented with @dallascampbell and Craig Robertson. https://t.co/29mT92IDXc https://t.co/KPwfpp2N6m

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In his new book 'All the Knowledge in the World', Simon Garfield focuses on the extraordinary history of the encyclopedia, and the eminently human pursuit of knowledge that drives their creation. https://t.co/BIu7GOGhVh

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2. Edward VIII (r. Jan-Dec 1936) -  Eldest son of George V, Edward infamously abdicated the British throne after 325 days in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The following day, he informed his stunned nation through a BBC radio broadcast. https://t.co/9jn0xRWeLL

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Robert Burns – also known as the ‘Ploughman Poet’ – is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. Burns wrote more than 550 poems and songs that largely celebrated the beauty and power of nature as well as the struggles of common people https://t.co/az5BPeeI4q

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Tutankhamun is one of the most famous names in ancient history, but is there more to the Boy King than his tomb tells us? Tristan is joined by Joyce Tyldesley, to discuss what we know about Tutankhamun's life, and to help debunk some of the popular myths. https://t.co/Le6Xay6Boi

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Women were integral to the crusades, sometimes participants on the battlefield, sometimes recruiting crusaders, or supporting with patronage, propaganda, and prayer. Matt Lewis finds out more from Professor Helen J. Nicholson: https://t.co/LWTdVwsE0Z @MattLewisAuthor @gawainsmum https://t.co/eB72AqKL0w

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What made for the ideal woman in the Middle Ages? On Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman is joined by Dr. Eleanor Janega to explore women's roles in an era that paved the way for new ideas about their nature, intellect and ability: https://t.co/LWTdVwsE0Z @CatJarman @GoingMedieval https://t.co/wjZ9Y2Sr7Q

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