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In this episode, Benn Steil considers the role of Keynes at Bretton Woods, and whether his ego impaired his judgement in the negotiations with America.
You can read Benn's article, The Dunkirk Diplomat, n the June issue of History Today, which is out now.
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Paul Reynolds discusses the life of Jan Bloch who, in 1901, foresaw the likely carnage that would be the outcome of a war in Europe.
Nigel Richardson discusses how European explorers in the 19th century began to solve the mystery of who the Maya were, and how they established their remarkable civilisation.
Derek Wilson discusses the future Henry VII's years in exile, and how this influenced his exercise of power after he seized the English throne.
Thomas DuBois discusses how the coming 'Asian century' might not be so different from the global order of the 19th century.
In this episode, Marc Morris argues that, contrary to received wisdom, the Normans did not enslave England's Anglo-Saxon population, but were in fact their liberators.
Dan Whitaker discusses the life of Germany's great WW1 hero, the 'uncatchable lizard' Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.
In this episode, Jonathan Harris examines the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim Abbasid caliphate
Tom Wareham discusses the life of the legendary pirate Captain Kidd
In this episode, Mark Ronan discusses new efforts to decode the world's oldest undeciphered language.
In this week's episode, we discuss the life and work of Elena Molokhovets, the Russian Mrs Beeton.
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