BBC History site

BBC History Newsletter 17.03.05

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

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Welcome to the BBC History website Newsletter - your link to the fascinating facts (and some of the fictions) of the past.

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BLOW AWAY THE COBWEBS
With the first signs of spring and the weather improving why not think about digging for treasure in your area? You can link up with local archaeologists or simply marvel at the artefacts already uncovered.

Archaeology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/
or
Hidden Treasure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/

TUDOR TRAGEDY
On 19 May, 1536 at 8am, Anne Boleyn stepped onto the scaffold where she praised the King, her husband, Henry VIII, was blindfolded and executed. Henry VIII signed her death warrant but what role did the Boleyn family play in this tragic miscarriage of justice?

Anne Boleyn and the Downfall of her Family
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/anne_boleyn_01.shtml

EASTER HOLIDAYS
There is a rich legacy of church paintings, stained glass windows and architecture throughout the parish churches of the British Isles. Use the wide variety of articles and multimedia on the site to investigate the finer points of this art. Once you have done this you could even organise a day out and impress family and friends with your expert knowledge.

Church and Reformation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/index.shtml

ANGELS AND DEVILS
'Archangel', a thriller by author Robert Harris, follows fictional Oxford historian Fluke Kelso on a dangerous and thrilling race to uncover the dark mystery behind the alleged secret diaries of Josef Stalin. If you enjoyed the article 'Humanising Stalin?' by Simon Sebag Montefiore, recommended in the last newsletter, you should watch the adaptation of 'Archangel' on Saturday 19 March, 9.10pm, BBC ONE and then explore the history of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Cold War
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/coldwar/index.shtml


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