BBC History Newsletter
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| 1 June 2006 | |
 D-Day Landings - 6 June 1944 Next week sees the anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in history. Explore the events in this animated map Take part in the vote to create a Virtual Museum of the nation's favourite hidden treasures. From Bagpuss to the bouncing bomb, you decide what stays and what goes. | |
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 This week the readers of BBC History magazine voted the signing of the Magna Carta on 15 June 1215 as their choice for a national day of celebration. Discover why this document represents such a pivotal moment in history. |
 Did ordinary people suffer under a tyranny when Rome seized power in Britain, or were there advantages to foreign rule? Dr Mike Ibeji explores the realities of British life at the time of the Romans. |
 The Holy Grail represents an unattainable, yet infinitely desirable goal - as well as a mysterious and magical object. The idea behind it is as current today as when it was first invented. It has become a legend, but what is the story behind that legend? |
| BBC History TV Programmes |
| Terry Jones's Barbarians - Friday 2 June, 9pm, BBC TWO Coast - Sunday 4 June, 6pm, BBC TWO Shipwreck Ark Royal - Tuesday 4 June, 1.40am, BBC ONE |
| BBC History Radio Programmes |
| This Sceptred Isle: Empire - Weekdays, 3.45pm, Radio 4 Making History - Tuesday 6 June, 3pm, Radio 4 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century - Friday 4 November, 9pm, BBC TWO |
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