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  2. A History of the World in 100 Objects - Wikipedia

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    A book to accompany the series, A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor, was published by Allen Lane on 28 October 2010. [2] The entire series is also available for download along with an audio version of the book for purchase. The British Museum won the 2011 Art Fund Prize for its role in hosting the project.

  3. The Day of the Jackal - Wikipedia

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    The novel remains popular, and in 2003 it was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. [2] The novel begins as historical fiction: the OAS, as described, did exist and did conspire to commit the act, which the book opens with, giving an accurate depiction of the attempt to assassinate de Gaulle by Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry on 22 August 1962. The ...

  4. Wikipedia:On this day/Today - Wikipedia

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    September 18. AD 96 – Nerva, the first of the " Five Good Emperors " of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian. 1809 – The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire. 1875 – The Indianola hurricane dissipated over ...

  5. Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain - Wikipedia

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    Release. 22 May. (2007-05-22) –. 19 June 2007. (2007-06-19) Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain is a 2007 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British history from the end of the Second World War onwards. The series was highly praised and resulted in a follow-up series covering the period ...

  6. Great Expectations - Wikipedia

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    Great Expectations at Wikisource. Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. The novel is a Bildungsroman and depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens' second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.

  7. Andrew Marr's History of the World - Wikipedia

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    11 November 2012. (2012-11-11) Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from before the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth ...

  8. Martin Pugh (historian) - Wikipedia

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    The March of the Women: A revisionist analysis of the campaign for women's suffrage, 1866-1914 (2000) Women and the Women's Movement in Britain, 1914-1999 (2000) The Making of Modern British Politics: 1867–1945, 3rd edition (2002) We Danced All Night: A Social History of Britain Between the Wars (2008)

  9. Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain - Wikipedia

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    2 December 2009. (2009-12-02) Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British history from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War. It was a follow-up to his 2007 series Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain.