The Story of Sugar
The prevalence of sugar in contemporary diets makes it hard to believe there was a time in the not-so-distant past
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Asia
Moslem Empires: Ottomans, Mughals & Moors
In the seventh century, a great new religion was born and rose up in the deserts of what is now
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The Chinese Empire – Ep3: Modern World, Modern Emperors
This episode explores the period from the birth of the Chinese republic in 1911 to the civil war, bloody Japanese
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The Chinese Empire – Ep2: The Century of Humiliation
The 19th and early 20th centuries saw the decline of China. The Opium Wars, Taiping and Boxer Rebellions led to
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The Chinese Empire – Ep1: Imperial China
How did the great imperial dynasties of China, including the Zhou, Han, Tang, Song and Ming, impact on China today?
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