JULY 2017

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This July HISTORY unravels the mysteries of a great empire during Medieval Month. HISTORY brings you an extensive selection of the best documentaries on the Middle Ages including: The Vikings Uncovered, Britain’s Bloody Crown, King Arthur the Legend and The Plantagenets.

The 101 Who Made the Twentieth Century

Wednesdays 7:30pm from July 5
Who were the 101 people who drove the changes in every aspect of life that made the Twentieth Century and set-up the Twenty First? (M) Read more…

The Vikings Uncovered

Mondays 7:30pm from July 10
For 500 years the Vikings forged an empire through ocean exploration and bloody conquest. They survived harsh climates, and pushed the boundaries of human exploration. (PG) Read more…

Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson

Mondays 8:30pm from July 10
Tony Robinson makes his way along Britain’s most scenic and captivating ancient tracks. These are trails whose origins are lost in antiquity. (PG) Read more…

Hitler Vs Churchill: The Eagle and the Lion

Tuesday July 18 at 9:30pm

Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler: the “old lion” against the “German eagle”. Two radically contradictory personalities whose enmity represented the 20th century as the “age of extremes.” (PG) Read more…

Men from the North: The Vikings

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From around AD 800 – 1200, large groups of Scandinavian seafarers sailed out from their homelands to conduct raids over England, Ireland, and Europe, leaving an indelible mark on the histories of those regions. These men became known as the Vikings – a name thought to have originated from an ancient Norse word meaning “bay” or “creek”, but then broadened to mean “pirate”.

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1 July 1916
101st Anniversary of The Battle of the Somme WWI

At 7:30 a.m., the British launch a massive offensive against German forces in the Somme River region of France. By the end of the day, 20,000 British soldiers were dead and 40,000 wounded. Read more…
To commemorate this anniversary HISTORY is screening The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire on Saturdays at 8:30pm.