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Revelations from `Britain's Pompeii', the 3,000-year-old perfectly preserved village in Cambridgeshire, including how Bronze Age ancestors designed their homes and their kitchens packed with food and equipment, and the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost. :european_castle: You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Odyssey is part of the History Hit Network. For

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Britain's Pompeii: The Perfectly Preserved Bronze Age Village
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