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Secrets Of The Roman Baths | And Why Swimming Is Banned! In this video, Alice Loxton visits one of the most fascinating Roman sites in Britain, the Roman baths in the glorious city of Bath. But don’t worry, this is not another dreaded Latin lesson. Alice takes you, the subscribers of the History Hit the original video platform channel, through the best bits of the history, the history without the boring bits. She looks at everything from trendy hairstyles to sacrificial altars, we’ll get to grips with ancient curses, beguiling myths and front page news discoveries. She even shows you where our ancestors got it wrong, with typos and botched jobs - which landed them, in, well, a lot of hot water. So gather your rubber ducks and grab a towel, it’s time to dive head first into the remarkable secrets history of the Roman baths.

Fashion Curator Reviews Historic Costumes In Famous Movies' Rosemary Harden, a dress curator and manager of the Fashion Museum Bath, a world-class museum of historical fashionable dress, reviews costumes in several well-known movies for historical accuracy. First, Rosemary rates the outfits in court scenes from 'The Favourite' (2018), where Queen Anne was memorably played by Olivia Colman. Next up, she reviews costume in 'The Duchess' (2008), including those worn by Keira Knightley in her role as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Both the film and TV version of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' are up next, with Rosemary commenting on the accuracy of Colin Firth's famous white shirt. She also reviews the mourning dress of Queen Victoria in 'Victoria and Abdul' (2017). The dress worn by Rose DeWitt Bukater in her first appearance in 'Titanic' (1997) is praised next. The tube carriage scene from 'Darkest Hour' (2017) is rated next for its portrayal of Londoners during the Blitz in the 1940s. And then, it's the dress of Margaret Thatcher as worn by Meryl Streep in 'The Iron Lady' (2011). The final

The Early Life Of Cleopatra | Ancient Egypt's Last Pharaoh How did Cleopatra became one of the most influential and powerful women of the ancient world? In this film three leading Egyptologists explore how Cleopatra became one of the most influential and powerful women of the ancient world. We trace how Cleopatra's learning and intelligence enabled her to gain control of her own Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt; skilfully and ruthlessly overcoming her own family and manipulating Egyptian politics and religion to her own advantage. We discover the influence that the magnificent city of Alexandria exerted over the eastern Mediterranean and how Rome's growing power impinged on Egypt. Cleopatra played a difficult and skilful game negotiating relations with Rome, engaging both diplomatically and personally first with Julius Caesar and then Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony). Our experts consider how Cleopatra's remarkable personality enabled her to play such a key role in the first century BCE. The film uses imagery from the worlds of art and motion pictures, as well as key Egyptian artefacts and locations, to investigate the representation and story of

The Real History Of Florence Nightingale | The Lady With The Lamp' Alice Loxton pays a visit to The Florence Nightingale Museum to unveil the true story of the Lady with the Lamp - the real history of Florence Nightingale. Joined by David Green and Amber Lickerish, she learns how Nightingale broke through the restrictions of Victorian convention, laid the foundations for modern nursing, and tirelessly campaigned for social justice.

Libya is Africa's last great unknown. A vast desert country veiled from the West by fear, prejudice and misunderstanding. Once it was home to the richest cities in Africa. The headquarters for the African empires of Rome & Greece. Now it is reviled as "a desert with a dictator in it". David Adams follows in the wheel tracks of Ancient Rome's "chariots of fire" - the first wheeled vehicles to explore the Sahara - and discovers a little-known land of exotic brilliance, ancient cities & forbidding deserts.

On March 27, 1977 in the Afternoon, a thick fog rolled over Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. With two full Boeing 747 Airliners from KLM and Pan Am on the runway and an explosion at a nearby airport redirecting air-traffic, it was a disaster waiting to happen. Within three hours, 583 people would be dead. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!