In the 11th episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at the invention of the World Wide Web.

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In the tenth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at the failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England in 1605 - the event has since become known as The Gunpowder Plot. 

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In the ninth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at events that began on 29 October 1929 with the great stock market crash, an event that would ultimately lead to The Great Depression - that day has become known as Black Tuesday. 

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In the eighth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at Scotland's worst-ever mining disaster when on 22 October 1877, 207 miners lost their lives following an explosion at pits 2 and 3 of the Blantyre colliery. 

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In the seventh episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at the time when everyone thought that their lives had been made 11 days shorter when the Western world in 1752 switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.

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In the sixth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at one of the early English settlements in what would eventually become the United States of America - The Massachusetts Bay colony. 

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In the fifth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at the birth of the People's Republic of China.

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In the fourth episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at a piece of legislation in the United Kingdom, the repeal of which was a significant step towards free trade.

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In the third episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at the bloodiest day in American history, when 22717 men were killed, wounded or went missing following the Battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862.

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In the second episode of the 5 Minute History podcast, we take a brief look at a battle that took place during the First War of Scottish Independence - The Battle of Stirling Bridge.

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