Episode 2 of Explore History's Dear CB: A soldier's experience of War through letters. In this episode Stuart is writing from Palestine and Egypt where he takes part in the famous battle of Tobruk.

"Dear CB" is based upon a manuscript written by a soldier named Stuart serving in the 1st Cavalry Division during WW11. His story is based upon a series of letters which he wrote during his service in North Africa and Palestine. This is the first of 4 podcasts telling his story.

Letters from Harry at the Front is based on a series of 8 letters related to H. D. Jones while serving on the Western Front. The letters cover from January 1915 to June 1915, providing an engaging account of the conditions and hardships experienced by soldiers in WWI.

This, the final episode in the series, examines the evolution of English national identity during the Tudor period.

This episode examines the relationship between the Tudors and Ireland, and how this early attempt at colonisation was important to the development of English national identity.

This episode examines the importance of the Tudor court and how it changed over the course of the 16th century.

In this episode we examine the importance of chivalry to the reign of Elizabeth I.

By the 1530s Henry VIII appeared determined to tear down the world he inherited. In 1534 he spilt with the church of Rome, and soon after began attacking the place of monks and monastic communities in the realm. In four short years all the monasteries of England and Wales were no more and the medieval period had all but come to an end.

This episode examines a number of the key developments that transformed the Tudor period from a medieval to early modern kingdom.

In this episode we continue our examination of the Tudor dynasty beginning with Henry VIII's fascination with war through to the reign of his daughter Mary.