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British historian Bettany Hughes takes us to the ancient sites of goddess worship to trace the evolution of Venus as a symbol of female power.

Exiled from Russia, Leon Trotsky spent his last days in Mexico where he struck up an unlikely relationship with artist Frida Kahlo.

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