Ramble on with an amateur historian. Just what it says on the tin. 

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Art Deco New York icons in Architecture

-The New Yorker Hotel 

-The Chrysler Building 

-The Empire State Building

 

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Krampus takes naughty children away in Austria in Germany. 

Fairy Tails Origins are also haunting and full of dark history. 

Featuring poetry by Phil Rickaby

*Sleep well. 

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Wallace Simpson. 

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor was an American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former British king Edward VIII.

Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.

Was she vilified by the establishment and was Edward ahead of his time? 

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This Episode is dedicated to the memory of the victims of Charles Manson & The Family. 

Charles Manson created a cult and believed that he was Jesus, He believed a race war was coming, The high profile brutal murders cemented his name in history.  Learn more with this overview episode.  

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Vincent Van Gogh had a troubled mind and an artistic brilliance. 

Here is a short sum up of the man himself. 

*Please excuse some of my pronunciations 

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The Nazi Brand. 

This preview episode is about the building of (arguably)the most successful marketing campaign ever.

I will discuss: Architecture, Logos, Branding, Symbols, and uniforms.

 

This is a taser into a much longer episode I am hoping to write soon. 

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Was she a German spy, an allied or British spy, The victim of a black magic ritual or just an unfortunate passer by, 77 years later and we are all still asking: Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?

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Peter the Great

Former Emperor of All Russia

 

Peter the great was known as the man who took an Inward look at Russia and reformed it:

He turned Russia into a European powerhouse

He also founded one of the greatest cities in the world – St Petersburg

These we remarkable achievements but as we look at Peter himself we see that he was also very remarkable himself

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Slum clearances and changing landscape

Housing has been an issue for a long time, not only in the UK, but worldwide.

as old communities are destroyed, new ones spring up. the wheel keeps turning. 

 

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