In 1666 Margaret Cavendish became the first woman to write a science fiction novel, over 150 years before Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. But The Blazing World has largely been ignored or left modern readers confused. What is it really about? How do 17th century Utopias prefigure modern science fiction? This is the story of The Blazing World and the fascinating, eccentric woman who wrote it. Rebekka Dunlap's art can be found here: https://www.rrebekkaa.com/blazing-world

Marston Moor was the biggest battle of the Civil Wars in Britain and one of the most important battles in British history. There are many videos about this battle, but I thought it was time to give my own unique spin on it. I take a detailed look at the events leading up to the battle, give you a glimpse of the battlefield today, and explore the events of that tumultuous day in July 1644.

The Border Reivers are central to the story of Scotland and Northern England, preserved in legend and folksong. But what were they really like? Outlaws? Loveable rogues? Or a dark and brutal chapter in British history? It's time to roll back the romantic image and explore the real story of the Border Reivers. Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340 Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400022 Back To The Wood by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/hidden-past License code: YYUX5CWRPXOWJWMV

I'm on a mission to find the most interesting blue plaques in Newcastle - and I only have an hour from the train station! From Roman walls to Victorian inventors, there's centuries of history waiting to be explored.

2026 marks 250 years since the American Revolution, so what better time to explore the story of Parlington Arch, the only British monument to celebrate the American Revolution?

FULL VERSION ON CHANNEL! Discover the 400 year history of cricket in America, and why baseball took over as the national past time.

We don't usually think of the United States as a cricketing nation, but it has a surprising, four-hundred year history of playing cricket. This is the story of how America embraced cricket in the 18th and 19th centuries - and then forgot about it.

There's a surprising number of similarities between traditional fairy folklore and contemporary alien abduction phenomena. Are fairies actually aliens? What does this tell us about how we interpret the world around us? Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400019 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232

The 'Green Man' is one of the most famous folklore figures, with carved images in Medieval churches across Europe. But what actually is it? Is it really a survival of pre-Christian pagan beliefs? Or are we fundamentally misunderstanding the Medieval mind? FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232 Artist: http://incompetech.com/