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Pieter Judson charts the remarkable life of the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa, who transformed Austria into a formidable power in the 18th century

Nick Lloyd answers listener questions on Germany and Austria-Hungary's bloody clash with the Russian empire from 1914–18

David Torrance revisits what happened when the first socialist prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, entered 10 Downing Street a century ago

Saul David answers listener questions on the evolution of the British Army from the Civil War to the Victorian era

Daniel Cowling describes the challenges facing the British occupiers of a shattered nation from 1945-49

Edward Abel Smith discusses the story of Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis by transporting them to safety in Britain

Amanda Mason delves into the dark arts of modern spycraft and subterfuge

Pieter Judson charts the tumultuous history of the Habsburgs, the European dynasty famed for their political machinations – and incestuous marriages

Du Fu has been compared to Dante and Shakespeare – so why isn't the Chinese poet well-known in the west? Michael Wood examines his fascinating story

Michael Wood reflects on the remarkable life of the 'Lady of the Mercians', Æthelflæd – an incredible figure from Anglo-Saxon England