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Homeschool History
Fun history lessons for all the family, presented by Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner. Full of facts and jokes, the series brings to life a broad range of historical topics.
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Episode One: Welcome to Homeschool History
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Created by: BBC Radio4
Started: April 15th, 2020
Status: Active, 21 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Mary Seacole
00:13:11 | March 22nd, 2021
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole. Follow her adventures as she travels the world in her ambition to always care for others.
Life in Roman Pompeii
00:12:55 | March 15th, 2021
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on life in Roman Pompeii, as we share what archeologists have discovered from the town that was frozen in time 2000 years ago.
Mary Anning
00:12:54 | March 8th, 2021
Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning.
The Scottish Wars of Independence
00:12:50 | March 1st, 2021
Join Greg Jenner for a fun history lesson on the medieval Scottish Wars of Independence. Why couldn’t England and Scotland get along? Why should you never battle on a bridge? And what on Earth does a spider have to do with anything?
Ancient Egyptian Religion
00:13:15 | February 22nd, 2021
Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson exploring the many Gods and belief systems of Ancient Egypt. In a world of hippo-crocs and party cows (yes really!) discover how the path to the after-life was determined by the goodness of your heart and how mummification was really all about transformation and not preservation.
William Shakespeare
00:13:32 | February 15th, 2021
Join Greg Jenner in 16th century England to meet the bard himself, one of England’s greatest writers, William Shakespeare.
Leonardo da Vinci
00:12:44 | February 8th, 2021
Join Greg Jenner in 15th-century Italy to meet Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most influential artists to ever live.
The Great Fire of London
00:13:14 | February 1st, 2021
Join Greg Jenner in 17th-century London as an out of control fire razes much of the city to the ground. Why did it spread so quickly? Why wasn’t it extinguished immediately? And why didn’t anyone make the most of the opportunity to build a better London?
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Created by: BBC Radio4
Started:
April 15th, 2020
Status: Active, 21 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
