The 17th century saw London plunge into a series of devastating disasters. The Civil War, a murderous plague, and the destruction of the great fire should have all but destroyed the small medieval city, but somehow it not only survived – it thrived. Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.
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The sensational expose of the complicity of Britain, USA and Australia in the continuing genocide in East Timor.
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