History Lessons

Hosted by Mattias Hessérus – features interviews with leading historians and authors.

The GCHQ building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Credit: David Goddard / Getty Images.
East German pioneers and musicians depicted in the porcelain frieze 'Building of the Republic' designed by German artist Max Lingner (1952–1953) on the building of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (former Reichsluftfahrtministerium), now the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Azoor Photo / Alamy Stock Photo.
The Tuscan poets
Russian President Vladimir Putin with military intelligence officials at the GRU building, 2006. Credit: Dmitry Astakohv/AFP via Getty Images.
John F. Kennedy sitting in his signature rocking chair in the Oval Office. Creidt: © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images.
German soldiers march through France early in the war. Credit: Popperfoto via Getty Images.
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