The Magna Carta | Learning Zone
A explanation of how and why this royal charter of rights was devised in 1215.
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The Homestead Act | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray visits old sod-houses built during the Homestead Act. The scheme encouraged families to grow crops off the Plains with land given to them by the government.
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Anglo-Saxon Britain | Learning Zone
One of the children is sick, and this is used as a means to explore the different approaches to medicine and medical care in Saxon times.