The Shortest History of Democracy
In a time of grave uncertainty about the future of our planet, the radical potential of democracy is more important than ever.From its beginnings in Syria-Mesopotamia – and not Athens – to its role in...
10 Jul 202238min
Coffee
A cup of coffee was once a luxury. Now it is quick, cheap and widely available — a daily essential for many.How did this happen? Today on Patented, Jonathan Morris walks us through the evolution of co...
7 Jul 202235min
Boris Johnson: Removing a Prime Minister
It's been an extraordinary day in British politics with dozens of Conservative MPs handing in their resignations and expressing a lack of confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It feels like this...
6 Jul 202236min
The Forgotten Massacre at Dartmoor Prison
During the War of 1812, the last time Britain and the United States went to war with each other, more than six thousand American sailors ended up in Dartmoor Prison. At the end of the war, prisoners r...
5 Jul 202228min
The Life of Malcolm X
Born Malcolm Little in 1925, Malcolm X would become human rights activist— a prominent African American minister and figure during the civil rights movement. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam unt...
4 Jul 202239min
The Real Alexander Hamilton
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?This is ...
3 Jul 202232min
Viking Voyages and Legends
In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pi...
30 Jun 202243min
The Death of Alexander the Great Explained
Alexander the Great’s untimely death at Babylon in 323 BC triggered an unprecedented crisis across his continent-spanning empire.Within a couple of days, the very chamber in which he died witnessed a ...
29 Jun 20221h 4min
