Michael Scott reveals how in the year that Richard III of England died in battle, the forces of Ivan the Great seized the city of Tver, and in Spain, the Inquisition was underway. Show more

Historian Michael Scott finds out about how the rest of the world fared in the year of the Wall Street financial crash. Show more

Michael Scott explores the shattering impact of Alexander the Great's sudden death on the ancient Greek world and events beyond his influence. Show more

The gunpowder plot and its impact on the status of Catholics is kept alive to this day, but 1605 was also the year that the world's first newspaper was published, in Strasbourg. Show more

While in England, complicated family succession politics result in the battle of Hastings, in Spain, a brutal massacre takes place with a clash of Muslim and Jewish politics. Show more

The year of the outbreak of WWI also saw the completion of a railway that linked the east coast of Africa with the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the birth of new dance the foxtrot. Show more

Historian Michael Scott ends his series offering a global perspective on key historic dates on a seasonal note with the year 0BC and the birth of Jesus in Roman-controlled Judea. Show more