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Afghanistan the Great Game

https://youtu.be/_m7uL4Q44ws In this episode Rory Stewart tells the story of #British interventions in #Afghanistan in the 19th century, when the British #Empire became obsessed with the idea that their rival, #Russia, was considering the #invasion of Afghanistan as a staging post for an attack on British India. It was a period of mutual suspicion and…… Continue reading Afghanistan the Great Game

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The Mill and the Cross

Dama | History | Art | Poland/Sweden | English | 92min | Director: Lech Majewski Cast: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling Inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder s 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary , and based on Michael Francis Gibson s 1996 book The Mill and the Cross . The film focuses on… Continue reading The Mill and the Cross

Dama | History | Art | Poland/Sweden | English | 92min | Director: Lech Majewski Cast: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling Inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder s 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary , and based on Michael Francis Gibson s 1996 book The Mill and the Cross . The film focuses on…… Continue reading The Mill and the Cross