Historical periods
Which period of history most interests you - ancient, medieval, early modern, modern? In this section we aim to cover them all. Alternatively you can browse our history resources by theme, such as politics, power, women, religion or international relations. Let us know if there is a specific period or topic you would like us to create a resource, podcast or film on by emailing enquiries@history.org.uk
Ancient
- Archaeology on the edge
- Five stones in St Albans: life in Verulamium
- Sophisticated living in sub-Roman Britain
- My Favourite History Place: A Short History of Brill
- Sacred waters: Bath in the Roman Empire
- Michael Wood, Hadrian and the Making of Early England
Medieval
- Edgar Ætheling: what happened to the boy who never became king?
- Update: The Princes in the Tower
- Decoding medieval pilgrimage
- Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England
- Doing history: Manorial Court Records
- Out and About: The Parish Armoury in St Mary’s Church, Mendlesham
Early Modern
- More than skin deep: unmasking the history of cold cream
- Out and About: The historical significance of the Botanic Garden in Oxford
- Real Lives: the long life of Old Tom Parr
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
- James Macpherson: a Scottish Robin Hood
- Schools of Vice: how a medical scandal led to the dismantling of Britain’s last prison hulks
Modern
- White heat or hot air? The politics of science in 1960s Britain
- Social Darwinism: the myth and its reinvention
- Opinion: the populist politics of Joseph Chamberlain and Donald Trump
- Tunnel visions: London’s wartime shelters
- Out and About: The historical significance of the Botanic Garden in Oxford
- Doing history: reconstructing the life of physician, psychiatrist and anthropologist James Cowles Prichard