Themes
History is the story of all that has passed, which makes it a pretty big subject! So we have tried to break it down here by themes such as politics, religion and international relations, or you can also browse by period. Whether you are an academic, a teacher, a heritage worker, student, someone with a general interest or armchair historian you can find something of interest here.
Politics
- The success of the Salford General Strike of 1911
- Kangxi and Louis XIV
- White heat or hot air? The politics of science in 1960s Britain
- Update: The Princes in the Tower
- Opinion: the populist politics of Joseph Chamberlain and Donald Trump
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
Women
- Female protagonists in early East India Company history
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course
- Recorded webinar: Indian Suffragettes: women's activism in South Asia and beyond
- Finding Bad Bridget: the lives and crimes of Irish immigrant women in America
- Caroline Court Women, 1625–1669
- Real Lives: Mrs Annabel Dott (1868–1937)
Health
- Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England
- Schools of Vice: how a medical scandal led to the dismantling of Britain’s last prison hulks
- The right to fight: women’s boxing in Britain
- White City: the world’s first Olympic Stadium
- Real Lives: Beatrice Alexander
- Vera Ignatievna Giedroyc: her missions of mercy, 1899–1932
Power
- Eastern Nigeria market women and European businesses in colonial Nigeria 1900–29
- The success of the Salford General Strike of 1911
- Kangxi and Louis XIV
- Edgar Ætheling: what happened to the boy who never became king?
- Update: The Princes in the Tower
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
Science
- Making and breaking Britain’s national energy order
- In conversation with Ayoush Lazikani
- Social Darwinism: the myth and its reinvention
- White heat or hot air? The politics of science in 1960s Britain
- More than skin deep: unmasking the history of cold cream
- Out and About: The historical significance of the Botanic Garden in Oxford
Religion
- Castle of Convergence: the Muslim settlement of Lucera
- Real Lives: Alexander Stewart
- In conversation with Elizabeth King
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course
- Mercurial justice: a Jesuit chaplain’s view of life in the prisons of sixteenth-century Seville
- Decoding medieval pilgrimage
International Relations
- Eastern Nigeria market women and European businesses in colonial Nigeria 1900–29
- Real Lives: Alexander Stewart
- Shadow states and armed struggle
- Real Lives: A German captain’s perspective on the end of WWI
- Films: Brezhnev – Interpretations
- Recruiting volunteers to fight in the First World War
Economics
- Using financial records to gain insights into medieval society
- Making and breaking Britain’s national energy order
- Doing history: Contemporary narratives and the legacy of the Dagenham Ford Factory Strike of 1968
- Film: The Two German Economies
- History Abridged: Salt mines in Eastern Europe
- Filmed Lecture: Medlicott Lecture 2021 - Rana Mitter
Society
- Recorded webinar: Shakespeare, history, and contemporary politics
- Eastern Nigeria market women and European businesses in colonial Nigeria 1900–29
- Making and breaking Britain’s national energy order
- Real Lives: the long life of Old Tom Parr
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course